Astra אסטרה

Astra is a first name, written אסטרה in Hebrew (female given name). In the Torah codes, Astra is found 511 times across every skip (2–76,212), the shortest at skip 52 (Numbers 21:18) — 27% above the 401 chance alone would give (probability of 511 or more by chance alone: 8.7 × 10⁻⁸).

Found in the Torah · every skip: 511
Chance alone · every skip: 401
P (≥ found) · every skip: 8.7 × 10⁻⁸
Shortest skip: 52
Longest skip found: 74,015

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: 52 found · chance alone about 50.9 (probability of 52 or more by chance alone: 0.46).

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In the Torah

The Torah holds 511 sequences of אסטרה across every skip (2–76,212), 27% above what chance alone gives (about 401); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 8.7 × 10⁻⁸ by chance alone.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 52 — at Numbers 21:18, reading backward.

The longest skip at which אסטרה was found in the Torah is 74,015 — at Deuteronomy 30:16, reading backward; a spelling of 5 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 76,212.

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

Genesis 115
Exodus 116
Leviticus 75
Numbers 120
Deuteronomy 85

Examples across the range

5 of the 511 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 skipNumbers 21:18במדבר כא:יחskip 52, backward
Letter by letter
1. אNumbers 21:18
  בְּאֵר חֲפָרוּהָ שָׂרִים כָּרוּהָ נְדִיבֵי הָעָם בִּמְחֹקֵק בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָם וּמִמִּדְבָּר מַתָּנָֽה
  The well, which the princes digged, Which the nobles of the people delved, With the sceptre, and with their staves. And from the wilderness to Mattanah;
2. סNumbers 21:16
  וּמִשָּׁם בְּאֵרָה הִוא הַבְּאֵר אֲשֶׁר אָמַר יְהוָה לְמֹשֶׁה אֱסֹף אֶת־הָעָם וְאֶתְּנָה לָהֶם מָֽיִם
  And from thence to Beer; that is the well whereof the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Gather the people together, and I will give them water.’
3. טNumbers 21:15
  וְאֶשֶׁד הַנְּחָלִים אֲשֶׁר נָטָה לְשֶׁבֶת עָר וְנִשְׁעַן לִגְבוּל מוֹאָֽב
  And the slope of the valleys That inclineth toward the seat of Ar, And leaneth upon the border of Moab.—
4. רNumbers 21:14
  עַל־כֵּן יֵֽאָמַר בְּסֵפֶר מִלְחֲמֹת יְהוָה אֶת־וָהֵב בְּסוּפָה וְאֶת־הַנְּחָלִים אַרְנֽוֹן
  wherefore it is said in the book of the Wars of the LORD: Vaheb in Suphah, And the valleys of Arnon,
5. הNumbers 21:13
  … וַֽיַּחֲנוּ מֵעֵבֶר אַרְנוֹן אֲשֶׁר בַּמִּדְבָּר הַיֹּצֵא מִגְּבוּל הָֽאֱמֹרִי כִּי אַרְנוֹן גְּבוּל …
  From thence they journeyed, and pitched on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness, that cometh out of the border of the Amorites.—For Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites;
skip 52, width 52 — one row is 52 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 224,334 of the TorahOpen at skip 52 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipLeviticus 11:5ויקרא יא:הskip 132, backward
1. אLeviticus 11:5
  … גֵרָה הוּא וּפַרְסָה לֹא יַפְרִיס טָמֵא הוּא …
  And the rock-badger, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. סLeviticus 11:3
  כֹּל מַפְרֶסֶת פַּרְסָה וְשֹׁסַעַת שֶׁסַע פְּרָסֹת מַעֲלַת …
  Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is wholly cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.
2. טLeviticus 10:19
  … אֹתִי כָּאֵלֶּה וְאָכַלְתִּי חַטָּאת הַיּוֹם הַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינֵי …
  And Aaron spoke unto Moses: ‘Behold, this day have they offered their sin-offering and their burnt-offering before the LORD, and there have …
3. רLeviticus 10:17
  … אֶת־עֲוֺן הָעֵדָה לְכַפֵּר עֲלֵיהֶם לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
  ’Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin-offering in the place of the sanctuary, seeing it is most holy, and He hath given it you to bear the …
4. הLeviticus 10:15
  … אִתְּךָ לְחָק־עוֹלָם כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָֽה
  The thigh of heaving and the breast of waving shall they bring with the offerings of the fat made by fire, to wave it for a wave-offering …
skip 132, width 132 — one row is 132 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 155,634 of the TorahOpen at skip 132 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipExodus 38:11שמות לח:יאskip 320, forward
1. אExodus 38:11
  וְלִפְאַת צָפוֹן מֵאָה בָֽאַמָּה …
  And for the north side a hundred cubits, their pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their …
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. סExodus 38:17
  … כֶּסֶף וְצִפּוּי רָאשֵׁיהֶם כָּסֶף וְהֵם מְחֻשָּׁקִים כֶּסֶף …
  And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their capitals …
2. טExodus 38:23
  … אָהֳלִיאָב בֶּן־אֲחִיסָמָךְ לְמַטֵּה־דָן חָרָשׁ וְחֹשֵׁב …
  And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, a craftsman, and a skilful workman, and a weaver in colours, in blue …
3. רExodus 38:27
  … מְאַת אֲדָנִים לִמְאַת הַכִּכָּר כִּכָּר לָאָֽדֶן
  And the hundred talents of silver were for casting the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the veil: a hundred sockets for the …
4. הExodus 39:2
  וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־הָאֵפֹד זָהָב תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת …
  And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
skip 320, width 320 — one row is 320 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 136,658 of the TorahOpen at skip 320 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipGenesis 46:31בראשית מו:לאskip 1,085, forward
1. אGenesis 46:31
  … אַחַי וּבֵית־אָבִי אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־כְּנַעַן בָּאוּ …
  And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house: ‘I will go up, and tell Pharaoh, and will say unto him: My brethren, and my …
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. סGenesis 47:16
  וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף הָבוּ מִקְנֵיכֶם וְאֶתְּנָה …
  And Joseph said: ‘Give your cattle, and I will give you [bread] for your cattle, if money fail.’
2. טGenesis 47:31
  … יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל־רֹאשׁ הַמִּטָּֽה
  And he said: ‘Swear unto me.’ And he swore unto him. And Israel bowed down upon the bed’s head.
3. רGenesis 48:18
  … שִׂים יְמִינְךָ עַל־רֹאשֽׁוֹ
  And Joseph said unto his father: ‘Not so, my father, for this is the first-born; put thy right hand upon his head.’
4. הGenesis 49:22
  … עֲלֵי־עָיִן בָּנוֹת צָעֲדָה עֲלֵי־שֽׁוּר
  Joseph is a fruitful vine, A fruitful vine by a fountain; Its branches run over the wall. .
skip 1,085, width 1,085 — one row is 1,085 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 71,713 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,085 in the laboratory →
the longest skip foundDeuteronomy 30:16דברים ל:טזskip 74,015, backward
1. אDeuteronomy 30:16
  … לְאַהֲבָה אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לָלֶכֶת בִּדְרָכָיו וְלִשְׁמֹר …
  in that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His …
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. סNumbers 21:10
  וַיִּסְעוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּאֹבֹֽת
  And the children of Israel journeyed, and pitched in Oboth.
2. טLeviticus 7:21
  … אוֹ בְּכָל־שֶׁקֶץ טָמֵא וְאָכַל מִבְּשַׂר־זֶבַח …
  And when any one shall touch any unclean thing, whether it be the uncleanness of man, or an unclean beast, or any unclean detestable thing …
3. רGenesis 49:20
  מֵאָשֵׁר שְׁמֵנָה לַחְמוֹ וְהוּא יִתֵּן מַֽעֲדַנֵּי־מֶֽלֶךְ
  As for Asher, his bread shall be fat, And he shall yield royal dainties.
4. הGenesis 2:6
  … יַֽעֲלֶה מִן־הָאָרֶץ וְהִשְׁקָה אֶֽת־כָּל־פְּנֵֽי …
  but there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
skip 74,015, width 74,015 — one row is 74,015 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 298,023 of the TorahOpen at skip 74,015 in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

4,655 sequences of אסטרה across every skip (2–299,260) in the whole Tanakh, close to the 4,663 that chance alone would produce.

At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 142 found · chance alone about 154 (probability of 142 or more by chance alone: 0.85).

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

Genesis 337
Exodus 259
Leviticus 166
Numbers 231
Deuteronomy 191
Joshua 124
Judges 121
Samuel 352
Kings 354
Isaiah 228
Jeremiah 351
Ezekiel 308
The Twelve 259
Psalms 288
Proverbs 83
Job 169
Song of Songs 6
Ruth 21
Lamentations 21
Ecclesiastes 48
Esther 41
Daniel 121
Ezra–Nehemiah 152
Chronicles 424

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Outside the Torah

shortest skip outside the TorahJeremiah 51:11ירמיהו נא:יאskip 36, backward
1. אJeremiah 51:11
  הָבֵרוּ הַחִצִּים מִלְאוּ הַשְּׁלָטִים הֵעִיר יְהוָה …
  Make bright the arrows, Fill the quivers, The LORD hath roused the spirit of the kings of the Medes; Because His device is against Babylon …
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. סJeremiah 51:10
  … אֶת־צִדְקֹתֵינוּ בֹּאוּ וּנְסַפְּרָה בְצִיּוֹן אֶֽת־מַעֲשֵׂה …
  The LORD hath brought forth our victory; Come, and let us declare in Zion The work of the LORD our God.
2. ט רJeremiah 51:9
  … אֶת־בָּבֶל וְלֹא נִרְפָּתָה עִזְבוּהָ וְנֵלֵךְ אִישׁ לְאַרְצוֹ כִּֽי־נָגַע אֶל־הַשָּׁמַיִם מִשְׁפָּטָהּ וְנִשָּׂא עַד־שְׁחָקִֽים
  We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed; Forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country; For her judgment reacheth …
3. הJeremiah 51:8
  … בָבֶל וַתִּשָּׁבֵר הֵילִילוּ עָלֶיהָ קְחוּ צֳרִי לְמַכְאוֹבָהּ …
  Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed, Wail for her; Take balm for her pain, If so be she may be healed.
skip 36, width 36 — one row is 36 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 722,200 of the TanakhOpen at skip 36 in the laboratory →
a mid-range skipPsalms 68:6תהלים סח:וskip 104, forward
1. אPsalms 68:6
  אֲבִי יְתוֹמִים וְדַיַּן אַלְמָנוֹת אֱלֹהִים בִּמְעוֹן קָדְשֽׁוֹ
  A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in His holy habitation.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. סPsalms 68:8
  אֱֽלֹהִים בְּצֵאתְךָ לִפְנֵי עַמֶּךָ בְּצַעְדְּךָ בִֽישִׁימוֹן סֶֽלָה
  O God, when Thou wentest forth before Thy people, When Thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah
2. טPsalms 68:11
  חַיָּתְךָ יָֽשְׁבוּ־בָהּ תָּכִין בְּטוֹבָתְךָ לֶעָנִי אֱלֹהִֽים
  Thy flock settled therein; Thou didst prepare in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.
3. רPsalms 68:14
  … יוֹנָה נֶחְפָּה בַכֶּסֶף וְאֶבְרוֹתֶיהָ בִּֽירַקְרַק חָרֽוּץ
  When ye lie among the sheepfolds, The wings of the dove are covered with silver, And her pinions with the shimmer of gold. .
4. הPsalms 68:17
  … אֱלֹהִים לְשִׁבְתּוֹ אַף־יְהוָה יִשְׁכֹּן לָנֶֽצַח
  Why look ye askance, ye mountains of peaks, At the mountain which God hath desired for His abode? Yea, the LORD will dwell therein for ever.
skip 104, width 104 — one row is 104 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column.
letter 891,857 of the TanakhOpen at skip 104 in the laboratory →
longest skip outside the Torah2 Chronicles 25:18דברי הימים ב כה:יחskip 294,049, backward
1. א2 Chronicles 25:18
  … בַּלְּבָנוֹן שָׁלַח אֶל־הָאֶרֶז אֲשֶׁר בַּלְּבָנוֹן לֵאמֹר …
  And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying: ‘The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon …
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
1. סPsalms 48:9
  … יְכוֹנְנֶהָ עַד־עוֹלָם סֶֽלָה
  As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God— God establish it for ever. Selah
2. טIsaiah 13:16
  וְעֹלְלֵיהֶם יְרֻטְּשׁוּ לְעֵֽינֵיהֶם יִשַּׁסּוּ בָּֽתֵּיהֶם וּנְשֵׁיהֶם תשגלנה
  Their babes also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; Their houses shall be spoiled, And their wives ravished.
3. רDeuteronomy 28:58
  … הַכְּתוּבִים בַּסֵּפֶר הַזֶּה לְיִרְאָה אֶת־הַשֵּׁם הַנִּכְבָּד …
  If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and awful Name …
4. הGenesis 1:12
  … בוֹ לְמִינֵהוּ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טֽוֹב
  And the earth brought forth grass, herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after its kind …
skip 294,049, width 294,049 — one row is 294,049 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column.
letter 1,176,771 of the TanakhOpen at skip 294,049 in the laboratory →

The spelling

אסטרה — the name in Hebrew letters: female given name. Searched as אסטרה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 275.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Astra in the Torah codes?

What is the shortest skip for Astra in the Torah?

Skip 52, reading backward from Numbers 21:18 — the shortest of 511 sequences across every skip (2–76,212), where chance alone would give about 401.

How is Astra spelled in Hebrew?

Astra is spelled אסטרה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 275.

Is Astra in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

4,655 sequences of אסטרה across every skip (2–299,260) in the whole Tanakh, close to the 4,663 that chance alone would produce.

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