Ava עוה
Ava (עוה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Ivvah. In the Torah codes, Ava is found 1,015,817 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 3:7) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,019,736).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,015,817
- Chance alone
- 1,019,736
- 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
1,015,817 sequences of עוה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,019,736 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which עוה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 3:7, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), עוה is found 15,586,774 times; chance alone would give about 15,805,474.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 1,019,736 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 237,924
- Exodus 239,205
- Leviticus 164,052
- Numbers 200,953
- Deuteronomy 173,683
The shortest skips
וַתִּפָּקַחְנָה עֵינֵי שְׁנֵיהֶם וַיֵּדְעוּ כִּי עֵֽירֻמִּם הֵם וַֽיִּתְפְּרוּ עֲלֵה תְאֵנָה וַיַּעֲשׂוּ לָהֶם חֲגֹרֹֽת
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves girdles.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 3,276Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּרַח יְהוָה אֶת־רֵיחַ הַנִּיחֹחַ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־לִבּוֹ לֹֽא־אֹסִף לְקַלֵּל עוֹד אֶת־הָֽאֲדָמָה בַּעֲבוּר הָֽאָדָם כִּי יֵצֶר לֵב הָאָדָם רַע מִנְּעֻרָיו וְלֹֽא־אֹסִף עוֹד לְהַכּוֹת אֶת־כָּל־חַי כַּֽאֲשֶׁר עָשִֽׂיתִי
And the LORD smelled the sweet savour; and the LORD said in His heart: ‘I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 10,176Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה הֵן עַם אֶחָד וְשָׂפָה אַחַת לְכֻלָּם וְזֶה הַחִלָּם לַעֲשׂוֹת וְעַתָּה לֹֽא־יִבָּצֵר מֵהֶם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר יָזְמוּ לַֽעֲשֽׂוֹת
And the LORD said: ‘Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is what they begin to do; and now nothing will be withholden from them, which they purpose to do.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 12,989Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה וַיְהַֽלְלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה וַתֻּקַּח הָאִשָּׁה בֵּית פַּרְעֹֽה
And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 14,884Open in the laboratory →
וּלְאַבְרָם הֵיטִיב בַּעֲבוּרָהּ וַֽיְהִי־לוֹ צֹאן־וּבָקָר וַחֲמֹרִים וַעֲבָדִים וּשְׁפָחֹת וַאֲתֹנֹת וּגְמַלִּֽים
And he dealt well with Abram for her sake; and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 14,928Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
4,085,813 sequences of עוה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 4,114,533 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 237,924
- Exodus 239,205
- Leviticus 164,052
- Numbers 200,953
- Deuteronomy 183,156
- Joshua 177,679
- Judges 136,781
- Samuel 316,751
- Kings 333,133
- Isaiah 243,124
- Jeremiah 306,445
- Ezekiel 232,557
- The Twelve 217,086
- Psalms 235,967
- Proverbs 66,983
- Job 83,259
- Song of Songs 12,962
- Ruth 14,642
- Lamentations 18,479
- Ecclesiastes 35,809
- Esther 34,544
- Daniel 63,743
- Ezra–Nehemiah 140,242
- Chronicles 390,337
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי בעלות הַכֹּהֲנִים נֹשְׂאֵי אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה מִתּוֹךְ הַיַּרְדֵּן נִתְּקוּ כַּפּוֹת רַגְלֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶל הֶחָרָבָה וַיָּשֻׁבוּ מֵֽי־הַיַּרְדֵּן לִמְקוֹמָם וַיֵּלְכוּ כִתְמוֹל־שִׁלְשׁוֹם עַל־כָּל־גְּדוֹתָֽיו
And it came to pass, as the priests that bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the midst of the Jordan, as soon as the soles of the priests’feet were drawn up unto the dry ground, that the waters of the Jordan returned unto their place, and went over all its banks, as aforetime.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 309,889Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאכְלוּ מֵעֲבוּר הָאָרֶץ מִמָּֽחֳרַת הַפֶּסַח מַצּוֹת וְקָלוּי בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
And they did eat of the produce of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes and parched corn, in the selfsame day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 311,076Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁבֹּת הַמָּן מִֽמָּחֳרָת בְּאָכְלָם מֵעֲבוּר הָאָרֶץ וְלֹא־הָיָה עוֹד לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מָן וַיֹּאכְלוּ מִתְּבוּאַת אֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן בַּשָּׁנָה הַהִֽיא
And the manna ceased on the morrow, after they had eaten of the produce of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 311,132Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עוה — the Tanakh's own spelling: Ivvah. Searched as עוה, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 81.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Ezekiel 21:32. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- אווה — the name in Hebrew letters found 244,072 in the Torah (chance 243,618)
Questions
Does Ava appear in the Torah codes?
1,015,817 sequences of עוה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,019,736 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Ava in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 3:7 — the shortest of 1,015,817 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,019,736.
What is the gematria of Ava in Hebrew?
Ava is spelled עוה — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 81; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Ava found in the whole Tanakh?
4,085,813 sequences of עוה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 4,114,533 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,019,736 here) beside the count.