Oved (Obed · עובד)
Oved (Obed · עובד) is a person named in the Tanakh. Oved (Obed) appears 13,632 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 13,590 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 13,632
- Chance alone
- 13,590
- P (≥ found)
- 0.36
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 13,632 sequences of עובד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 13,590).
The shortest skip at which עובד appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 35:29, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), עובד is found 138,928 times; chance alone would give about 141,605.
- Genesis 3,780
- Exodus 2,884
- Leviticus 1,898
- Numbers 3,078
- Deuteronomy 1,992
The shortest skips
כָּל־אִישׁ וְאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר נָדַב לִבָּם אֹתָם לְהָבִיא לְכָל־הַמְּלָאכָה אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה הֵבִיאוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל נְדָבָה לַיהוָֽה
The children of Israel brought a freewill-offering unto the LORD; every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all the work, which the LORD had commanded by the hand of Moses to be made.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 132,362Open in the laboratory →
וַיְכַס הֶעָנָן אֶת־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וּכְבוֹד יְהוָה מָלֵא אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן
Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 141,399Open in the laboratory →
וְהִקְרִיב אַהֲרֹן אֶת־פַּר הַחַטָּאת אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וְכִפֶּר בַּעֲדוֹ וּבְעַד בֵּיתֽוֹ
And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 166,296Open in the laboratory →
וְהִקְרִיב אַהֲרֹן אֶת־פַּר הַֽחַטָּאת אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וְכִפֶּר בַּֽעֲדוֹ וּבְעַד בֵּיתוֹ וְשָׁחַט אֶת־פַּר הַֽחַטָּאת אֲשֶׁר־לֽוֹ
And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 166,543Open in the laboratory →
וְכָל־אָדָם לֹא־יִהְיֶה בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד בְּבֹאוֹ לְכַפֵּר בַּקֹּדֶשׁ עַד־צֵאתוֹ וְכִפֶּר בַּעֲדוֹ וּבְעַד בֵּיתוֹ וּבְעַד כָּל־קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And there shall be no man in the tent of meeting when he goeth in to make atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the assembly of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 166,968Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 71,106 sequences of עובד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 71,018).
- Genesis 3,780
- Exodus 2,884
- Leviticus 1,898
- Numbers 3,078
- Deuteronomy 2,157
- Joshua 2,302
- Judges 2,129
- Samuel 7,595
- Kings 5,208
- Isaiah 4,044
- Jeremiah 4,591
- Ezekiel 4,098
- The Twelve 3,150
- Psalms 5,365
- Proverbs 2,027
- Job 2,167
- Song of Songs 278
- Ruth 272
- Lamentations 327
- Ecclesiastes 677
- Esther 738
- Daniel 2,052
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,075
- Chronicles 7,214
Outside the Torah
וַיִּדַּר יִפְתָּח נֶדֶר לַיהוָה וַיֹּאמַר אִם־נָתוֹן תִּתֵּן אֶת־בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן בְּיָדִֽי
And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said: ‘If Thou wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 366,143Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁמַע דָּוִד בַּמִּדְבָּר כִּֽי־גֹזֵז נָבָל אֶת־צֹאנֽוֹ
And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 424,522Open in the laboratory →
לָכֵן גָּלָה עַמִּי מִבְּלִי־דָעַת וּכְבוֹדוֹ מְתֵי רָעָב וַהֲמוֹנוֹ צִחֵה צָמָֽא
Therefore My people are gone into captivity, For want of knowledge; And their honourable men are famished, And their multitude are parched with thirst.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 580,188Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עובד — the Tanakh's own spelling: Obed. Searched as עובד, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 82.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at Ruth 4:17. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Obed.
Questions
Does Oved (Obed) appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 13,632 sequences of עובד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 13,590).
What is the shortest skip for Oved (Obed) in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 35:29 — the shortest of 13,632 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 13,590.
What is the gematria of Oved (Obed) in Hebrew?
Oved is spelled עובד — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 82.
How many times is Oved (Obed) found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 71,106 sequences of עובד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 71,018).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 13,590 here) beside the count.