Pau פאו
In Hebrew letters the first name Pau is written פאו — male given name. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 418,012 sequences of Pau, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 26:9); chance alone would give about 420,094.
- Found in the Torah
- 418,012
- Chance alone
- 420,094
- 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
The Torah holds 418,012 sequences of פאו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 420,094).
The shortest skip at which פאו appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 26:9, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), פאו is found 6,383,389 times; chance alone would give about 6,511,273.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 420,094 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 126,055
- Exodus 78,716
- Leviticus 62,787
- Numbers 92,947
- Deuteronomy 57,507
The shortest skips
וַיִּקְרָא אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לְיִצְחָק וַיֹּאמֶר אַךְ הִנֵּה אִשְׁתְּךָ הִוא וְאֵיךְ אָמַרְתָּ אֲחֹתִי הִוא וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יִצְחָק כִּי אָמַרְתִּי פֶּן־אָמוּת עָלֶֽיהָ
And Abimelech called Isaac, and said: ‘Behold, of a surety she is thy wife; and how saidst thou: She is my sister?’ And Isaac said unto him: ‘Because I said: Lest I die because of her.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 34,940Open in the laboratory →
וַיֶּחֱרַד יִצְחָק חֲרָדָה גְּדֹלָה עַד־מְאֹד וַיֹּאמֶר מִֽי־אֵפוֹא הוּא הַצָּֽד־צַיִד וַיָּבֵא לִי וָאֹכַל מִכֹּל בְּטֶרֶם תָּבוֹא וָאֲבָרֲכֵהוּ גַּם־בָּרוּךְ יִהְיֶֽה
And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said: ‘Who then is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 37,796Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי בְנֵֽי־עֵשָׂו בְּנֵי אֱלִיפַז בְּכוֹר עֵשָׂו אַלּוּף תֵּימָן אַלּוּף אוֹמָר אַלּוּף צְפוֹ אַלּוּף קְנַֽז
These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the first-born of Esau: the chief of Teman, the chief of Omar, the chief of Zepho, the chief of Kenaz,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 52,899Open in the laboratory →
אַלּוּף מַגְדִּיאֵל אַלּוּף עִירָם אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי אֱדוֹם לְמֹֽשְׁבֹתָם בְּאֶרֶץ אֲחֻזָּתָם הוּא עֵשָׂו אֲבִי אֱדֽוֹם
the chief of Magdiel, the chief of Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau the father of the Edomites.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 54,018Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּחֲלֹם עוֹד חֲלוֹם אַחֵר וַיְסַפֵּר אֹתוֹ לְאֶחָיו וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה חָלַמְתִּֽי חֲלוֹם עוֹד וְהִנֵּה הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְהַיָּרֵחַ וְאַחַד עָשָׂר כּֽוֹכָבִים מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים לִֽי
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said: ‘Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream: and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 54,519Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
1,542,491 sequences of פאו at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,575,479 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 126,055
- Exodus 78,716
- Leviticus 62,787
- Numbers 92,947
- Deuteronomy 60,944
- Joshua 43,165
- Judges 58,720
- Samuel 134,141
- Kings 102,716
- Isaiah 94,844
- Jeremiah 92,545
- Ezekiel 106,302
- The Twelve 74,310
- Psalms 101,120
- Proverbs 40,036
- Job 60,520
- Song of Songs 7,751
- Ruth 2,985
- Lamentations 8,429
- Ecclesiastes 8,694
- Esther 10,929
- Daniel 29,970
- Ezra–Nehemiah 34,935
- Chronicles 108,930
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אַל־תִּירָא מִפְּנֵיהֶם כִּֽי־מָחָר כָּעֵת הַזֹּאת אָנֹכִי נֹתֵן אֶת־כֻּלָּם חֲלָלִים לִפְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־סוּסֵיהֶם תְּעַקֵּר וְאֶת־מַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶם תִּשְׂרֹף בָּאֵֽשׁ
And the LORD said unto Joshua: ‘Be not afraid because of them; for to-morrow at this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel; thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 322,741Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְכָל־עַם הַמִּלְחָמָה עִמּוֹ עֲלֵיהֶם עַל־מֵי מֵרוֹם פִּתְאֹם וַֽיִּפְּלוּ בָּהֶֽם
So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 322,781Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ כַּאֲשֶׁר אָֽמַר־לוֹ יְהוָה אֶת־סוּסֵיהֶם עִקֵּר וְאֶת־מַרְכְּבֹתֵיהֶם שָׂרַף בָּאֵֽשׁ
And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him; he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 322,931Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
פאו — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as פאו, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 87.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Pau in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 418,012 sequences of פאו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 420,094).
What is the shortest skip for Pau in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 26:9 — the shortest of 418,012 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 420,094.
What is the gematria of Pau in Hebrew?
Pau is spelled פאו — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 87.
How many times is Pau found in the whole Tanakh?
1,542,491 sequences of פאו at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,575,479 that chance alone would produce.
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