Oboth אבת
Oboth (אבת) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 836,219 sequences of Oboth, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 12:17); chance alone would give about 840,104.
- Found in the Torah
- 836,219
- Chance alone
- 840,104
- 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
At skips 2–5,000, אבת appears 836,219 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 840,104, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which אבת appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 12:17, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), אבת is found 12,903,641 times; chance alone would give about 13,021,243.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 840,104 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 220,753
- Exodus 162,899
- Leviticus 143,756
- Numbers 155,678
- Deuteronomy 153,133
The shortest skips
וַיְנַגַּע יְהוָה אֶת־פַּרְעֹה נְגָעִים גְּדֹלִים וְאֶת־בֵּיתוֹ עַל־דְּבַר שָׂרַי אֵשֶׁת אַבְרָֽם
And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram’s wife.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 15,000Open in the laboratory →
כִּי יְדַעְתִּיו לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר יְצַוֶּה אֶת־בָּנָיו וְאֶת־בֵּיתוֹ אַחֲרָיו וְשָֽׁמְרוּ דֶּרֶךְ יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת צְדָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּט לְמַעַן הָבִיא יְהוָה עַל־אַבְרָהָם אֵת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר עָלָֽיו
For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which He hath spoken of him.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 21,347Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֶּה נָּא־אֲדֹנַי סוּרוּ נָא אֶל־בֵּית עַבְדְּכֶם וְלִינוּ וְרַחֲצוּ רַגְלֵיכֶם וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּם וַהֲלַכְתֶּם לְדַרְכְּכֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹּא כִּי בָרְחוֹב נָלִֽין
and he said: ‘Behold now, my lords, turn aside, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your way.’ And they said: ‘Nay; but we will abide in the broad place all night.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 22,270Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּפְצַר־בָּם מְאֹד וַיָּסֻרוּ אֵלָיו וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם מִשְׁתֶּה וּמַצּוֹת אָפָה וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ
And he urged them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 22,358Open in the laboratory →
אִם־לֹא אֶל־בֵּית־אָבִי תֵּלֵךְ וְאֶל־מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי וְלָקַחְתָּ אִשָּׁה לִבְנִֽי
But thou shalt go unto my father’s house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 31,286Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
2,742,227 sequences of אבת at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 2,740,515 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 220,753
- Exodus 162,899
- Leviticus 143,756
- Numbers 155,678
- Deuteronomy 158,723
- Joshua 79,147
- Judges 91,113
- Samuel 218,308
- Kings 246,512
- Isaiah 110,311
- Jeremiah 205,133
- Ezekiel 217,445
- The Twelve 112,676
- Psalms 119,928
- Proverbs 48,588
- Job 60,062
- Song of Songs 8,534
- Ruth 13,552
- Lamentations 11,837
- Ecclesiastes 23,838
- Esther 21,807
- Daniel 49,205
- Ezra–Nehemiah 73,335
- Chronicles 189,087
Outside the Torah
וַיִּשְׁלַח יְהוֹשֻׁעַ־בִּן־נוּן מִֽן־הַשִּׁטִּים שְׁנַֽיִם־אֲנָשִׁים מְרַגְּלִים חֶרֶשׁ לֵאמֹר לְכוּ רְאוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְאֶת־יְרִיחוֹ וַיֵּלְכוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ בֵּית־אִשָּׁה זוֹנָה וּשְׁמָהּ רָחָב וַיִּשְׁכְּבוּ־שָֽׁמָּה
And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two spies secretly, saying: ‘Go view the land, and Jericho.’ And they went, and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,090Open in the laboratory →
אַךְ רָחוֹק יִהְיֶה בֵּֽינֵיכֶם ובינו כְּאַלְפַּיִם אַמָּה בַּמִּדָּה אַֽל־תִּקְרְבוּ אֵלָיו לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר־תֵּֽדְעוּ אֶת־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר תֵּֽלְכוּ־בָהּ כִּי לֹא עֲבַרְתֶּם בַּדֶּרֶךְ מִתְּמוֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם
Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure; come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go; for ye have not passed this way heretofore.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,871Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כִשְׁמֹעַ כָּל־מַלְכֵי הָאֱמֹרִי אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן יָמָּה וְכָל־מַלְכֵי הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַיָּם אֵת אֲשֶׁר־הוֹבִישׁ יְהוָה אֶת־מֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן מִפְּנֵי בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד־עברנו וַיִּמַּס לְבָבָם וְלֹא־הָיָה בָם עוֹד רוּחַ מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, that were by the sea, heard how that the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel, until they were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 310,467Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אבת — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אבת, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 403.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 12:3. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Oboth appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, אבת appears 836,219 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 840,104, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Oboth in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 12:17 — the shortest of 836,219 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 840,104.
What is the gematria of Oboth in Hebrew?
Oboth is spelled אבת — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 403.
How many times is Oboth found in the whole Tanakh?
2,742,227 sequences of אבת at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 2,740,515 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 840,104 here) beside the count.