Etham אתם
Etham (אתם) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Etham is found 1,274,371 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 3:8) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,289,581).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,274,371
- Chance alone
- 1,289,581
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
1,274,371 sequences of אתם at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,289,581 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 3:8, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 20,723,615 sequences of אתם, against about 19,987,946 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 1,289,581 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 309,658
- Exodus 280,868
- Leviticus 208,930
- Numbers 247,891
- Deuteronomy 227,024
The shortest skips
וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶת־קוֹל יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים מִתְהַלֵּךְ בַּגָּן לְרוּחַ הַיּוֹם וַיִּתְחַבֵּא הָֽאָדָם וְאִשְׁתּוֹ מִפְּנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים בְּתוֹךְ עֵץ הַגָּֽן
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden toward the cool of the day; and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 3,333Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּדַע אָדָם עוֹד אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ שֵׁת כִּי שָֽׁת־לִי אֱלֹהִים זֶרַע אַחֵר תַּחַת הֶבֶל כִּי הֲרָגוֹ קָֽיִן
And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: ‘for God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,338Open in the laboratory →
וּלְשֵׁת גַּם־הוּא יֻלַּד־בֵּן וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ אֱנוֹשׁ אָז הוּחַל לִקְרֹא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָֽה
And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh; then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,396Open in the laboratory →
זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה בְּרָאָם וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמָם אָדָם בְּיוֹם הִבָּֽרְאָֽם
male and female created He them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,491Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְחִי אָדָם שְׁלֹשִׁים וּמְאַת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בִּדְמוּתוֹ כְּצַלְמוֹ וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ שֵֽׁת
And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,548Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אתם appears 4,151,230 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 4,157,206, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 309,658
- Exodus 280,868
- Leviticus 208,930
- Numbers 247,891
- Deuteronomy 237,085
- Joshua 114,939
- Judges 139,856
- Samuel 320,614
- Kings 355,746
- Isaiah 175,037
- Jeremiah 314,101
- Ezekiel 333,237
- The Twelve 177,442
- Psalms 190,487
- Proverbs 68,728
- Job 98,932
- Song of Songs 13,567
- Ruth 21,669
- Lamentations 17,385
- Ecclesiastes 37,981
- Esther 41,737
- Daniel 71,116
- Ezra–Nehemiah 107,108
- Chronicles 267,116
Outside the Torah
וְעַתָּה הִשָּֽׁבְעוּ־נָא לִי בַּֽיהוָה כִּי־עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּכֶם חָסֶד וַעֲשִׂיתֶם גַּם־אַתֶּם עִם־בֵּית אָבִי חֶסֶד וּנְתַתֶּם לִי אוֹת אֱמֶֽת
Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have dealt kindly with you, that ye also will deal kindly with my father’s house—and give me a true token—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,830Open in the laboratory →
וַיְצַוּוּ אֶת־הָעָם לֵאמֹר כִּרְאֽוֹתְכֶם אֵת אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּם נֹשְׂאִים אֹתוֹ וְאַתֶּם תִּסְעוּ מִמְּקוֹמְכֶם וַהֲלַכְתֶּם אַחֲרָֽיו
and they commanded the people, saying: ‘When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,726Open in the laboratory →
וְיָצְאוּ אַחֲרֵינוּ עַד הַתִּיקֵנוּ אוֹתָם מִן־הָעִיר כִּי יֹֽאמְרוּ נָסִים לְפָנֵינוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר בָּרִֽאשֹׁנָה וְנַסְנוּ לִפְנֵיהֶֽם
And they will come out after us, till we have drawn them away from the city; for they will say: They flee before us, as at the first; so we will flee before them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 315,655Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אתם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אתם, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 441.
As a plain word it stands 535 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 1:17. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Etham appear in the Torah codes?
1,274,371 sequences of אתם at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,289,581 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Etham in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 3:8 — the shortest of 1,274,371 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,289,581.
How is Etham spelled in Hebrew?
Etham is spelled אתם — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 441.
Is Etham in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אתם appears 4,151,230 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 4,157,206, 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 1,289,581 here) beside the count.