Hedva חדוה
In Hebrew letters the first name Hedva is written חדוה — given name. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 15,010 sequences of Hedva, the shortest at skip 3 (Leviticus 27:28); chance alone would give about 14,906.
- Found in the Torah
- 15,010
- Chance alone
- 14,906
- P (≥ found)
- 0.20
- Shortest skip
- 3
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, חדוה appears 15,010 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 14,906, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which חדוה appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Leviticus 27:28, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), חדוה is found 153,060 times; chance alone would give about 155,318.
- Genesis 3,689
- Exodus 3,270
- Leviticus 2,536
- Numbers 3,643
- Deuteronomy 1,872
The shortest skips
אַךְ־כָּל־חֵרֶם אֲשֶׁר יַחֲרִם אִישׁ לַֽיהוָה מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ מֵאָדָם וּבְהֵמָה וּמִשְּׂדֵה אֲחֻזָּתוֹ לֹא יִמָּכֵר וְלֹא יִגָּאֵל כָּל־חֵרֶם קֹֽדֶשׁ־קָֽדָשִׁים הוּא לַיהוָֽה
Notwithstanding, no devoted thing, that a man may devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, whether of man or beast, or of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 186,102Open in the laboratory →
וַיְסַפְּרוּ־לוֹ וַיֹּאמְרוּ בָּאנוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר שְׁלַחְתָּנוּ וְגַם זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבַשׁ הִוא וְזֶה־פִּרְיָֽהּ
And they told him, and said: ‘We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 210,551Open in the laboratory →
וְהִתְוַדּוּ אֶֽת־חַטָּאתָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ וְהֵשִׁיב אֶת־אֲשָׁמוֹ בְּרֹאשׁוֹ וַחֲמִישִׁתוֹ יֹסֵף עָלָיו וְנָתַן לַאֲשֶׁר אָשַׁם לֽוֹ
then they shall confess their sin which they have done; and he shall make restitution for his guilt in full, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him in respect of whom he hath been guilty.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 195,536Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי בְּאַחַת וְשֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה בָּֽרִאשׁוֹן בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ חָֽרְבוּ הַמַּיִם מֵעַל הָאָרֶץ וַיָּסַר נֹחַ אֶת־מִכְסֵה הַתֵּבָה וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה חָֽרְבוּ פְּנֵי הָֽאֲדָמָֽה
And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dried.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 9,778Open in the laboratory →
אוּלַי יֵשׁ חֲמִשִּׁים צַדִּיקִם בְּתוֹךְ הָעִיר הַאַף תִּסְפֶּה וְלֹא־תִשָּׂא לַמָּקוֹם לְמַעַן חֲמִשִּׁים הַצַּדִּיקִם אֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבָּֽהּ
Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt Thou indeed sweep away and not forgive the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 21,577Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חדוה appears 66,607 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 68,383, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 3,689
- Exodus 3,270
- Leviticus 2,536
- Numbers 3,643
- Deuteronomy 2,045
- Joshua 2,371
- Judges 1,804
- Samuel 6,572
- Kings 5,022
- Isaiah 3,866
- Jeremiah 3,965
- Ezekiel 4,396
- The Twelve 3,117
- Psalms 4,746
- Proverbs 1,598
- Job 1,610
- Song of Songs 269
- Ruth 185
- Lamentations 346
- Ecclesiastes 695
- Esther 546
- Daniel 1,862
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,318
- Chronicles 6,136
Outside the Torah
לְמַכֵּה מְלָכִים גְּדֹלִים כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּֽוֹ
To Him that smote great kings; For His mercy endureth for ever;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 931,360Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־עַבְדֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְעַם־מְדִינוֹת הַמֶּלֶךְ יֽוֹדְעִים אֲשֶׁר כָּל־אִישׁ וְאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר יָבֽוֹא־אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־הֶחָצֵר הַפְּנִימִית אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יִקָּרֵא אַחַת דָּתוֹ לְהָמִית לְבַד מֵאֲשֶׁר יֽוֹשִׁיט־לוֹ הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־שַׁרְבִיט הַזָּהָב וְחָיָה וַאֲנִי לֹא נִקְרֵאתי לָבוֹא אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ זֶה שְׁלוֹשִׁים יֽוֹם
’All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law for him, that he be put to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live; but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,027,983Open in the laboratory →
דּוֹמֶה דוֹדִי לִצְבִי אוֹ לְעֹפֶר הָֽאַיָּלִים הִנֵּה־זֶה עוֹמֵד אַחַר כָּתְלֵנוּ מַשְׁגִּיחַ מִן־הַֽחֲלֹּנוֹת מֵצִיץ מִן־הַֽחֲרַכִּֽים
My beloved is like a gazelle or a young hart; Behold, he standeth behind our wall, He looketh in through the windows, He peereth through the lattice.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 996,792Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חדוה — the name in Hebrew letters: given name. Searched as חדוה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 23.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Hedva appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, חדוה appears 15,010 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 14,906, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Hedva in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Leviticus 27:28 — the shortest of 15,010 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 14,906.
What is the gematria of Hedva in Hebrew?
Hedva is spelled חדוה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 23.
How many times is Hedva found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חדוה appears 66,607 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 68,383, so the count is in line with chance.
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