Ashur אשחור

Ashur (אשחור) is a person named in the Tanakh — Ashhur. In the Torah codes, Ashur is found 15,441 times across every skip (2–76,212), the shortest at skip 4 (Genesis 41:30) — 4.2% above the 14,815 chance alone would give (probability of 15,441 or more by chance alone: 1.6 × 10⁻⁷).

Found in the Torah · every skip: 15,441
Chance alone · every skip: 14,815
P (≥ found) · every skip: 1.6 × 10⁻⁷
Shortest skip: 4
Longest skip found: 76,159

Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 5 letters (2–76,212), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 1,844 found · chance alone about 1,880 (probability of 1,844 or more by chance alone: 0.80).

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In the Torah

The Torah holds 15,441 sequences of אשחור across every skip (2–76,212), 4.2% above what chance alone gives (about 14,815); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.6 × 10⁻⁷ by chance alone.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 4 — at Genesis 41:30, reading backward.

The longest skip at which אשחור was found in the Torah is 76,159 — at Genesis 1:3, reading forward; a spelling of 5 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 76,212.

By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip

Genesis 3,931
Exodus 3,053
Leviticus 2,490
Numbers 3,321
Deuteronomy 2,646

Examples across the range

5 of the 15,441 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.

Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.

shortest skipGenesis 41:30בראשית מא:לskip 4, backward
Letter by letter
1. א ש ח ו רGenesis 41:30
  וְקָמוּ שֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי רָעָב אַחֲרֵיהֶן וְנִשְׁכַּח כָּל־הַשָּׂבָע בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְכִלָּה הָרָעָב אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ
  And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.
letter 61,558 of the TorahOpen at skip 4 in the laboratory →
a short skipLeviticus 17:16ויקרא יז:טזskip 7, forward
1. א ש ח וLeviticus 17:16
  וְאִם לֹא יְכַבֵּס וּבְשָׂרוֹ לֹא יִרְחָץ וְנָשָׂא עֲוֺנֽוֹ
  But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh, then he shall bear his iniquity.
Letter by letter: the other 1 letter
1. רLeviticus 18:1
  וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹֽר
  And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.
letter 168,972 of the TorahOpen at skip 7 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipDeuteronomy 6:10דברים ו:יskip 103, forward
1. אDeuteronomy 6:10
  … אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹב לָתֶת לָךְ …
  And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land which He swore unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee—great and goodly cities, which thou didst not build,
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. שDeuteronomy 6:11
  … אֲשֶׁר לֹא־חָצַבְתָּ כְּרָמִים וְזֵיתִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נָטָעְתָּ וְאָכַלְתָּ וְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ
  and houses full of all good things, which thou didst not fill, and cisterns hewn out, which thou the didst not hew, vineyards and olive-trees, which thou didst not plant, and thou shalt eat and be satisfied—
2. חDeuteronomy 6:14
  לֹא תֵֽלְכוּן אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים מֵאֱלֹהֵי הָֽעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֹתֵיכֶֽם
  Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you;
3. וDeuteronomy 6:16
  לֹא תְנַסּוּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר נִסִּיתֶם בַּמַּסָּֽה
  Ye shall not try the LORD your God, as ye tried Him in Massah.
4. רDeuteronomy 6:18
  … יְהוָה לְמַעַן יִיטַב לָךְ וּבָאתָ וְיָֽרַשְׁתָּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַטֹּבָה אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּע …
  And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD swore unto thy fathers,
skip 103, width 103 — one row is 103 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 261,730 of the TorahOpen at skip 103 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipNumbers 7:31במדבר ז:לאskip 1,006, forward
1. אNumbers 7:31
  … שִׁבְעִים שֶׁקֶל בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ שְׁנֵיהֶם מְלֵאִים סֹלֶת בְּלוּלָה בַשֶּׁמֶן לְמִנְחָֽה
  his offering was one silver dish, the weight thereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. שNumbers 7:55
  … מִזְרָק אֶחָד כֶּסֶף שִׁבְעִים שֶׁקֶל בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ שְׁנֵיהֶם מְלֵאִים סֹלֶת בְּלוּלָה …
  his offering was one silver dish, the weight thereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
2. חNumbers 7:79
  … אַחַת שְׁלֹשִׁים וּמֵאָה מִשְׁקָלָהּ מִזְרָק אֶחָד כֶּסֶף שִׁבְעִים שֶׁקֶל בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ …
  his offering was one silver dish, the weight thereof was a hundred and thirty shekels, one silver basin of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering;
3. וNumbers 8:9
  וְהִקְרַבְתָּ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם לִפְנֵי אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְהִקְהַלְתָּ אֶֽת־כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
  And thou shalt present the Levites before the tent of meeting; and thou shalt assemble the whole congregation of the children of Israel.
4. רNumbers 9:1
  וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בְמִדְבַּר־סִינַי בַּשָּׁנָה הַשֵּׁנִית לְצֵאתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן לֵאמֹֽר
  And the LORD spoke unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying:
skip 1,006, width 1,006 — one row is 1,006 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 199,770 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,006 in the laboratory →
the longest skip foundGenesis 1:3בראשית א:גskip 76,159, forward
1. אGenesis 1:3
  וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַֽיְהִי־אֽוֹר
  And God said: ‘Let there be light.’ And there was light.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. שGenesis 49:26
  … עַֽד־תַּאֲוַת גִּבְעֹת עוֹלָם תִּֽהְיֶין לְרֹאשׁ יוֹסֵף וּלְקָדְקֹד נְזִיר אֶחָֽיו
  The blessings of thy father Are mighty beyond the blessings of my progenitors Unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills; They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of the prince among his brethren.
2. חLeviticus 8:28
  … עַל־הָעֹלָה מִלֻּאִים הֵם לְרֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ אִשֶּׁה הוּא לַיהוָֽה
  And Moses took them from off their hands, and made them smoke on the altar upon the burnt-offering; they were a consecration-offering for a sweet savour; it was an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
3. וNumbers 23:20
  הִנֵּה בָרֵךְ לָקָחְתִּי וּבֵרֵךְ וְלֹא אֲשִׁיבֶֽנָּה
  Behold, I am bidden to bless; And when He hath blessed, I cannot call it back.
4. רDeuteronomy 34:10
  וְלֹֽא־קָם נָבִיא עוֹד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כְּמֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר יְדָעוֹ יְהוָה פָּנִים אֶל־פָּנִֽים
  And there hath not arisen a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face;
skip 76,159, width 76,159 — one row is 76,159 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 86 of the TorahOpen at skip 76,159 in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

191,077 sequences of אשחור across every skip (2–299,260) in the whole Tanakh, close to the 197,595 that chance alone would produce.

At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 6,394 found · chance alone about 6,546 (probability of 6,394 or more by chance alone: 0.97).

By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip

Genesis 16,330
Exodus 11,377
Leviticus 8,667
Numbers 11,213
Deuteronomy 9,969
Joshua 5,994
Judges 6,784
Samuel 17,347
Kings 16,532
Isaiah 8,895
Jeremiah 13,033
Ezekiel 11,137
The Twelve 8,229
Psalms 8,894
Proverbs 2,915
Job 4,766
Song of Songs 591
Ruth 802
Lamentations 726
Ecclesiastes 1,635
Esther 1,646
Daniel 4,219
Ezra–Nehemiah 5,312
Chronicles 14,064

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Outside the Torah

shortest skip outside the Torah1 Samuel 17:5שמואל א יז:הskip 2, backward
Letter by letter
1. א ש ח ו ר1 Samuel 17:5
  וְכוֹבַע נְחֹשֶׁת עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ וְשִׁרְיוֹן קַשְׂקַשִּׂים הוּא לָבוּשׁ וּמִשְׁקַל הַשִּׁרְיוֹן חֲמֵשֶׁת־אֲלָפִים שְׁקָלִים נְחֹֽשֶֽׁת
  And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clad with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.
letter 409,451 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipEzekiel 40:16יחזקאל מ:טזskip 100, forward
1. אEzekiel 40:16
  … וְחַלּוֹנוֹת סָבִיב סָבִיב לִפְנִימָה וְאֶל־אַיִל תִּמֹרִֽים
  And there were narrow windows to the cells and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches; and windows were round about inward; and upon each post were palm-trees.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. שEzekiel 40:18
  וְהָרִֽצְפָה אֶל־כֶּתֶף הַשְּׁעָרִים לְעֻמַּת אֹרֶךְ הַשְּׁעָרִים הָרִֽצְפָה הַתַּחְתּוֹנָֽה
  And the pavement was by the side of the gates, corresponding unto the length of the gates, even the lower pavement.
2. חEzekiel 40:20
  וְהַשַּׁעַר אֲשֶׁר פָּנָיו דֶּרֶךְ הַצָּפוֹן לֶחָצֵר הַחִֽיצוֹנָה מָדַד אָרְכּוֹ וְרָחְבּֽוֹ
  And the gate of the outer court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof and the breadth thereof.
3. וEzekiel 40:22
  וחלונו ואלמו ותמרו כְּמִדַּת הַשַּׁעַר אֲשֶׁר פָּנָיו …
  And the windows thereof, and the arches thereof, and the palm-trees thereof, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and it was ascended by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.
4. רEzekiel 40:23
  וְשַׁעַר לֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִי נֶגֶד הַשַּׁעַר לַצָּפוֹן וְלַקָּדִים וַיָּמָד מִשַּׁעַר אֶל־שַׁעַר מֵאָה אַמָּֽה
  And there was a gate to the inner court over against the other gate, northward as also eastward; and he measured from gate to gate a hundred cubits.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 786,938 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
longest skip outside the Torah2 Chronicles 36:18דברי הימים ב לו:יחskip 298,877, backward
1. א2 Chronicles 36:18
  … יְהוָה וְאֹצְרוֹת הַמֶּלֶךְ וְשָׂרָיו הַכֹּל הֵבִיא בָבֶֽל
  And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. שPsalms 76:4
  שָׁמָּה שִׁבַּר רִשְׁפֵי־קָשֶׁת מָגֵן וְחֶרֶב וּמִלְחָמָה סֶֽלָה
  There He broke the fiery shafts of the bow; The shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah
2. חIsaiah 25:10
  כִּֽי־תָנוּחַ יַד־יְהוָה בָּהָר הַזֶּה וְנָדוֹשׁ מוֹאָב תַּחְתָּיו כְּהִדּוּשׁ מַתְבֵּן במי מַדְמֵנָֽה
  For in this mountain will the hand of the LORD rest, And Moab shall be trodden down in his place, Even as straw is trodden down in the dunghill.
3. וDeuteronomy 31:23
  וַיְצַו אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן וַיֹּאמֶר …
  And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said: ‘Be strong and of good courage; for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I swore unto them; and I will be with thee.’
4. רGenesis 1:24
  וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים תּוֹצֵא הָאָרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה לְמִינָהּ בְּהֵמָה וָרֶמֶשׂ וְחַֽיְתוֹ־אֶרֶץ לְמִינָהּ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
  And God said: ‘Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind.’ And it was so.
skip 298,877, width 298,877 — one row is 298,877 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 1,196,647 of the TanakhOpen at skip 298,877 in the laboratory →

The spelling

אשחור — the Tanakh's own spelling: Ashhur. Searched as אשחור, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 515.

As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 1 Chronicles 2:24. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Ashur in the Tanakh

Questions

Is Ashur in the Bible code?

What is the shortest skip for Ashur in the Torah?

Skip 4, reading backward from Genesis 41:30 — the shortest of 15,441 sequences across every skip (2–76,212), where chance alone would give about 14,815.

How is Ashur spelled in Hebrew?

Ashur is spelled אשחור — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 515.

Is Ashur in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

191,077 sequences of אשחור across every skip (2–299,260) in the whole Tanakh, close to the 197,595 that chance alone would produce.

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