Esav (Esau · עשו)
Esav (Esau · עשו) is a person named in the Tanakh. Esav (Esau) appears 563,451 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 566,843 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 563,451
- Chance alone
- 566,843
- 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, עשו appears 563,451 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 566,843, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 14:23, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 9,088,695 sequences of עשו, against about 8,785,827 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 566,843 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 134,211
- Exodus 139,030
- Leviticus 81,224
- Numbers 121,125
- Deuteronomy 87,861
The shortest skips
אִם־מִחוּט וְעַד שְׂרֽוֹךְ־נַעַל וְאִם־אֶקַּח מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָךְ וְלֹא תֹאמַר אֲנִי הֶעֱשַׁרְתִּי אֶת־אַבְרָֽם
that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say: I have made Abram rich;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 17,214Open in the laboratory →
וְהָאֲבָנִים תִּֽהְיֶיןָ עַל־שְׁמֹת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה עַל־שְׁמֹתָם פִּתּוּחֵי חוֹתָם אִישׁ עַל־שְׁמוֹ תִּֽהְיֶיןָ לִשְׁנֵי עָשָׂר שָֽׁבֶט
And the stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 119,312Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת־אַבְנֵי הַשֹּׁהַם מֻֽסַבֹּת מִשְׁבְּצֹת זָהָב מְפֻתָּחֹת פִּתּוּחֵי חוֹתָם עַל־שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And they wrought the onyx stones, inclosed in settings of gold, graven with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the children of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 138,186Open in the laboratory →
וְהָאֲבָנִים עַל־שְׁמֹת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל הֵנָּה שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה עַל־שְׁמֹתָם פִּתּוּחֵי חֹתָם אִישׁ עַל־שְׁמוֹ לִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר שָֽׁבֶט
And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his name, for the twelve tribes.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 138,523Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת הַמִּצְנֶפֶת שֵׁשׁ וְאֶת־פַּאֲרֵי הַמִּגְבָּעֹת שֵׁשׁ וְאֶת־מִכְנְסֵי הַבָּד שֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָֽר
and the mitre of fine linen, and the goodly head-tires of fine linen, and the linen breeches of fine twined linen,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 139,211Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עשו appears 2,342,266 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,348,498, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 134,211
- Exodus 139,030
- Leviticus 81,224
- Numbers 121,125
- Deuteronomy 92,872
- Joshua 92,036
- Judges 83,823
- Samuel 200,201
- Kings 197,949
- Isaiah 138,600
- Jeremiah 140,064
- Ezekiel 120,025
- The Twelve 103,707
- Psalms 148,034
- Proverbs 58,114
- Job 67,774
- Song of Songs 9,069
- Ruth 9,905
- Lamentations 10,120
- Ecclesiastes 23,904
- Esther 21,031
- Daniel 37,617
- Ezra–Nehemiah 86,642
- Chronicles 225,189
Outside the Torah
וַיֵּלְכוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ הָהָרָה וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים עַד־שָׁבוּ הָרֹדְפִים וַיְבַקְשׁוּ הָרֹדְפִים בְּכָל־הַדֶּרֶךְ וְלֹא מָצָֽאוּ
And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned; and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,444Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־פָקַד יְהוָה אֶת־חַנָּה וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־בָנִים וּשְׁתֵּי בָנוֹת וַיִּגְדַּל הַנַּעַר שְׁמוּאֵל עִם־יְהוָֽה
So the LORD remembered Hannah, and she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 386,287Open in the laboratory →
וְהַנַּעַר שְׁמוּאֵל הֹלֵךְ וְגָדֵל וָטוֹב גַּם עִם־יְהוָה וְגַם עִם־אֲנָשִֽׁים
And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 386,555Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עשו — the Tanakh's own spelling: Esau. Searched as עשו, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 376.
As a plain word it stands 251 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 12:5. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Esau.
Questions
Does Esav (Esau) appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, עשו appears 563,451 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 566,843, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Esav (Esau) in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 14:23 — the shortest of 563,451 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 566,843.
How is Esav (Esau) spelled in Hebrew?
Esav is spelled עשו — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 376.
Is Esav (Esau) in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עשו appears 2,342,266 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,348,498, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 566,843 here) beside the count.