Eshtemoa אשתמע
Eshtemoa (אשתמע) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 2,344 sequences of Eshtemoa, the shortest at skip 12 (Exodus 38:18); chance alone would give about 2,394.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,344
- Chance alone
- 2,394
- P (≥ found)
- 0.85
- Shortest skip
- 12
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 2,344 sequences of אשתמע at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,394).
The shortest skip at which אשתמע appears in the Torah is 12 — the first at Exodus 38:18, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), אשתמע is found 20,002 times; chance alone would give about 18,867.
- Genesis 449
- Exodus 637
- Leviticus 410
- Numbers 514
- Deuteronomy 334
The shortest skips
וּמָסַךְ שַׁעַר הֶחָצֵר מַעֲשֵׂה רֹקֵם תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר וְעֶשְׂרִים אַמָּה אֹרֶךְ וְקוֹמָה בְרֹחַב חָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת לְעֻמַּת קַלְעֵי הֶחָצֵֽר
And the screen for the gate of the court was the work of the weaver in colours, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 137,055Open in the laboratory →
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־כָּל־חֻקֹּתַי וְאֶת־כָּל־מִשְׁפָּטַי וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָם וְלֹא־תָקִיא אֶתְכֶם הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי מֵבִיא אֶתְכֶם שָׁמָּה לָשֶׁבֶת בָּֽהּ
Ye shall therefore keep all My statutes, and all Mine ordinances, and do them, that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, vomit you not out.
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 173,120Open in the laboratory →
לֹא־יִקַּח אִישׁ אֶת־אֵשֶׁת אָבִיו וְלֹא יְגַלֶּה כְּנַף אָבִֽיו
A man shall not take his father’s wife, and shall not uncover his father’s skirt.
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 285,586Open in the laboratory →
כִּי אִם־שָׁמֹר תִּשְׁמְרוּן אֶת־כָּל־הַמִּצְוָה הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוֶּה אֶתְכֶם לַעֲשֹׂתָהּ לְאַהֲבָה אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם לָלֶכֶת בְּכָל־דְּרָכָיו וּלְדָבְקָה־בֽוֹ
For if ye shall diligently keep all this commandment which I command you, to do it, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, and to cleave unto Him,
skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 269,882Open in the laboratory →
וְקִדָּה חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְשֶׁמֶן זַיִת הִֽין
and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin.
skip 23, width 23 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 124,232Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 7,409 sequences of אשתמע at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 7,534).
- Genesis 449
- Exodus 637
- Leviticus 410
- Numbers 514
- Deuteronomy 371
- Joshua 214
- Judges 256
- Samuel 542
- Kings 703
- Isaiah 311
- Jeremiah 477
- Ezekiel 538
- The Twelve 282
- Psalms 303
- Proverbs 113
- Job 195
- Song of Songs 24
- Ruth 26
- Lamentations 33
- Ecclesiastes 88
- Esther 64
- Daniel 115
- Ezra–Nehemiah 232
- Chronicles 512
Outside the Torah
וַיִּסְעוּ מִשָּׁם מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת הַדָּנִי מִצָּרְעָה וּמֵאֶשְׁתָּאֹל שֵֽׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת אִישׁ חָגוּר כְּלֵי מִלְחָמָֽה
And there set forth from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men girt with weapons of war.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 375,690Open in the laboratory →
הִשָּׁמֶר אַל־תֵּפֶן אֶל־אָוֶן כִּֽי־עַל־זֶה בָּחַרְתָּ מֵעֹֽנִי
Take heed, regard not iniquity; For this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 990,370Open in the laboratory →
חֲכַם לֵבָב וְאַמִּיץ כֹּחַ מִֽי־הִקְשָׁה אֵלָיו וַיִּשְׁלָֽם
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength; Who hath hardened himself against Him, and prospered?
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 970,420Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אשתמע — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אשתמע, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 811.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 21:14. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Eshtemoa in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 2,344 sequences of אשתמע at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,394).
What is the shortest skip for Eshtemoa in the Torah?
Skip 12, reading backward from Exodus 38:18 — the shortest of 2,344 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,394.
What is the gematria of Eshtemoa in Hebrew?
Eshtemoa is spelled אשתמע — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 811.
How many times is Eshtemoa found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 7,409 sequences of אשתמע at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 7,534).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 2,394 here) beside the count.