Now עתה
Now is written עתה in Hebrew. Now appears 608,346 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.5% more than chance alone would give (about 599,491; probability 1.9 × 10⁻³⁰).
- Found in the Torah
- 608,346
- Chance alone
- 599,491
- P (≥ found)
- 1.9 × 10⁻³⁰
- 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, עתה appears 608,346 times in the Torah — 1.5% more than the 599,491 chance alone would give; the probability of 608,346 or more by chance alone is 1.9 × 10⁻³⁰.
The shortest skip at which עתה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 18:21, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), עתה is found 9,640,615 times; chance alone would give about 9,291,857.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 599,491 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 120,074
- Exodus 162,756
- Leviticus 104,320
- Numbers 111,247
- Deuteronomy 109,949
The shortest skips
אֵֽרֲדָה־נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה הַכְּצַעֲקָתָהּ הַבָּאָה אֵלַי עָשׂוּ כָּלָה וְאִם־לֹא אֵדָֽעָה
I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto Me; and if not, I will know.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 21,470Open in the laboratory →
וַתָּקָם רִבְקָה וְנַעֲרֹתֶיהָ וַתִּרְכַּבְנָה עַל־הַגְּמַלִּים וַתֵּלַכְנָה אַחֲרֵי הָאִישׁ וַיִּקַּח הָעֶבֶד אֶת־רִבְקָה וַיֵּלַֽךְ
And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man. And the servant took Rebekah, and went his way.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 32,513Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּשֵּׂג לָבָן אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹב וְיַעֲקֹב תָּקַע אֶֽת־אָהֳלוֹ בָּהָר וְלָבָן תָּקַע אֶת־אֶחָיו בְּהַר הַגִּלְעָֽד
And Laban came up with Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain; and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mountain of Gilead.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 44,836Open in the laboratory →
וַתֵּרֶד בַּת־פַּרְעֹה לִרְחֹץ עַל־הַיְאֹר וְנַעֲרֹתֶיהָ הֹלְכֹת עַל־יַד הַיְאֹר וַתֵּרֶא אֶת־הַתֵּבָה בְּתוֹךְ הַסּוּף וַתִּשְׁלַח אֶת־אֲמָתָהּ וַתִּקָּחֶֽהָ
And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe in the river; and her maidens walked along by the river-side; and she saw the ark among the flags, and sent her handmaid to fetch it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 79,216Open in the laboratory →
תְּבִאֵמוֹ וְתִטָּעֵמוֹ בְּהַר נַחֲלָֽתְךָ מָכוֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ פָּעַלְתָּ יְהוָה מִקְּדָשׁ אֲדֹנָי כּוֹנְנוּ יָדֶֽיךָ
Thou bringest them in, and plantest them in the mountain of Thine inheritance, The place, O LORD, which Thou hast made for Thee to dwell in, The sanctuary, O Lord, which Thy hands have established.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 100,559Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 2,007,177 sequences of עתה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,006,583).
- Genesis 120,074
- Exodus 162,756
- Leviticus 104,320
- Numbers 111,247
- Deuteronomy 114,622
- Joshua 74,775
- Judges 61,270
- Samuel 126,748
- Kings 165,261
- Isaiah 96,038
- Jeremiah 150,963
- Ezekiel 146,175
- The Twelve 89,482
- Psalms 103,924
- Proverbs 35,186
- Job 37,803
- Song of Songs 8,221
- Ruth 9,696
- Lamentations 9,967
- Ecclesiastes 20,410
- Esther 19,186
- Daniel 29,010
- Ezra–Nehemiah 59,677
- Chronicles 150,366
Outside the Torah
וְהִיא הֶעֱלָתַם הַגָּגָה וַֽתִּטְמְנֵם בְּפִשְׁתֵּי הָעֵץ הָעֲרֻכוֹת לָהּ עַל־הַגָּֽג
But she had brought them up to the roof, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had spread out upon the roof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,378Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־מֶלֶךְ הָעַי תָּלָה עַל־הָעֵץ עַד־עֵת הָעָרֶב וּכְבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ צִוָּה יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיֹּרִידוּ אֶת־נִבְלָתוֹ מִן־הָעֵץ וַיַּשְׁלִיכוּ אוֹתָהּ אֶל־פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הָעִיר וַיָּקִימוּ עָלָיו גַּל־אֲבָנִים גָּדוֹל עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the eventide; and at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his carcass down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised thereon a great heap of stones, unto this day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 317,079Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ בְּנֵי יוֹסֵף אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לֵאמֹר מַדּוּעַ נָתַתָּה לִּי נַחֲלָה גּוֹרָל אֶחָד וְחֶבֶל אֶחָד וַֽאֲנִי עַם־רָב עַד אֲשֶׁר־עַד־כֹּה בֵּֽרְכַנִי יְהוָֽה
And the children of Joseph spoke unto Joshua, saying: ‘Why hast thou given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me thus?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 331,444Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עתה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עתה, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 475.
As a plain word it stands 150 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 19:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Now in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, עתה appears 608,346 times in the Torah — 1.5% more than the 599,491 chance alone would give; the probability of 608,346 or more by chance alone is 1.9 × 10⁻³⁰.
What is the shortest skip for Now in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 18:21 — the shortest of 608,346 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 599,491.
What is the gematria of Now in Hebrew?
Now is spelled עתה — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 475.
How many times is Now found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 2,007,177 sequences of עתה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,006,583).
Search it yourself
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