Etam עיטם
Etam (עיטם) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 5,352 sequences of Etam, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 25:5); chance alone would give about 5,531.
- Found in the Torah
- 5,352
- Chance alone
- 5,531
- P (≥ found)
- 0.99
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
5,352 sequences of עיטם at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 5,531 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 25:5, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 62,236 sequences of עיטם, against about 57,632 from chance alone.
- Genesis 913
- Exodus 1,304
- Leviticus 1,126
- Numbers 1,247
- Deuteronomy 762
The shortest skips
וְעֹרֹת אֵילִם מְאָדָּמִים וְעֹרֹת תְּחָשִׁים וַעֲצֵי שִׁטִּֽים
and rams’skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 113,604Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשׂוּ אֲרוֹן עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים אַמָּתַיִם וָחֵצִי אָרְכּוֹ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי רָחְבּוֹ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי קֹמָתֽוֹ
And they shall make an ark of acacia-wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 113,748Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ בַדֵּי עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים וְצִפִּיתָ אֹתָם זָהָֽב
And thou shalt make staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 113,919Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ שֻׁלְחָן עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים אַמָּתַיִם אָרְכּוֹ וְאַמָּה רָחְבּוֹ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי קֹמָתֽוֹ
And thou shalt make a table of acacia-wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 114,390Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ אֶת־הַבַּדִּים עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים וְצִפִּיתָ אֹתָם זָהָב וְנִשָּׂא־בָם אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָֽן
And thou shalt make the staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 114,602Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עיטם appears 22,328 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 22,339, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 913
- Exodus 1,304
- Leviticus 1,126
- Numbers 1,247
- Deuteronomy 805
- Joshua 596
- Judges 592
- Samuel 1,105
- Kings 1,442
- Isaiah 1,419
- Jeremiah 1,225
- Ezekiel 1,293
- The Twelve 1,173
- Psalms 2,257
- Proverbs 901
- Job 1,144
- Song of Songs 104
- Ruth 129
- Lamentations 163
- Ecclesiastes 364
- Esther 230
- Daniel 445
- Ezra–Nehemiah 831
- Chronicles 1,520
Outside the Torah
וַיִּקְרָא עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ בִּדְבַר יְהוָה וַיֹּאמֶר מִזְבֵּחַ מִזְבֵּחַ כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה הִנֵּֽה־בֵן נוֹלָד לְבֵית־דָּוִד יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ שְׁמוֹ וְזָבַח עָלֶיךָ אֶת־כֹּהֲנֵי הַבָּמוֹת הַמַּקְטִרִים עָלֶיךָ וְעַצְמוֹת אָדָם יִשְׂרְפוּ עָלֶֽיךָ
And he cried against the altar by the word of the LORD, and said: ‘O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD: Behold, a son shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he sacrifice the priests of the high places that offer upon thee, and men’s bones shall they burn upon thee.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 506,041Open in the laboratory →
הָעָם הַמַּכְעִיסִים אוֹתִי עַל־פָּנַי תָּמִיד זֹֽבְחִים בַּגַּנּוֹת וּֽמְקַטְּרִים עַל־הַלְּבֵנִֽים
A people that provoke Me to My face continually, that sacrifice in gardens, and burn incense upon bricks;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 639,660Open in the laboratory →
גַּם כִּֽי־אֵלֵךְ בְּגֵיא צַלְמָוֶת לֹא־אִירָא רָע כִּי־אַתָּה עִמָּדִי שִׁבְטְךָ וּמִשְׁעַנְתֶּךָ הֵמָּה יְנַֽחֲמֻֽנִי
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 868,903Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עיטם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עיטם, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 129.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at Judges 15:8. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Etam appear in the Torah codes?
5,352 sequences of עיטם at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 5,531 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Etam in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 25:5 — the shortest of 5,352 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 5,531.
How is Etam spelled in Hebrew?
Etam is spelled עיטם — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 129.
Is Etam in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עיטם appears 22,328 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 22,339, 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 5,531 here) beside the count.