Obadiah עבדיהו
Obadiah (עבדיהו) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Obadiah is found 139 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 85 (Deuteronomy 17:4) — about what chance alone gives (about 127).
- Found in the Torah
- 139
- Chance alone
- 127
- P (≥ found)
- 0.16
- Shortest skip
- 85
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 139 sequences of עבדיהו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 127).
The shortest skip at which עבדיהו appears in the Torah is 85 — the first at Deuteronomy 17:4, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–60,969), עבדיהו is found 830 times; chance alone would give about 809.
- Genesis 34
- Exodus 31
- Leviticus 28
- Numbers 27
- Deuteronomy 19
The shortest skips
וְהֻֽגַּד־לְךָ וְשָׁמָעְתָּ וְדָרַשְׁתָּ הֵיטֵב וְהִנֵּה אֱמֶת נָכוֹן הַדָּבָר נֶעֶשְׂתָה הַתּוֹעֵבָה הַזֹּאת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
and it be told thee, and thou hear it, then shalt thou inquire diligently, and, behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel;
skip 85, width 85 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 278,014Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־יִמָּצֵא בְקִרְבְּךָ בְּאַחַד שְׁעָרֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ אִישׁ אוֹ־אִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה אֶת־הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָֽה־אֱלֹהֶיךָ לַעֲבֹר בְּרִיתֽוֹ
If there be found in the midst of thee, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth that which is evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing His covenant,
skip 114, width 114 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 277,935Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת־הַפֶּסַח בָּרִאשׁוֹן בְּאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם בְּמִדְבַּר סִינָי כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה כֵּן עָשׂוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And they kept the passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at dusk, in the wilderness of Sinai; according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel.
skip 117, width 117 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 204,004Open in the laboratory →
וּשְׁתֵּי טַבְּעֹת זָהָב עָֽשָׂה־לוֹ מִתַּחַת לְזֵרוֹ עַל שְׁתֵּי צַלְעֹתָיו עַל שְׁנֵי צִדָּיו לְבָתִּים לְבַדִּים לָשֵׂאת אֹתוֹ בָּהֶֽם
And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for holders for staves wherewith to bear it.
skip 171, width 171 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 136,075Open in the laboratory →
לֹֽא־תִקֹּם וְלֹֽא־תִטֹּר אֶת־בְּנֵי עַמֶּךָ וְאָֽהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ אֲנִי יְהוָֽה
Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
skip 212, width 212 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 170,979Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
685 sequences of עבדיהו at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 694 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 34
- Exodus 31
- Leviticus 28
- Numbers 27
- Deuteronomy 21
- Joshua 22
- Judges 17
- Samuel 80
- Kings 51
- Isaiah 39
- Jeremiah 47
- Ezekiel 43
- The Twelve 32
- Psalms 48
- Proverbs 11
- Job 12
- Song of Songs 3
- Lamentations 6
- Ecclesiastes 2
- Esther 3
- Daniel 17
- Ezra–Nehemiah 22
- Chronicles 89
Outside the Torah
כַּאֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־שָׁמַעְתָּ בְּקוֹל יְהוָה וְלֹֽא־עָשִׂיתָ חֲרוֹן־אַפּוֹ בַּעֲמָלֵק עַל־כֵּן הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה עָשָֽׂה־לְךָ יְהוָה הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
Because thou didst not hearken to the voice of the LORD, and didst not execute His fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day.
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 430,905Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵן בְּנֵי הַגּוֹלָה וַיִּבָּדְלוּ עֶזְרָא הַכֹּהֵן אֲנָשִׁים רָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם וְכֻלָּם בְּשֵׁמוֹת וַיֵּשְׁבוּ בְּיוֹם אֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי לְדַרְיוֹשׁ הַדָּבָֽר
And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain heads of fathers’houses, after their fathers’houses, and all of them by their names, were separated; and they sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
skip 34, width 34 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,074,103Open in the laboratory →
שִׁלַּחְתִּי בָכֶם דֶּבֶר בְּדֶרֶךְ מִצְרַיִם הָרַגְתִּי בַחֶרֶב בַּחוּרֵיכֶם עִם שְׁבִי סֽוּסֵיכֶם וָאַעֲלֶה בְּאֹשׁ מַחֲנֵיכֶם וּֽבְאַפְּכֶם וְלֹֽא־שַׁבְתֶּם עָדַי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה
I have sent among you the pestilence in the way of Egypt; Your young men have I slain with the sword, And have carried away your horses; And I have made the stench of your camp to come up even into your nostrils; Yet have ye not returned unto Me, Saith the LORD.
skip 35, width 35 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 818,310Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עבדיהו — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עבדיהו, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 97.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 18:3. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- עובדיה — the name in Hebrew letters found 130 in the Torah (chance 127)
Questions
Is Obadiah in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 139 sequences of עבדיהו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 127).
What is the shortest skip for Obadiah in the Torah?
Skip 85, reading forward from Deuteronomy 17:4 — the shortest of 139 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 127.
What is the gematria of Obadiah in Hebrew?
Obadiah is spelled עבדיהו — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 97; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Obadiah found in the whole Tanakh?
685 sequences of עבדיהו at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 694 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 127 here) beside the count.