Ether עתר
Ether (עתר) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Ether appears 386,334 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 387,303 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 386,334
- Chance alone
- 387,303
- P (≥ found)
- 0.94
- 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, עתר appears 386,334 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 387,303, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which עתר appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 27:25, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), עתר is found 6,223,786 times; chance alone would give about 6,003,026.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 387,303 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 90,039
- Exodus 98,922
- Leviticus 56,842
- Numbers 71,209
- Deuteronomy 69,322
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר הַגִּשָׁה לִּי וְאֹֽכְלָה מִצֵּיד בְּנִי לְמַעַן תְּבָֽרֶכְךָ נַפְשִׁי וַיַּגֶּשׁ־לוֹ וַיֹּאכַל וַיָּבֵא לוֹ יַיִן וַיֵּֽשְׁתְּ
And he said: ‘Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee.’ And he brought it near to him, and he did eat; and he brought him wine, and he drank.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 37,351Open in the laboratory →
וְהִנֵּה שֶׁבַע פָּרוֹת אֲחֵרוֹת עֹלוֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶן מִן־הַיְאֹר רָעוֹת מַרְאֶה וְדַקּוֹת בָּשָׂר וַֽתַּעֲמֹדְנָה אֵצֶל הַפָּרוֹת עַל־שְׂפַת הַיְאֹֽר
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and lean-fleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 60,142Open in the laboratory →
וְשֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים תִּזְרַע אֶת־אַרְצֶךָ וְאָסַפְתָּ אֶת־תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ
And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in the increase thereof;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 111,301Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתָּה תְּצַוֶּה אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִקְחוּ אֵלֶיךָ שֶׁמֶן זַיִת זָךְ כָּתִית לַמָּאוֹר לְהַעֲלֹת נֵר תָּמִֽיד
And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 118,182Open in the laboratory →
כֹּל מַפְרֶסֶת פַּרְסָה וְשֹׁסַעַת שֶׁסַע פְּרָסֹת מַעֲלַת גֵּרָה בַּבְּהֵמָה אֹתָהּ תֹּאכֵֽלוּ
Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is wholly cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 155,513Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,337,244 sequences of עתר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,339,480).
- Genesis 90,039
- Exodus 98,922
- Leviticus 56,842
- Numbers 71,209
- Deuteronomy 72,660
- Joshua 51,280
- Judges 41,732
- Samuel 79,875
- Kings 108,922
- Isaiah 73,443
- Jeremiah 90,956
- Ezekiel 93,597
- The Twelve 55,707
- Psalms 82,066
- Proverbs 36,855
- Job 37,891
- Song of Songs 6,235
- Ruth 6,983
- Lamentations 6,570
- Ecclesiastes 13,445
- Esther 12,970
- Daniel 21,776
- Ezra–Nehemiah 36,862
- Chronicles 90,407
Outside the Torah
וּלְכָלֵב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּה נָתַן חֵלֶק בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָה אֶל־פִּי יְהוָה לִֽיהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת־קִרְיַת אַרְבַּע אֲבִי הָעֲנָק הִיא חֶבְרֽוֹן
And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even Kiriath-arba, which Arba was the father of Anak—the same is Hebron.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 328,512Open in the laboratory →
וְכֹל אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל קָמוּ מִמְּקוֹמוֹ וַיַּעַרְכוּ בְּבַעַל תָּמָר וְאֹרֵב יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵגִיחַ מִמְּקֹמוֹ מִמַּֽעֲרֵה־גָֽבַע
And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and set themselves in array at Baal-tamar; and the liers-in-wait of Israel broke forth out of their place, even out of Maareh-geba.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 381,109Open in the laboratory →
וְרוּחַ יְהוָה סָרָה מֵעִם שָׁאוּל וּבִֽעֲתַתּוּ רֽוּחַ־רָעָה מֵאֵת יְהוָֽה
Now the spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD terrified him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 408,646Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עתר — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עתר, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 670.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ether in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, עתר appears 386,334 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 387,303, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Ether in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 27:25 — the shortest of 386,334 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 387,303.
What is the gematria of Ether in Hebrew?
Ether is spelled עתר — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 670.
How many times is Ether found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,337,244 sequences of עתר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,339,480).
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