Ashkenaz אשכנז
Ashkenaz (אשכנז) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Ashkenaz is found 159 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 15 (Deuteronomy 4:9) — about what chance alone gives (about 176).
- Found in the Torah
- 159
- Chance alone
- 176
- P (≥ found)
- 0.90
- Shortest skip
- 15
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, אשכנז appears 159 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 176, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 15 — the first at Deuteronomy 4:9, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 1,323 sequences of אשכנז, against about 1,384 from chance alone.
- Genesis 39
- Exodus 26
- Leviticus 31
- Numbers 35
- Deuteronomy 28
The shortest skips
רַק הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ וּשְׁמֹר נַפְשְׁךָ מְאֹד פֶּן־תִּשְׁכַּח אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר־רָאוּ עֵינֶיךָ וּפֶן־יָסוּרוּ מִלְּבָבְךָ כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּיךָ וְהוֹדַעְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ וְלִבְנֵי בָנֶֽיךָ
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children’s children;
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 256,884Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם הֵאָכֹל יֵאָכֵל בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי פִּגּוּל הוּא לֹא יֵרָצֶֽה
And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is a vile thing; it shall not be accepted.
skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 170,494Open in the laboratory →
אוֹ מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר־יִשָּׁבַע עָלָיו לַשֶּׁקֶר וְשִׁלַּם אֹתוֹ בְּרֹאשׁוֹ וַחֲמִשִׁתָיו יֹסֵף עָלָיו לַאֲשֶׁר הוּא לוֹ יִתְּנֶנּוּ בְּיוֹם אַשְׁמָתֽוֹ
or any thing about which he hath sworn falsely, he shall even restore it in full, and shall add the fifth part more thereto; unto him to whom it appertaineth shall he give it, in the day of his being guilty.
skip 41, width 41 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 147,725Open in the laboratory →
דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם מוֹעֲדֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר־תִּקְרְאוּ אֹתָם מִקְרָאֵי קֹדֶשׁ אֵלֶּה הֵם מוֹעֲדָֽי
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: The appointed seasons of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are My appointed seasons.
skip 48, width 48 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 176,215Open in the laboratory →
פַּר אֶחָד בֶּן־בָּקָר אַיִל אֶחָד כֶּֽבֶשׂ־אֶחָד בֶּן־שְׁנָתוֹ לְעֹלָֽה
one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering;
skip 56, width 56 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 199,308Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אשכנז appears 615 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 640, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 39
- Exodus 26
- Leviticus 31
- Numbers 35
- Deuteronomy 29
- Joshua 15
- Judges 11
- Samuel 36
- Kings 70
- Isaiah 38
- Jeremiah 41
- Ezekiel 35
- The Twelve 26
- Psalms 44
- Proverbs 18
- Job 24
- Song of Songs 3
- Ruth 1
- Lamentations 3
- Ecclesiastes 3
- Esther 4
- Daniel 17
- Ezra–Nehemiah 30
- Chronicles 36
Outside the Torah
וְאַךְ אִם־טְמֵאָה אֶרֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶם עִבְרוּ לָכֶם אֶל־אֶרֶץ אֲחֻזַּת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר שָֽׁכַן־שָׁם מִשְׁכַּן יְהוָה וְהֵאָחֲזוּ בְּתוֹכֵנוּ וּבַֽיהוָה אַל־תִּמְרֹדוּ וְאֹתָנוּ אֶל־תִּמְרֹדוּ בִּבְנֹֽתְכֶם לָכֶם מִזְבֵּחַ מִֽבַּלְעֲדֵי מִזְבַּח יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ
Howbeit, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the LORD’S tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us; but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar besides the altar of the LORD our God.
skip 19, width 19 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 339,791Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצֵא יוֹאָב מֵעִם דָּוִד וַיִּשְׁלַח מַלְאָכִים אַחֲרֵי אַבְנֵר וַיָּשִׁבוּ אֹתוֹ מִבּוֹר הַסִּרָה וְדָוִד לֹא יָדָֽע
And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from Bor-sirah; but David knew it not.
skip 43, width 43 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 440,048Open in the laboratory →
בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וּבָעֵת הַהִיא אַצְמִיחַ לְדָוִד צֶמַח צְדָקָה וְעָשָׂה מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה בָּאָֽרֶץ
In those days, and at that time, Will I cause a shoot of righteousness to grow up unto David; And he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
skip 44, width 44 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 693,608Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אשכנז — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אשכנז, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 378.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:3. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ashkenaz in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, אשכנז appears 159 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 176, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Ashkenaz in the Torah?
Skip 15, reading backward from Deuteronomy 4:9 — the shortest of 159 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 176.
How is Ashkenaz spelled in Hebrew?
Ashkenaz is spelled אשכנז — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 378.
Is Ashkenaz in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אשכנז appears 615 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 640, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 176 here) beside the count.