Iwao איוואו
In Hebrew letters the first name Iwao is written איוואו — given name. Iwao appears 2,528 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 5.5% more than chance alone would give (about 2,395; probability 0.0037).
- Found in the Torah
- 2,528
- Chance alone
- 2,395
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0037
- 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, איוואו appears 2,528 times in the Torah — 5.5% more than the 2,395 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,528 or more by chance alone is 0.0037.
The shortest skip at which איוואו appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 25:17, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–60,969), איוואו is found 14,930 times; chance alone would give about 15,230.
- Genesis 1,011
- Exodus 456
- Leviticus 331
- Numbers 374
- Deuteronomy 356
The shortest skips
וְלֹא תוֹנוּ אִישׁ אֶת־עֲמִיתוֹ וְיָרֵאתָ מֵֽאֱלֹהֶיךָ כִּי אֲנִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם
And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God; for I am the LORD your God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 180,424Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כִּרְאוֹתָהּ כִּֽי־עָזַב בִּגְדוֹ בְּיָדָהּ וַיָּנָס הַחֽוּצָה
And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 58,258Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם יַעֲקֹב אַחַי מֵאַיִן אַתֶּם וַיֹּאמְרוּ מֵחָרָן אֲנָֽחְנוּ
And Jacob said unto them: ‘My brethren, whence are ye?’ And they said: ‘Of Haran are we.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 40,008Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקֻמוּ מִשָּׁם הָֽאֲנָשִׁים וַיַּשְׁקִפוּ עַל־פְּנֵי סְדֹם וְאַבְרָהָם הֹלֵךְ עִמָּם לְשַׁלְּחָֽם
And the men rose up from thence, and looked out toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 21,230Open in the laboratory →
וְאַבְרָהָם הָיוֹ יִֽהְיֶה לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל וְעָצוּם וְנִבְרְכוּ בוֹ כֹּל גּוֹיֵי הָאָֽרֶץ
seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 21,278Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, איוואו appears 11,433 times in the whole Tanakh — 3.4% more than the 11,062 chance alone would give; the probability of 11,433 or more by chance alone is 0.00023.
- Genesis 1,011
- Exodus 456
- Leviticus 331
- Numbers 374
- Deuteronomy 426
- Joshua 352
- Judges 538
- Samuel 1,581
- Kings 1,097
- Isaiah 624
- Jeremiah 830
- Ezekiel 635
- The Twelve 562
- Psalms 548
- Proverbs 127
- Job 300
- Song of Songs 28
- Ruth 38
- Lamentations 34
- Ecclesiastes 59
- Esther 60
- Daniel 184
- Ezra–Nehemiah 284
- Chronicles 954
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי כִרְאוֹתוֹ אוֹתָהּ וַיִּקְרַע אֶת־בְּגָדָיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֲהָהּ בִּתִּי הַכְרֵעַ הִכְרַעְתִּנִי וְאַתְּ הָיִיתְ בְּעֹֽכְרָי וְאָנֹכִי פָּצִיתִי־פִי אֶל־יְהוָה וְלֹא אוּכַל לָשֽׁוּב
And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said: ‘Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art become my troubler; for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 366,480Open in the laboratory →
כִּי הִנְנִי קֹרֵא לְכָֽל־מִשְׁפְּחוֹת מַמְלְכוֹת צָפוֹנָה נְאֻם־יְהוָה וּבָאוּ וְֽנָתְנוּ אִישׁ כִּסְאוֹ פֶּתַח שַׁעֲרֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם וְעַל כָּל־חוֹמֹתֶיהָ סָבִיב וְעַל כָּל־עָרֵי יְהוּדָֽה
For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 643,206Open in the laboratory →
מִצְוַת שְׂפָתָיו וְלֹא אָמִישׁ מֵחֻקִּי צָפַנְתִּי אִמְרֵי־פִֽיו
I have not gone back from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured up the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 981,033Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
איוואו — the name in Hebrew letters: given name. Searched as איוואו, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 30.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Iwao in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, איוואו appears 2,528 times in the Torah — 5.5% more than the 2,395 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,528 or more by chance alone is 0.0037.
What is the shortest skip for Iwao in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Leviticus 25:17 — the shortest of 2,528 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,395.
What is the gematria of Iwao in Hebrew?
Iwao is spelled איוואו — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 30.
How many times is Iwao found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, איוואו appears 11,433 times in the whole Tanakh — 3.4% more than the 11,062 chance alone would give; the probability of 11,433 or more by chance alone is 0.00023.
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