Asherah אשרה
Asherah (אשרה) is a name in the Tanakh — Asherah, sacred pole. In the Torah codes, Asherah is found 72,058 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 31:49) — about what chance alone gives (about 73,864).
- Found in the Torah
- 72,058
- Chance alone
- 73,864
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, אשרה appears 72,058 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 73,864, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which אשרה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 31:49, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), אשרה is found 773,389 times; chance alone would give about 769,653.
- Genesis 16,768
- Exodus 15,938
- Leviticus 11,705
- Numbers 14,700
- Deuteronomy 12,947
The shortest skips
וְהַמִּצְפָּה אֲשֶׁר אָמַר יִצֶף יְהוָה בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ כִּי נִסָּתֵר אִישׁ מֵרֵעֵֽהוּ
and Mizpah, for he said: ‘The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 46,160Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ הַמַּיִם וַיְכַסּוּ אֶת־הָרֶכֶב וְאֶת־הַפָּרָשִׁים לְכֹל חֵיל פַּרְעֹה הַבָּאִים אַחֲרֵיהֶם בַּיָּם לֹֽא־נִשְׁאַר בָּהֶם עַד־אֶחָֽד
And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, even all the host of Pharaoh that went in after them into the sea; there remained not so much as one of them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 99,703Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּנִּיחוּ אֹתוֹ עַד־הַבֹּקֶר כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה מֹשֶׁה וְלֹא הִבְאִישׁ וְרִמָּה לֹא־הָיְתָה בּֽוֹ
And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade; and it did not rot, neither was there any worm therein.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 102,582Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצֵא מֹשֶׁה לִקְרַאת חֹֽתְנוֹ וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ וַיִּשַּׁק־לוֹ וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ אִישׁ־לְרֵעֵהוּ לְשָׁלוֹם וַיָּבֹאוּ הָאֹֽהֱלָה
And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed down and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 104,436Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־לֹא תַשִּׂיג יָדוֹ לִשְׁתֵּי תֹרִים אוֹ לִשְׁנֵי בְנֵי־יוֹנָה וְהֵבִיא אֶת־קָרְבָּנוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָא עֲשִׂירִת הָאֵפָה סֹלֶת לְחַטָּאת לֹא־יָשִׂים עָלֶיהָ שֶׁמֶן וְלֹא־יִתֵּן עָלֶיהָ לְבֹנָה כִּי חַטָּאת הִֽיא
But if his means suffice not for two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he shall bring his offering for that wherein he hath sinned, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin-offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon; for it is a sin-offering.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 146,939Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אשרה appears 226,262 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.1% more than the 223,853 chance alone would give; the probability of 226,262 or more by chance alone is 1.9 × 10⁻⁷.
- Genesis 16,768
- Exodus 15,938
- Leviticus 11,705
- Numbers 14,700
- Deuteronomy 14,110
- Joshua 9,004
- Judges 7,720
- Samuel 17,964
- Kings 24,280
- Isaiah 10,007
- Jeremiah 16,728
- Ezekiel 12,745
- The Twelve 10,230
- Psalms 7,637
- Proverbs 2,582
- Job 3,167
- Song of Songs 522
- Ruth 821
- Lamentations 732
- Ecclesiastes 2,109
- Esther 2,116
- Daniel 3,283
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5,700
- Chronicles 15,694
Outside the Torah
וַיְצַו יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת־שֹׁטְרֵי הָעָם לֵאמֹֽר
Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 305,425Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּלֶךְ הָאִישׁ אֶרֶץ הַחִתִּים וַיִּבֶן עִיר וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמָהּ לוּז הוּא שְׁמָהּ עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz, which is the name thereof unto this day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 346,083Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאוֹת הַשּׁוֹפָרוֹת וַיָּשֶׂם יְהוָה אֵת חֶרֶב אִישׁ בְּרֵעֵהוּ וּבְכָל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה וַיָּנָס הַֽמַּחֲנֶה עַד־בֵּית הַשִּׁטָּה צְֽרֵרָתָה עַד שְׂפַת־אָבֵל מְחוֹלָה עַל־טַבָּֽת
And they blew the three hundred horns, and the LORD set every man’s sword a against his fellow, even throughout all the host; and the host fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 357,402Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אשרה — the Tanakh's own spelling: Asherah, sacred pole. Searched as אשרה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 506.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Deuteronomy 16:21. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Asherah in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, אשרה appears 72,058 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 73,864, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Asherah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 31:49 — the shortest of 72,058 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 73,864.
What is the gematria of Asherah in Hebrew?
Asherah is spelled אשרה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 506.
How many times is Asherah found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אשרה appears 226,262 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.1% more than the 223,853 chance alone would give; the probability of 226,262 or more by chance alone is 1.9 × 10⁻⁷.
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