Etrog אתרוג
Etrog — in Hebrew אתרוג — citron, one of the four species of Sukkot. In the Torah codes, Etrog is found 629 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 10 (Leviticus 25:47) — about what chance alone gives (about 635).
- Found in the Torah
- 629
- Chance alone
- 635
- P (≥ found)
- 0.60
- Shortest skip
- 10
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 629 sequences of אתרוג at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 635).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 10 — the first at Leviticus 25:47, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 4,827 sequences of אתרוג, against about 5,002 from chance alone.
- Genesis 150
- Exodus 135
- Leviticus 137
- Numbers 99
- Deuteronomy 108
The shortest skips
וְכִי תַשִּׂיג יַד גֵּר וְתוֹשָׁב עִמָּךְ וּמָךְ אָחִיךָ עִמּוֹ וְנִמְכַּר לְגֵר תּוֹשָׁב עִמָּךְ אוֹ לְעֵקֶר מִשְׁפַּחַת גֵּֽר
And if a stranger who is a settler with thee be waxen rich, and thy brother be waxen poor beside him, and sell himself unto the stranger who is a settler with thee, or to the offshoot of a stranger’s family,
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 181,913Open in the laboratory →
וְהַלְוִיִּם לֹא הָתְפָּקְדוּ בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 190,192Open in the laboratory →
אוֹ־דֹדוֹ אוֹ בֶן־דֹּדוֹ יִגְאָלֶנּוּ אֽוֹ־מִשְּׁאֵר בְּשָׂרוֹ מִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ יִגְאָלֶנּוּ אֽוֹ־הִשִּׂיגָה יָדוֹ וְנִגְאָֽל
or his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be waxen rich, he may redeem himself.
skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 181,958Open in the laboratory →
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִקַּח אֶת־אֲחֹתוֹ בַּת־אָבִיו אוֹ בַת־אִמּוֹ וְרָאָה אֶת־עֶרְוָתָהּ וְהִֽיא־תִרְאֶה אֶת־עֶרְוָתוֹ חֶסֶד הוּא וְנִכְרְתוּ לְעֵינֵי בְּנֵי עַמָּם עֶרְוַת אֲחֹתוֹ גִּלָּה עֲוֺנוֹ יִשָּֽׂא
And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness: it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
skip 26, width 26 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 172,771Open in the laboratory →
וְהַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־תֹּאכַל בָּשָׂר מִזֶּבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים אֲשֶׁר לַיהוָה וְטֻמְאָתוֹ עָלָיו וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מֵעַמֶּֽיהָ
But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, that pertain unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from his people.
skip 28, width 28 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 149,925Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אתרוג appears 2,544 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,597, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 150
- Exodus 135
- Leviticus 137
- Numbers 99
- Deuteronomy 125
- Joshua 134
- Judges 114
- Samuel 207
- Kings 182
- Isaiah 163
- Jeremiah 154
- Ezekiel 226
- The Twelve 157
- Psalms 136
- Proverbs 48
- Job 78
- Song of Songs 4
- Ruth 14
- Lamentations 6
- Ecclesiastes 17
- Esther 28
- Daniel 40
- Ezra–Nehemiah 46
- Chronicles 144
Outside the Torah
בְּיָמָיו עָלָה פַרְעֹה נְכֹה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם עַל־מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר עַל־נְהַר־פְּרָת וַיֵּלֶךְ הַמֶּלֶךְ יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ לִקְרָאתוֹ וַיְמִיתֵהוּ בִּמְגִדּוֹ כִּרְאֹתוֹ אֹתֽוֹ
In his days Pharaoh-necoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates; and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 571,799Open in the laboratory →
וַיְצַוֶּה יִרְמְיָהוּ אֶת־בָּרוּךְ לֵאמֹר אֲנִי עָצוּר לֹא אוּכַל לָבוֹא בֵּית יְהוָֽה
And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying: ‘I am detained, I cannot go into the house of the LORD;
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 697,668Open in the laboratory →
אַל־תַּהַרְגֵם פֶּֽן־יִשְׁכְּחוּ עַמִּי הֲנִיעֵמוֹ בְחֵילְךָ וְהוֹרִידֵמוֹ מָֽגִנֵּנוּ אֲדֹנָֽי
Slay them not, lest my people forget, make them wander to and fro by Thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 888,253Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אתרוג — a Hebrew word: citron, one of the four species of Sukkot. Searched as אתרוג, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 610.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Etrog in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 629 sequences of אתרוג at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 635).
What is the shortest skip for Etrog in the Torah?
Skip 10, reading forward from Leviticus 25:47 — the shortest of 629 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 635.
How is Etrog spelled in Hebrew?
Etrog is spelled אתרוג — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 610.
Is Etrog in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אתרוג appears 2,544 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,597, 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 635 here) beside the count.