Esek עשק
Esek (עשק) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Esek appears 89,649 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 2.9% more than chance alone would give (about 87,162; probability 2.6 × 10⁻¹⁷).
- Found in the Torah
- 89,649
- Chance alone
- 87,162
- P (≥ found)
- 2.6 × 10⁻¹⁷
- 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, עשק appears 89,649 times in the Torah — 2.9% more than the 87,162 chance alone would give; the probability of 89,649 or more by chance alone is 2.6 × 10⁻¹⁷.
The shortest skip at which עשק appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 8:26, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), עשק is found 1,398,928 times; chance alone would give about 1,350,979.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 87,162 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 20,760
- Exodus 23,049
- Leviticus 13,869
- Numbers 21,226
- Deuteronomy 10,745
The shortest skips
וּמִסַּל הַמַּצּוֹת אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לָקַח חַלַּת מַצָּה אַחַת וְֽחַלַּת לֶחֶם שֶׁמֶן אַחַת וְרָקִיק אֶחָד וַיָּשֶׂם עַל־הַחֲלָבִים וְעַל שׁוֹק הַיָּמִֽין
And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat, and upon the right thigh.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 152,297Open in the laboratory →
וְהֵנִיף אוֹתָם הַכֹּהֵן תְּנוּפָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה קֹדֶשׁ הוּא לַכֹּהֵן עַל חֲזֵה הַתְּנוּפָה וְעַל שׁוֹק הַתְּרוּמָה וְאַחַר יִשְׁתֶּה הַנָּזִיר יָֽיִן
And the priest shall wave them for a wave-offering before the LORD; this is holy for the priest, together with the breast of waving and the thigh of heaving; and after that the Nazirite may drink wine.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 198,053Open in the laboratory →
וְרִבְקָה שֹׁמַעַת בְּדַבֵּר יִצְחָק אֶל־עֵשָׂו בְּנוֹ וַיֵּלֶךְ עֵשָׂו הַשָּׂדֶה לָצוּד צַיִד לְהָבִֽיא
And Rebekah heard when Isaac spoke to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 36,436Open in the laboratory →
וְיַעֲקֹב שָׁמַע כִּי טִמֵּא אֶת־דִּינָה בִתּוֹ וּבָנָיו הָיוּ אֶת־מִקְנֵהוּ בַּשָּׂדֶה וְהֶחֱרִשׁ יַעֲקֹב עַד־בֹּאָֽם
Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field; and Jacob held his peace until they came.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 49,371Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי בַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי בִּֽהְיוֹתָם כֹּֽאֲבִים וַיִּקְחוּ שְׁנֵֽי־בְנֵי־יַעֲקֹב שִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי אֲחֵי דִינָה אִישׁ חַרְבּוֹ וַיָּבֹאוּ עַל־הָעִיר בֶּטַח וַיַּֽהַרְגוּ כָּל־זָכָֽר
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city unawares, and slew all the males.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 50,431Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עשק appears 297,050 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.7% more than the 294,964 chance alone would give; the probability of 297,050 or more by chance alone is 6.3 × 10⁻⁵.
- Genesis 20,760
- Exodus 23,049
- Leviticus 13,869
- Numbers 21,226
- Deuteronomy 11,152
- Joshua 9,347
- Judges 8,803
- Samuel 18,719
- Kings 22,953
- Isaiah 20,411
- Jeremiah 17,417
- Ezekiel 14,269
- The Twelve 13,608
- Psalms 19,106
- Proverbs 10,264
- Job 9,606
- Song of Songs 1,314
- Ruth 1,292
- Lamentations 1,371
- Ecclesiastes 2,899
- Esther 2,250
- Daniel 5,458
- Ezra–Nehemiah 8,417
- Chronicles 19,490
Outside the Torah
רפאנו 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 unto heaven, And is lifted up even to the skies.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 722,134Open in the laboratory →
וָאֶחְמֹל עַל־שֵׁם קָדְשִׁי אֲשֶׁר חִלְּלוּהוּ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר־בָּאוּ שָֽׁמָּה
But I had pity for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations, whither they came.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 779,892Open in the laboratory →
יְהוָה בְּהַשָּׁמַיִם חַסְדֶּךָ אֱמֽוּנָתְךָ עַד־שְׁחָקִֽים
Thy lovingkindness, O LORD, is in the heavens; Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the skies.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 875,741Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עשק — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עשק, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 470.
As a plain word it stands 14 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 26:20. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Eshek.
Questions
Is Esek in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, עשק appears 89,649 times in the Torah — 2.9% more than the 87,162 chance alone would give; the probability of 89,649 or more by chance alone is 2.6 × 10⁻¹⁷.
What is the shortest skip for Esek in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 8:26 — the shortest of 89,649 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 87,162.
What is the gematria of Esek in Hebrew?
Esek is spelled עשק — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 470.
How many times is Esek found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עשק appears 297,050 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.7% more than the 294,964 chance alone would give; the probability of 297,050 or more by chance alone is 6.3 × 10⁻⁵.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 87,162 here) beside the count.