Eshcol אשכל
Eshcol (אשכל) is a person named in the Tanakh. Eshcol appears 37,214 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 37,499 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 37,214
- Chance alone
- 37,499
- P (≥ found)
- 0.93
- 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, אשכל appears 37,214 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 37,499, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which אשכל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 36:1, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), אשכל is found 379,345 times; chance alone would give about 390,731.
- Genesis 8,036
- Exodus 6,920
- Leviticus 5,693
- Numbers 6,745
- Deuteronomy 9,820
The shortest skips
וְעָשָׂה בְצַלְאֵל וְאָהֳלִיאָב וְכֹל אִישׁ חֲכַם־לֵב אֲשֶׁר נָתַן יְהוָה חָכְמָה וּתְבוּנָה בָּהֵמָּה לָדַעַת לַעֲשֹׂת אֶֽת־כָּל־מְלֶאכֶת עֲבֹדַת הַקֹּדֶשׁ לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהוָֽה
And Bezalel and Oholiab shall work, and every wise-hearted man, in whom the LORD hath put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all the work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD hath commanded.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 132,701Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא מֹשֶׁה אֶל־בְּצַלְאֵל וְאֶל־אָֽהֳלִיאָב וְאֶל כָּל־אִישׁ חֲכַם־לֵב אֲשֶׁר נָתַן יְהוָה חָכְמָה בְּלִבּוֹ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר נְשָׂאוֹ לִבּוֹ לְקָרְבָה אֶל־הַמְּלָאכָה לַעֲשֹׂת אֹתָֽהּ
And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab, and every wise-hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 132,800Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָם אֶת־שָׂרַי אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאֶת־לוֹט בֶּן־אָחִיו וְאֶת־כָּל־רְכוּשָׁם אֲשֶׁר רָכָשׁוּ וְאֶת־הַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂוּ בְחָרָן וַיֵּצְאוּ לָלֶכֶת אַרְצָה כְּנַעַן וַיָּבֹאוּ אַרְצָה כְּנָֽעַן
And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 14,377Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ בָּלָק כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַר בִּלְעָם וַיַּעַל פָּר וָאַיִל בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bullock and a ram on every altar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 229,008Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל־לָבָן הָבָה אֶת־אִשְׁתִּי כִּי מָלְאוּ יָמָי וְאָבוֹאָה אֵלֶֽיהָ
And Jacob said unto Laban: ‘Give me my wife, for my days are filled, that I may go in unto her.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 40,814Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אשכל appears 135,051 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 135,200, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 8,036
- Exodus 6,920
- Leviticus 5,693
- Numbers 6,745
- Deuteronomy 10,266
- Joshua 3,685
- Judges 4,169
- Samuel 13,973
- Kings 14,220
- Isaiah 6,207
- Jeremiah 9,696
- Ezekiel 7,579
- The Twelve 5,096
- Psalms 6,989
- Proverbs 2,336
- Job 3,184
- Song of Songs 398
- Ruth 644
- Lamentations 533
- Ecclesiastes 1,792
- Esther 1,961
- Daniel 2,829
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,974
- Chronicles 9,126
Outside the Torah
לָכֵן כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה אֶל־מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר לֹא יָבֹא אֶל־הָעִיר הַזֹּאת וְלֹֽא־יוֹרֶה שָׁם חֵץ וְלֹֽא־יְקַדְּמֶנָּה מָגֵן וְלֹֽא־יִשְׁפֹּךְ עָלֶיהָ סֹלְלָֽה
Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come unto this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor cast a mound against it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 564,665Open in the laboratory →
לָכֵן כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה אֶל־מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר לֹא יָבוֹא אֶל־הָעִיר הַזֹּאת וְלֹֽא־יוֹרֶה שָׁם חֵץ וְלֹֽא־יְקַדְּמֶנָּה מָגֵן וְלֹֽא־יִשְׁפֹּךְ עֳלֶיהָ סֹלְלָֽה
Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come unto this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor cast a mound against it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 612,507Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַתִּי לְךָ אוֹצְרוֹת חֹשֶׁךְ וּמַטְמֻנֵי מִסְתָּרִים לְמַעַן תֵּדַע כִּֽי־אֲנִי יְהוָה הַקּוֹרֵא בְשִׁמְךָ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I am the LORD, who call thee by thy name, even the God of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 621,469Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אשכל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אשכל, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 351.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:13. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Eshcol appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, אשכל appears 37,214 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 37,499, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Eshcol in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 36:1 — the shortest of 37,214 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 37,499.
What is the gematria of Eshcol in Hebrew?
Eshcol is spelled אשכל — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 351.
How many times is Eshcol found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אשכל appears 135,051 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 135,200, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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