Biblical names

Asshur אשור

Asshur (אשור) is a person named in the Tanakh — Assyria, Asshur. In the Torah codes, Asshur is found 78,361 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 38:3) — about what chance alone gives (about 80,388).

Found in the Torah
78,361
Chance alone
80,388
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, אשור appears 78,361 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 80,388, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which אשור appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 38:3, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), אשור is found 847,978 times; chance alone would give about 837,634.

  • Genesis 21,883
  • Exodus 16,156
  • Leviticus 11,705
  • Numbers 15,353
  • Deuteronomy 13,264

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 38:3בראשית לח:גskip 2, forward

    וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ עֵֽר

    And she conceived, and bore a son; and he called his name Er.

    אשור at skip 2, forward from Genesis 38:3ןויקראתמעותהרעודאשור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 56,120Open in the laboratory →

  2. Exodus 2:22שמות ב:כבskip 2, forward

    וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ גֵּרְשֹׁם כִּי אָמַר גֵּר הָיִיתִי בְּאֶרֶץ נָכְרִיָּֽה

    And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said: ‘I have been a stranger in a strange land.’

    אשור at skip 2, forward from Exodus 2:22ןויקראתמגשםכיאמראשור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 80,129Open in the laboratory →

  3. Exodus 6:26שמות ו:כוskip 2, backward

    הוּא אַהֲרֹן וּמֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר אָמַר יְהוָה לָהֶם הוֹצִיאוּ אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם עַל־צִבְאֹתָֽם

    These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said: ‘Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their hosts.’

    אשור at skip 2, backward from Exodus 6:26םהואאהןמהשראמריקאשור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 86,110Open in the laboratory →

  4. Exodus 28:38שמות כח:לחskip 2, backward

    וְהָיָה עַל־מֵצַח אַהֲרֹן וְנָשָׂא אַהֲרֹן אֶת־עֲוֺן הַקֳּדָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר יַקְדִּישׁוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְכָֽל־מַתְּנֹת קָדְשֵׁיהֶם וְהָיָה עַל־מִצְחוֹ תָּמִיד לְרָצוֹן לָהֶם לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה

    And it shall be upon Aaron’s forehead, and Aaron shall bear the iniquity committed in the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow, even in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.

    אשור at skip 2, backward from Exodus 28:38למצחאהןנאהרןאתעואשור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 120,211Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 40:20שמות מ:כskip 2, backward

    וַיִּקַּח וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־הָעֵדֻת אֶל־הָאָרֹן וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־הַבַּדִּים עַל־הָאָרֹן וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־הַכַּפֹּרֶת עַל־הָאָרֹן מִלְמָֽעְלָה

    And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the ark-cover above upon the ark.

    אשור at skip 2, backward from Exodus 40:20דתאלהאןיםתהבדיםעאשור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 140,799Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 281,359 sequences of אשור at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 284,541).

  • Genesis 21,883
  • Exodus 16,156
  • Leviticus 11,705
  • Numbers 15,353
  • Deuteronomy 14,396
  • Joshua 10,598
  • Judges 10,537
  • Samuel 26,914
  • Kings 28,324
  • Isaiah 14,616
  • Jeremiah 18,578
  • Ezekiel 15,667
  • The Twelve 12,732
  • Psalms 12,254
  • Proverbs 4,709
  • Job 6,237
  • Song of Songs 742
  • Ruth 1,146
  • Lamentations 869
  • Ecclesiastes 2,366
  • Esther 2,489
  • Daniel 4,505
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 7,643
  • Chronicles 20,940

Outside the Torah

  1. 1 Samuel 17:34שמואל א יז:לדskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־שָׁאוּל רֹעֶה הָיָה עַבְדְּךָ לְאָבִיו בַּצֹּאן וּבָא הָֽאֲרִי וְאֶת־הַדּוֹב וְנָשָׂא שֶׂה מֵהָעֵֽדֶר

    And David said unto Saul: ‘Thy servant kept his father’s sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,

    אשור at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 17:34אמרדודלאלעההיהעבאשור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 411,192Open in the laboratory →

  2. 1 Samuel 25:20שמואל א כה:כskip 2, forward

    וְהָיָה הִיא רֹכֶבֶת עַֽל־הַחֲמוֹר וְיֹרֶדֶת בְּסֵתֶר הָהָר וְהִנֵּה דָוִד וַאֲנָשָׁיו יֹרְדִים לִקְרָאתָהּ וַתִּפְגֹּשׁ אֹתָֽם

    And it was so, as she rode on her ass, and came down by the covert of the mountain, that, behold, David and his men came down towards her; and she met them.—

    אשור at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 25:20נהדודוניידיםלקראאשור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 425,566Open in the laboratory →

  3. 2 Samuel 5:6שמואל ב ה:וskip 2, forward

    וַיֵּלֶךְ הַמֶּלֶךְ וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו יְרוּשָׁלִַם אֶל־הַיְבֻסִי יוֹשֵׁב הָאָרֶץ וַיֹּאמֶר לְדָוִד לֵאמֹר לֹא־תָבוֹא הֵנָּה כִּי אִם־הֱסִֽירְךָ הַעִוְרִים וְהַפִּסְחִים לֵאמֹר לֹֽא־יָבוֹא דָוִד הֵֽנָּה

    And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke unto David, saying: ‘Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither’; thinking: ‘David cannot come in hither.’

    אשור at skip 2, forward from 2 Samuel 5:6ךהמלךונייושלםאלהאשור
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 442,128Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

אשור — the Tanakh's own spelling: Assyria, Asshur. Searched as אשור, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 507.

As a plain word it stands 131 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 2:14. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Asshur in the Bible code?

At skips 2–5,000, אשור appears 78,361 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 80,388, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Asshur in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 38:3 — the shortest of 78,361 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 80,388.

What is the gematria of Asshur in Hebrew?

Asshur is spelled אשור — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 507.

How many times is Asshur found in the whole Tanakh?

The whole Tanakh holds 281,359 sequences of אשור at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 284,541).

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