Disaster אסון
Disaster — in Hebrew אסון — harm, disaster. Disaster appears 7,458 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 7,364 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 7,458
- Chance alone
- 7,364
- P (≥ found)
- 0.14
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
7,458 sequences of אסון at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 7,364 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 43:22, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 80,519 sequences of אסון, against about 76,731 from chance alone.
- Genesis 2,298
- Exodus 1,283
- Leviticus 955
- Numbers 2,018
- Deuteronomy 904
The shortest skips
וְכֶסֶף אַחֵר הוֹרַדְנוּ בְיָדֵנוּ לִשְׁבָּר־אֹכֶל לֹא יָדַעְנוּ מִי־שָׂם כַּסְפֵּנוּ בְּאַמְתְּחֹתֵֽינוּ
And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food. We know not who put our money in our sacks.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 66,285Open in the laboratory →
וּפָרְשׂוּ עֲלֵיהֶם בֶּגֶד תּוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְכִסּוּ אֹתוֹ בְּמִכְסֵה עוֹר תָּחַשׁ וְשָׂמוּ אֶת־בַּדָּֽיו
And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of sealskin, and shall set the staves thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 193,044Open in the laboratory →
וַהֲרֵמֹתָ מֶכֶס לַֽיהוָה מֵאֵת אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה הַיֹּצְאִים לַצָּבָא אֶחָד נֶפֶשׁ מֵחֲמֵשׁ הַמֵּאוֹת מִן־הָאָדָם וּמִן־הַבָּקָר וּמִן־הַחֲמֹרִים וּמִן־הַצֹּֽאן
and levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war that went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the flocks;
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 240,742Open in the laboratory →
וַיּוֹצֵא הָעֶבֶד כְּלֵי־כֶסֶף וּכְלֵי זָהָב וּבְגָדִים וַיִּתֵּן לְרִבְקָה וּמִגְדָּנֹת נָתַן לְאָחִיהָ וּלְאִמָּֽהּ
And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah; he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 32,135Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא יְהוּדָה וְאֶחָיו בֵּיתָה יוֹסֵף וְהוּא עוֹדֶנּוּ שָׁם וַיִּפְּלוּ לְפָנָיו אָֽרְצָה
And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house, and he was yet there; and they fell before him on the ground.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 67,678Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
29,279 sequences of אסון at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 30,215 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 2,298
- Exodus 1,283
- Leviticus 955
- Numbers 2,018
- Deuteronomy 1,004
- Joshua 673
- Judges 1,295
- Samuel 1,641
- Kings 2,277
- Isaiah 1,941
- Jeremiah 1,709
- Ezekiel 1,644
- The Twelve 1,549
- Psalms 2,572
- Proverbs 786
- Job 963
- Song of Songs 90
- Ruth 87
- Lamentations 92
- Ecclesiastes 315
- Esther 462
- Daniel 817
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,045
- Chronicles 1,763
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּסֶף אִיּוֹב שְׂאֵת מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר
And Job again took up his parable, and said:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 982,495Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּסֶף אִיּוֹב שְׂאֵת מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר
And Job again took up his parable, and said:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 983,915Open in the laboratory →
אַחַת דִּבַּרְתִּי וְלֹא אֶֽעֱנֶה וּשְׁתַּיִם וְלֹא אוֹסִֽיף
Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 993,475Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אסון — the Tanakh's own spelling: harm, disaster. Searched as אסון, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 117.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 42:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Disaster in the Torah codes?
7,458 sequences of אסון at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 7,364 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Disaster in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 43:22 — the shortest of 7,458 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 7,364.
How is Disaster spelled in Hebrew?
Disaster is spelled אסון — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 117.
Is Disaster in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
29,279 sequences of אסון at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 30,215 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 7,364 here) beside the count.