Ashtoreth עשתרת
Ashtoreth (עשתרת) is a name in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Ashtoreth is found 1,177 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 10 (Exodus 5:4) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,147).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,177
- Chance alone
- 1,147
- P (≥ found)
- 0.19
- Shortest skip
- 10
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
1,177 sequences of עשתרת at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,147 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which עשתרת appears in the Torah is 10 — the first at Exodus 5:4, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), עשתרת is found 9,396 times; chance alone would give about 9,041.
- Genesis 213
- Exodus 345
- Leviticus 200
- Numbers 218
- Deuteronomy 201
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם לָמָּה מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן תַּפְרִיעוּ אֶת־הָעָם מִמַּֽעֲשָׂיו לְכוּ לְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶֽם
And the king of Egypt said unto them: ‘Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, cause the people to break loose from their work? get you unto your burdens.’
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 83,782Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־הֶעָרִים אֲשֶׁר תִּתְּנוּ לַלְוִיִּם אַרְבָּעִים וּשְׁמֹנֶה עִיר אֶתְהֶן וְאֶת־מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶֽן
All the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with the open land about them.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 247,700Open in the laboratory →
וְשָֽׁחַקְתָּ מִמֶּנָּה הָדֵק וְנָתַתָּה מִמֶּנָּה לִפְנֵי הָעֵדֻת בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד אֲשֶׁר אִוָּעֵד לְךָ שָׁמָּה קֹדֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁים תִּהְיֶה לָכֶֽם
And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with thee; it shall be unto you most holy. .
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 124,726Open in the laboratory →
וּמָשַׁחְתָּ אֶת־מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה וְאֶת־כָּל־כֵּלָיו וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְהָיָה הַמִּזְבֵּחַ קֹדֶשׁ קָֽדָשִֽׁים
And thou shalt anoint the altar of burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and sanctify the altar; and the altar shall be most holy.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 140,350Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־הַפָּרֹכֶת תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר מַעֲשֵׂה חֹשֵׁב עָשָׂה אֹתָהּ כְּרֻבִֽים
And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; with the cherubim the work of the skilful workman made he it.
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 134,587Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עשתרת appears 3,525 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.9% more than the 3,424 chance alone would give; the probability of 3,525 or more by chance alone is 0.04.
- Genesis 213
- Exodus 345
- Leviticus 200
- Numbers 218
- Deuteronomy 219
- Joshua 118
- Judges 94
- Samuel 190
- Kings 303
- Isaiah 182
- Jeremiah 201
- Ezekiel 257
- The Twelve 119
- Psalms 173
- Proverbs 102
- Job 85
- Song of Songs 27
- Ruth 19
- Lamentations 17
- Ecclesiastes 46
- Esther 28
- Daniel 46
- Ezra–Nehemiah 105
- Chronicles 218
Outside the Torah
וַתִּקְחִי אֶת־בָּנַיִךְ וְאֶת־בְּנוֹתַיִךְ אֲשֶׁר יָלַדְתְּ לִי וַתִּזְבָּחִים לָהֶם לֶאֱכוֹל הַמְעַט מתזנתך
Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto Me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Were thy harlotries a small matter,
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 746,245Open in the laboratory →
בֶּן־אִשָּׁה מִן־בְּנוֹת דָּן וְאָבִיו אִישׁ־צֹרִי יוֹדֵעַ לַעֲשׂוֹת בַּזָּֽהָב־וּבַכֶּסֶף בַּנְּחֹשֶׁת בַּבַּרְזֶל בָּאֲבָנִים וּבָעֵצִים בָּאַרְגָּמָן בַּתְּכֵלֶת וּבַבּוּץ וּבַכַּרְמִיל וּלְפַתֵּחַ כָּל־פִּתּוּחַ וְלַחְשֹׁב כָּל־מַחֲשָׁבֶת אֲשֶׁר יִנָּֽתֶן־לוֹ עִם־חֲכָמֶיךָ וְֽחַכְמֵי אֲדֹנִי דָּוִיד אָבִֽיךָ
the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to devise any device; to do whatever may be set before him, with thy skilful men, and with the skilful men of my lord David thy father.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,144,277Open in the laboratory →
כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה הִנְנִי מֵבִיא רָעָה עַל־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וְעַל־יוֹשְׁבָיו אֵת כָּל־הָאָלוֹת הַכְּתוּבוֹת עַל־הַסֵּפֶר אֲשֶׁר קָֽרְאוּ לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה
Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah;
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,192,745Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עשתרת — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עשתרת, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 1,370.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 11:5. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ashtoreth in the Bible code?
1,177 sequences of עשתרת at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,147 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Ashtoreth in the Torah?
Skip 10, reading forward from Exodus 5:4 — the shortest of 1,177 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,147.
What is the gematria of Ashtoreth in Hebrew?
Ashtoreth is spelled עשתרת — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 1,370.
How many times is Ashtoreth found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עשתרת appears 3,525 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.9% more than the 3,424 chance alone would give; the probability of 3,525 or more by chance alone is 0.04.
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