Pai פעו
Pai (פעו) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Pau, Pai. Pai appears 2,758,328 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–152,424), 1.9% more than chance alone would give (about 2,707,015; probability 1.7 × 10⁻²¹²).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 2,758,328
- Chance alone · every skip
- 2,707,015
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 1.7 × 10⁻²¹²
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 152,315
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 3 letters (2–152,424), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 174,989 found · chance alone about 174,651 (probability of 174,989 or more by chance alone: 0.21).
In the Torah
Across every skip (2–152,424), פעו appears 2,758,328 times in the Torah — 1.9% more than the 2,707,015 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,758,328 or more by chance alone is 1.7 × 10⁻²¹².
The shortest skip at which פעו appears in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 4:23, reading forward.
The longest skip at which פעו was found in the Torah is 152,315 — at Genesis 1:2, reading forward; a spelling of 3 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 152,424.
A three-letter spelling is common across every skip (2–152,424): in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 2,707,015 of it, so a large count is expected.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 700,761
- Exodus 574,408
- Leviticus 401,659
- Numbers 696,212
- Deuteronomy 385,288
Examples across the range
5 of the 2,758,328 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- פ ע וGenesis 4:23
… הַאְזֵנָּה אִמְרָתִי כִּי אִישׁ הָרַגְתִּי לְפִצְעִי וְיֶלֶד לְחַבֻּרָתִֽי
And Lamech said unto his wives: Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; Ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech; For I have slain a man for wounding me, And a young man for bruising me;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,270 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- פ ע וGenesis 4:23
Letter by letter
- פ ע וGenesis 12:15
וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה וַיְהַֽלְלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה וַתֻּקַּח הָאִשָּׁה בֵּית פַּרְעֹֽה
And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 14,882 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- פ ע וGenesis 12:15
- פExodus 2:2
וַתַּהַר הָאִשָּׁה וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתֵּרֶא אֹתוֹ כִּי־טוֹב הוּא וַֽתִּצְפְּנֵהוּ שְׁלֹשָׁה יְרָחִֽים
And the woman conceived, and bore a son; and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- עExodus 2:4
וַתֵּתַצַּב אֲחֹתוֹ מֵרָחֹק לְדֵעָה מַה־יֵּעָשֶׂה לֽוֹ
And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.
- וExodus 2:6
וַתִּפְתַּח וַתִּרְאֵהוּ אֶת־הַיֶּלֶד וְהִנֵּה־נַעַר בֹּכֶה וַתַּחְמֹל עָלָיו וַתֹּאמֶר מִיַּלְדֵי הָֽעִבְרִים זֶֽה
And she opened it, and saw it, even the child; and behold a boy that wept. And she had compassion on him, and said: ‘This is one of the Hebrews’children.’
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 79,084 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- פExodus 2:2
- פLeviticus 4:24
… בִּמְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִשְׁחַט אֶת־הָעֹלָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה חַטָּאת הֽוּא
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt-offering before the LORD; it is a sin-offering.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- עLeviticus 5:6
וְהֵבִיא אֶת־אֲשָׁמוֹ לַיהוָה עַל חַטָּאתוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָא נְקֵבָה מִן …
and he shall bring his forfeit unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him as concerning his sin.
- וLeviticus 5:23
וְהָיָה כִּֽי־יֶחֱטָא וְאָשֵׁם וְהֵשִׁיב אֶת־הַגְּזֵלָה אֲשֶׁר גָּזָל …
then it shall be, if he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took by robbery, or the thing which he hath gotten by oppression, or the deposit which was deposited with him, or the lost thing which he found,
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 145,590 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- פLeviticus 4:24
- פGenesis 1:2
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- עLeviticus 8:28
וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה אֹתָם מֵעַל כַּפֵּיהֶם וַיַּקְטֵר הַמִּזְבֵּחָה עַל־הָעֹלָה …
And Moses took them from off their hands, and made them smoke on the altar upon the burnt-offering; they were a consecration-offering for a sweet savour; it was an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
- וDeuteronomy 34:9
… עָלָיו וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֵלָיו בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה …
And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him; and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.
skip 152,315, width 152,315 — one row is 152,315 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 51 of the TorahOpen at skip 152,315 in the laboratory →
- פGenesis 1:2
Across the Tanakh
44,034,009 sequences of פעו across every skip (2–598,520) in the whole Tanakh, close to the 44,354,332 that chance alone would produce.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 743,211 found · chance alone about 737,825 (probability of 743,211 or more by chance alone: 1.9 × 10⁻¹⁰).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 2,903,890
- Exodus 2,412,755
- Leviticus 1,669,371
- Numbers 2,927,983
- Deuteronomy 1,660,900
- Joshua 1,273,513
- Judges 1,393,531
- Samuel 2,896,726
- Kings 2,686,722
- Isaiah 2,797,012
- Jeremiah 2,537,884
- Ezekiel 3,024,236
- The Twelve 2,110,921
- Psalms 3,615,887
- Proverbs 1,598,563
- Job 1,819,909
- Song of Songs 285,481
- Ruth 97,375
- Lamentations 306,441
- Ecclesiastes 304,667
- Esther 391,526
- Daniel 886,953
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,131,904
- Chronicles 3,299,859
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- פ ע וJudges 12:13
וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אַחֲרָיו אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל עַבְדּוֹן בֶּן־הִלֵּל הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִֽי
And after him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 367,643 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- פ ע וJudges 12:13
- פJoshua 7:17
… אֶת־מִשְׁפַּחַת יְהוּדָה וַיִּלְכֹּד אֵת מִשְׁפַּחַת הַזַּרְחִי וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת־מִשְׁפַּחַת הַזַּרְחִי …
And he brought near the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zerahites. And he brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man; and Zabdi was taken.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- עJoshua 7:19
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶל־עָכָן בְּנִי שִֽׂים־נָא …
And Joshua said unto Achan: ‘My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make confession unto Him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide nothing from me.’
- וJoshua 7:20
וַיַּעַן עָכָן אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיֹּאמַר אָמְנָה אָנֹכִי חָטָאתִי לַֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכָזֹאת וְכָזֹאת עָשִֽׂיתִי
And Achan answered Joshua, and said: ‘Of a truth I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 314,551 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- פJoshua 7:17
- פ2 Chronicles 36:22
… מֶלֶךְ פָּרַס לִכְלוֹת דְּבַר־יְהוָה בְּפִי יִרְמְיָהוּ הֵעִיר יְהוָה אֶת־רוּחַ …
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying:
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- עIsaiah 25:3
עַל־כֵּן יְכַבְּדוּךָ עַם־עָז קִרְיַת גּוֹיִם עָרִיצִים יִירָאֽוּךָ
Therefore shall the strong people glorify Thee, The city of the terrible nations shall fear Thee.
- וGenesis 1:3
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַֽיְהִי־אֽוֹר
And God said: ‘Let there be light.’ And there was light.
skip 598,390, width 598,390 — one row is 598,390 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,875 of the TanakhOpen at skip 598,390 in the laboratory →
- פ2 Chronicles 36:22
The spelling
פעו — the Tanakh's own spelling: Pau, Pai. Searched as פעו, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 156.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 36:39. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Pai in the Torah codes?
Across every skip (2–152,424), פעו appears 2,758,328 times in the Torah — 1.9% more than the 2,707,015 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,758,328 or more by chance alone is 1.7 × 10⁻²¹².
What is the shortest skip for Pai in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 4:23 — the shortest of 2,758,328 sequences across every skip (2–152,424), where chance alone would give about 2,707,015.
What is the gematria of Pai in Hebrew?
Pai is spelled פעו — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 156.
How many times is Pai found in the whole Tanakh?
44,034,009 sequences of פעו across every skip (2–598,520) in the whole Tanakh, close to the 44,354,332 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 2,707,015 across every skip (2–152,424) here) beside the count.