Bava בבא
In Hebrew letters the first name Bava is written בבא — given name. Bava appears 778,169 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.7% more than chance alone would give (about 764,986; probability 2.4 × 10⁻⁵¹).
- Found in the Torah
- 778,169
- Chance alone
- 764,986
- P (≥ found)
- 2.4 × 10⁻⁵¹
- 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, בבא appears 778,169 times in the Torah — 1.7% more than the 764,986 chance alone would give; the probability of 778,169 or more by chance alone is 2.4 × 10⁻⁵¹.
The shortest skip at which בבא appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:27, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), בבא is found 11,760,998 times; chance alone would give about 11,856,948.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 764,986 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 234,613
- Exodus 128,439
- Leviticus 116,456
- Numbers 165,594
- Deuteronomy 133,067
The shortest skips
וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָֽאָדָם בְּצַלְמוֹ בְּצֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים בָּרָא אֹתוֹ זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה בָּרָא אֹתָֽם
And God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,374Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה תוֹלְדוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ בְּהִבָּֽרְאָם בְּיוֹם עֲשׂוֹת יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶרֶץ וְשָׁמָֽיִם
These are the generations of the heaven and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,835Open in the laboratory →
זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה בְּרָאָם וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמָם אָדָם בְּיוֹם הִבָּֽרְאָֽם
male and female created He them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,473Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר הִקְרִיב לָבוֹא מִצְרָיְמָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־שָׂרַי אִשְׁתּוֹ הִנֵּה־נָא יָדַעְתִּי כִּי אִשָּׁה יְפַת־מַרְאֶה אָֽתְּ
And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife: ‘Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 14,687Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקָם שְׂדֵה עֶפְרוֹן אֲשֶׁר בַּמַּכְפֵּלָה אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי מַמְרֵא הַשָּׂדֶה וְהַמְּעָרָה אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ וְכָל־הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׂדֶה אֲשֶׁר בְּכָל־גְּבֻלוֹ סָבִֽיב
So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border thereof round about, were made sure
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 29,204Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, בבא appears 2,852,446 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.9% more than the 2,827,665 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,852,446 or more by chance alone is 2.6 × 10⁻⁴⁹.
- Genesis 234,613
- Exodus 128,439
- Leviticus 116,456
- Numbers 165,594
- Deuteronomy 138,377
- Joshua 85,615
- Judges 100,187
- Samuel 248,903
- Kings 278,332
- Isaiah 119,490
- Jeremiah 219,747
- Ezekiel 182,719
- The Twelve 125,797
- Psalms 128,345
- Proverbs 55,252
- Job 54,868
- Song of Songs 9,716
- Ruth 8,211
- Lamentations 14,384
- Ecclesiastes 21,964
- Esther 22,854
- Daniel 53,773
- Ezra–Nehemiah 96,581
- Chronicles 242,229
Outside the Torah
וַיֵּצְאוּ הֵם וְכָל־מַֽחֲנֵיהֶם עִמָּם עַם־רָב כַּחוֹל אֲשֶׁר עַל־שְׂפַת־הַיָּם לָרֹב וְסוּס וָרֶכֶב רַב־מְאֹֽד
And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea-shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 322,591Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיִּלְכְּדוּ שְׁנֵֽי־שָׂרֵי מִדְיָן אֶת־עֹרֵב וְאֶת־זְאֵב וַיַּהַרְגוּ אֶת־עוֹרֵב בְּצוּר־עוֹרֵב וְאֶת־זְאֵב הָרְגוּ בְיֶֽקֶב־זְאֵב וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ אֶל־מִדְיָן וְרֹאשׁ־עֹרֵב וּזְאֵב הֵבִיאוּ אֶל־גִּדְעוֹן מֵעֵבֶר לַיַּרְדֵּֽן
And they took the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb at the Rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the Winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian; and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond the Jordan.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 357,708Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּלֶךְ בַּמִּדְבָּר וַיָּסָב אֶת־אֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם וְאֶת־אֶרֶץ מוֹאָב וַיָּבֹא מִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁמֶשׁ לְאֶרֶץ מוֹאָב וַֽיַּחֲנוּן בְּעֵבֶר אַרְנוֹן וְלֹא־בָאוּ בִּגְבוּל מוֹאָב כִּי אַרְנוֹן גְּבוּל מוֹאָֽב
Then he walked through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and they pitched on the other side of the Arnon; but they came not within the border of Moab, for the Arnon was the border of Moab.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 365,362Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בבא — the name in Hebrew letters: given name. Searched as בבא, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 5.
As a plain word it stands 8 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 33:40. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Bava in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, בבא appears 778,169 times in the Torah — 1.7% more than the 764,986 chance alone would give; the probability of 778,169 or more by chance alone is 2.4 × 10⁻⁵¹.
What is the shortest skip for Bava in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:27 — the shortest of 778,169 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 764,986.
What is the gematria of Bava in Hebrew?
Bava is spelled בבא — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 5.
How many times is Bava found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, בבא appears 2,852,446 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.9% more than the 2,827,665 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,852,446 or more by chance alone is 2.6 × 10⁻⁴⁹.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 764,986 here) beside the count.