Eshtaol אשתאל
Eshtaol (אשתאל) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Eshtaol appears 4,951 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 4,950 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 4,951
- Chance alone
- 4,950
- P (≥ found)
- 0.50
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
4,951 sequences of אשתאל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 4,950 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which אשתאל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 33:8, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), אשתאל is found 40,611 times; chance alone would give about 39,014.
- Genesis 1,136
- Exodus 1,117
- Leviticus 840
- Numbers 955
- Deuteronomy 903
The shortest skips
וְהָיָה כְּצֵאת מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָאֹהֶל יָקוּמוּ כָּל־הָעָם וְנִצְּבוּ אִישׁ פֶּתַח אָהֳלוֹ וְהִבִּיטוּ אַחֲרֵי מֹשֶׁה עַד־בֹּאוֹ הָאֹֽהֱלָה
And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the Tent, that all the people rose up, and stood, every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the Tent.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 128,210Open in the laboratory →
וְרָאָה כָל־הָעָם אֶת־עַמּוּד הֶֽעָנָן עֹמֵד פֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל וְקָם כָּל־הָעָם וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ אִישׁ פֶּתַח אָהֳלֽוֹ
And when all the people saw the pillar of cloud stand at the door of the Tent, all the people rose up and worshipped, every man at his tent door.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 128,333Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אַל־תִּקְרַב הֲלֹם שַׁל־נְעָלֶיךָ מֵעַל רַגְלֶיךָ כִּי הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה עוֹמֵד עָלָיו אַדְמַת־קֹדֶשׁ הֽוּא
And He said: ‘Draw not nigh hither; put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 80,614Open in the laboratory →
רַק הַנָּשִׁים וְהַטַּף וְהַבְּהֵמָה וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה בָעִיר כָּל־שְׁלָלָהּ תָּבֹז לָךְ וְאָֽכַלְתָּ אֶת־שְׁלַל אֹיְבֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר נָתַן יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לָֽךְ
but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take for a prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 282,248Open in the laboratory →
וָאֶתְּנָה אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם נְתֻנִים לְאַהֲרֹן וּלְבָנָיו מִתּוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַעֲבֹד אֶת־עֲבֹדַת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וּלְכַפֵּר עַל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא יִהְיֶה בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל נֶגֶף בְּגֶשֶׁת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ
And I have given the Levites— they are given to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of Israel, through the children of Israel coming nigh unto the sanctuary.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 203,348Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אשתאל appears 14,820 times in the whole Tanakh — 3.2% more than the 14,360 chance alone would give; the probability of 14,820 or more by chance alone is 6.8 × 10⁻⁵.
- Genesis 1,136
- Exodus 1,117
- Leviticus 840
- Numbers 955
- Deuteronomy 981
- Joshua 402
- Judges 546
- Samuel 1,619
- Kings 1,484
- Isaiah 478
- Jeremiah 1,001
- Ezekiel 1,004
- The Twelve 449
- Psalms 473
- Proverbs 184
- Job 282
- Song of Songs 33
- Ruth 60
- Lamentations 54
- Ecclesiastes 126
- Esther 160
- Daniel 261
- Ezra–Nehemiah 285
- Chronicles 890
Outside the Torah
הֲלוֹא כִבְנֵי כֻשִׁיִּים אַתֶּם לִי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל נְאֻם־יְהוָה הֲלוֹא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל הֶעֱלֵיתִי מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וּפְלִשְׁתִּיִּים מִכַּפְתּוֹר וַאֲרָם מִקִּֽיר
Are ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto Me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, And the Philistines from Caphtor, And Aram from Kir?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 822,620Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּרְדוּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל הַפְּלִשְׁתִּים לִלְטוֹשׁ אִישׁ אֶת־מַחֲרַשְׁתּוֹ וְאֶת־אֵתוֹ וְאֶת־קַרְדֻּמּוֹ וְאֵת מַחֲרֵשָׁתֽוֹ
but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 402,285Open in the laboratory →
וַאדֹנָי הִשְׁמִיעַ אֶת־מַחֲנֵה אֲרָם קוֹל רֶכֶב קוֹל סוּס קוֹל חַיִל גָּדוֹל וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־אָחִיו הִנֵּה שָֽׂכַר־עָלֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־מַלְכֵי הַחִתִּים וְאֶת־מַלְכֵי מִצְרַיִם לָבוֹא עָלֵֽינוּ
For the Lord had made the host of the Arameans to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host; and they said one to another: ‘Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 539,429Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אשתאל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אשתאל, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 732.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Judges 13:25. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Eshtaol in the Torah codes?
4,951 sequences of אשתאל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 4,950 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Eshtaol in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 33:8 — the shortest of 4,951 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4,950.
What is the gematria of Eshtaol in Hebrew?
Eshtaol is spelled אשתאל — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 732.
How many times is Eshtaol found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אשתאל appears 14,820 times in the whole Tanakh — 3.2% more than the 14,360 chance alone would give; the probability of 14,820 or more by chance alone is 6.8 × 10⁻⁵.
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