Ab אבי
Ab (אבי) is a name in the Tanakh — father. In the Torah codes, Ab is found 1,489,858 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 5:13) — 0.9% above the 1,476,897 chance alone would give (probability of 1,489,858 or more by chance alone: 8.8 × 10⁻²⁷).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,489,858
- Chance alone
- 1,476,897
- P (≥ found)
- 8.8 × 10⁻²⁷
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 1,489,858 sequences of אבי at skips 2–5,000, 0.9% above what chance alone gives (about 1,476,897); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 8.8 × 10⁻²⁷ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 5:13, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 22,715,436 sequences of אבי, against about 22,891,272 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 1,476,897 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 477,532
- Exodus 271,570
- Leviticus 193,382
- Numbers 290,467
- Deuteronomy 256,907
The shortest skips
וַיְחִי קֵינָן אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־מַֽהֲלַלְאֵל אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה וּשְׁמֹנֶה מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת
And Kenan lived after he begot Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years, and begot sons and daughters.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,948Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּרְאוּ בְנֵי־הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶת־בְּנוֹת הָֽאָדָם כִּי טֹבֹת הֵנָּה וַיִּקְחוּ לָהֶם נָשִׁים מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר בָּחָֽרוּ
that the sons of nobles saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives, whomsoever they chose.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 6,861Open in the laboratory →
הַנְּפִלִים הָיוּ בָאָרֶץ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וְגַם אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵן אֲשֶׁר יָבֹאוּ בְּנֵי הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶל־בְּנוֹת הָֽאָדָם וְיָלְדוּ לָהֶם הֵמָּה הַגִּבֹּרִים אֲשֶׁר מֵעוֹלָם אַנְשֵׁי הַשֵּֽׁם
The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of nobles came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,004Open in the laboratory →
וַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אִתָּךְ וּבָאתָ אֶל־הַתֵּבָה אַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ וְאִשְׁתְּךָ וּנְשֵֽׁי־בָנֶיךָ אִתָּֽךְ
But I will establish My covenant with thee; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,697Open in the laboratory →
כִּי לְיָמִים עוֹד שִׁבְעָה אָֽנֹכִי מַמְטִיר עַל־הָאָרֶץ אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם וְאַרְבָּעִים לָיְלָה וּמָחִיתִי אֶֽת־כָּל־הַיְקוּם אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָֽאֲדָמָֽה
For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I blot out from off the face of the earth.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 8,124Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אבי appears 5,948,005 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 5,977,874, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 477,532
- Exodus 271,570
- Leviticus 193,382
- Numbers 290,467
- Deuteronomy 268,609
- Joshua 176,136
- Judges 225,050
- Samuel 536,528
- Kings 574,707
- Isaiah 282,031
- Jeremiah 448,094
- Ezekiel 378,628
- The Twelve 285,462
- Psalms 320,075
- Proverbs 105,564
- Job 154,061
- Song of Songs 18,479
- Ruth 28,032
- Lamentations 23,710
- Ecclesiastes 47,556
- Esther 42,232
- Daniel 119,294
- Ezra–Nehemiah 188,654
- Chronicles 492,152
Outside the Torah
וְלָרֽאוּבֵנִי וְלַגָּדִי וְלַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה אָמַר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לֵאמֹֽר
And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, spoke Joshua, saying:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 305,549Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל גֹּשׁוּ הֵנָּה וְשִׁמְעוּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶֽם
And Joshua said unto the children of Israel: ‘Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 308,156Open in the laboratory →
כְּאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף חֲלוּצֵי הַצָּבָא עָבְרוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לַמִּלְחָמָה אֶל עַֽרְבוֹת יְרִיחֽוֹ
about forty thousand ready armed for war passed on in the presence of the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 309,685Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אבי — the Tanakh's own spelling: father. Searched as אבי, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 13.
As a plain word it stands 206 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 4:20. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Abi, Abby.
Questions
Does Ab appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 1,489,858 sequences of אבי at skips 2–5,000, 0.9% above what chance alone gives (about 1,476,897); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 8.8 × 10⁻²⁷ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Ab in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 5:13 — the shortest of 1,489,858 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,476,897.
How is Ab spelled in Hebrew?
Ab is spelled אבי — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 13.
Is Ab in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אבי appears 5,948,005 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 5,977,874, 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 1,476,897 here) beside the count.