Oholiav אהליאב
Oholiav (אהליאב) is a person named in the Tanakh — Oholiab. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 785 sequences of Oholiav, the shortest at skip 3 (Genesis 31:43); chance alone would give about 832.
- Found in the Torah
- 785
- Chance alone
- 832
- P (≥ found)
- 0.95
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 785 sequences of אהליאב at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 832).
The shortest skip at which אהליאב appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 31:43, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–60,969), אהליאב is found 5,091 times; chance alone would give about 5,292.
- Genesis 224
- Exodus 157
- Leviticus 132
- Numbers 129
- Deuteronomy 143
The shortest skips
וַיַּעַן לָבָן וַיֹּאמֶר אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹב הַבָּנוֹת בְּנֹתַי וְהַבָּנִים בָּנַי וְהַצֹּאן צֹאנִי וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה רֹאֶה לִי־הוּא וְלִבְנֹתַי מָֽה־אֶֽעֱשֶׂה לָאֵלֶּה הַיּוֹם אוֹ לִבְנֵיהֶן אֲשֶׁר יָלָֽדוּ
And Laban answered and said unto Jacob: ‘The daughters are my daughters, and the children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks, and all that thou seest is mine; and what can I do this day for these my daughters, or for their children whom they have borne?
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 45,910Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו יְהוָה בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא וַיֹּאמֶר אָנֹכִי אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אָבִיךָ אַל־תִּירָא כִּֽי־אִתְּךָ אָנֹכִי וּבֵֽרַכְתִּיךָ וְהִרְבֵּיתִי אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ בַּעֲבוּר אַבְרָהָם עַבְדִּֽי
And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said: ‘I am the God of Abraham thy father. Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for My servant Abraham’s sake.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 35,634Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אִם־יָבוֹא עֵשָׂו אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶה הָאַחַת וְהִכָּהוּ וְהָיָה הַמַּחֲנֶה הַנִּשְׁאָר לִפְלֵיטָֽה
And he said: ‘If Esau come to the one camp, and smite it, then the camp which is left shall escape.’
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 46,901Open in the laboratory →
כָּֽל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בְּמֵת בְּנֶפֶשׁ הָאָדָם אֲשֶׁר־יָמוּת וְלֹא יִתְחַטָּא אֶת־מִשְׁכַּן יְהוָה טִמֵּא וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל כִּי מֵי נִדָּה לֹא־זֹרַק עָלָיו טָמֵא יִהְיֶה עוֹד טֻמְאָתוֹ בֽוֹ
Whosoever toucheth the dead, even the body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself—he hath defiled the tabernacle of the LORD—that soul shall be cut off from Israel; because the water of sprinkling was not dashed against him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.
skip 28, width 28 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 221,346Open in the laboratory →
וְאַף־גַּם־זֹאת בִּֽהְיוֹתָם בְּאֶרֶץ אֹֽיְבֵיהֶם לֹֽא־מְאַסְתִּים וְלֹֽא־גְעַלְתִּים לְכַלֹּתָם לְהָפֵר בְּרִיתִי אִתָּם כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם
And yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break My covenant with them; for I am the LORD their God.
skip 32, width 32 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 184,514Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אהליאב appears 2,988 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,984, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 224
- Exodus 157
- Leviticus 132
- Numbers 129
- Deuteronomy 163
- Joshua 76
- Judges 118
- Samuel 342
- Kings 352
- Isaiah 111
- Jeremiah 282
- Ezekiel 170
- The Twelve 144
- Psalms 79
- Proverbs 18
- Job 42
- Song of Songs 6
- Ruth 7
- Lamentations 10
- Ecclesiastes 18
- Esther 36
- Daniel 64
- Ezra–Nehemiah 78
- Chronicles 230
Outside the Torah
וְאַתָּה אַל־תִּירָא עַבְדִּי יַעֲקֹב נְאֻם־יְהֹוָה וְאַל־תֵּחַת יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי הִנְנִי מוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ מֵֽרָחוֹק וְאֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ מֵאֶרֶץ שִׁבְיָם וְשָׁב יַעֲקֹב וְשָׁקַט וְשַׁאֲנַן וְאֵין מַחֲרִֽיד
Therefore fear thou not, O Jacob My servant, saith the LORD; Neither be dismayed, O Israel; For, lo, I will save thee from afar, And thy seed from the land of their captivity; And Jacob shall again be quiet and at ease, And none shall make him afraid.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 686,448Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתָּה אַל־תִּירָא עַבְדִּי יַֽעֲקֹב וְאַל־תֵּחַת יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי הִנְנִי מוֹשִֽׁעֲךָ מֵֽרָחוֹק וְאֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ מֵאֶרֶץ שִׁבְיָם וְשָׁב יַעֲקוֹב וְשָׁקַט וְשַׁאֲנַן וְאֵין מַחֲרִֽיד
But fear not thou, O Jacob My servant, Neither be dismayed, O Israel; For, lo, I will save thee from afar, And thy seed from the land of their captivity; And Jacob shall again be quiet and at ease, And none shall make him afraid.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 713,968Open in the laboratory →
אַתָּה אַל־תִּירָא עַבְדִּי יַֽעֲקֹב נְאֻם־יְהוָה כִּי אִתְּךָ אָנִי כִּי אֶעֱשֶׂה כָלָה בְּכָֽל־הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר הִדַּחְתִּיךָ שָׁמָּה וְאֹֽתְךָ לֹא־אֶעֱשֶׂה כָלָה וְיִסַּרְתִּיךָ לַמִּשְׁפָּט וְנַקֵּה לֹא אֲנַקֶּֽךָּ
Fear not thou, O Jacob My servant, saith the LORD, For I am with thee; For I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee, But I will not make a full end of thee; And I will correct thee in measure, But will not utterly destroy thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 714,053Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אהליאב — the Tanakh's own spelling: Oholiab. Searched as אהליאב, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 49.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 31:6. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Aholiab.
Questions
Does Oholiav appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 785 sequences of אהליאב at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 832).
What is the shortest skip for Oholiav in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Genesis 31:43 — the shortest of 785 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 832.
What is the gematria of Oholiav in Hebrew?
Oholiav is spelled אהליאב — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 49.
How many times is Oholiav found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אהליאב appears 2,988 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,984, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 832 here) beside the count.