Biblical names

Phuvah פואה

Phuvah (פואה) is a person named in the Tanakh — Puah, Puvah. In the Torah codes, Phuvah is found 37,490 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Leviticus 2:6) — about what chance alone gives (about 38,338).

Found in the Torah
37,490
Chance alone
38,338
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

37,490 sequences of פואה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 38,338 that chance alone would produce.

The shortest skip at which פואה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 2:6, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), פואה is found 387,533 times; chance alone would give about 399,479.

  • Genesis 9,855
  • Exodus 7,519
  • Leviticus 6,368
  • Numbers 8,516
  • Deuteronomy 5,232

The shortest skips

  1. Leviticus 2:6ויקרא ב:וskip 2, forward

    פָּתוֹת אֹתָהּ פִּתִּים וְיָצַקְתָּ עָלֶיהָ שָׁמֶן מִנְחָה הִֽוא

    Thou shalt break it in pieces, and pour oil thereon; it is a meal-offering.

    פואה at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 2:6צהתהיהתתתפתיםויצפואה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 142,845Open in the laboratory →

  2. Deuteronomy 8:8דברים ח:חskip 2, forward

    אֶרֶץ חִטָּה וּשְׂעֹרָה וְגֶפֶן וּתְאֵנָה וְרִמּוֹן אֶֽרֶץ־זֵית שֶׁמֶן וּדְבָֽשׁ

    a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey;

    פואה at skip 2, forward from Deuteronomy 8:8שערהוגןתנורמוןארפואה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 264,647Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 29:31בראשית כט:לאskip 2, backward

    וַיַּרְא יְהוָה כִּֽי־שְׂנוּאָה לֵאָה וַיִּפְתַּח אֶת־רַחְמָהּ וְרָחֵל עֲקָרָֽה

    And the LORD saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

    פואה at skip 2, backward from Genesis 29:31כישנואלהיתחאתרחמפואה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 41,241Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 39:6בראשית לט:וskip 2, backward

    וַיַּעֲזֹב כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ בְּיַד־יוֹסֵף וְלֹא־יָדַע אִתּוֹ מְאוּמָה כִּי אִם־הַלֶּחֶם אֲשֶׁר־הוּא אוֹכֵל וַיְהִי יוֹסֵף יְפֵה־תֹאַר וִיפֵה מַרְאֶֽה

    And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and, having him, he knew not aught save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was of beautiful form, and fair to look upon.

    פואה at skip 2, backward from Genesis 39:6יוסףיפתריהמראהויפואה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 57,899Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 4:9שמות ד:טskip 2, backward

    וְהָיָה אִם־לֹא יַאֲמִינוּ גַּם לִשְׁנֵי הָאֹתוֹת הָאֵלֶּה וְלֹא יִשְׁמְעוּן לְקֹלֶךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ מִמֵּימֵי הַיְאֹר וְשָׁפַכְתָּ הַיַּבָּשָׁה וְהָיוּ הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר תִּקַּח מִן־הַיְאֹר וְהָיוּ לְדָם בַּיַּבָּֽשֶׁת

    And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land; and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.’

    פואה at skip 2, backward from Exodus 4:9תממימיירשכתהיבשהפואה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 82,331Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, פואה appears 130,007 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 133,915, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 9,855
  • Exodus 7,519
  • Leviticus 6,368
  • Numbers 8,516
  • Deuteronomy 5,764
  • Joshua 4,314
  • Judges 4,859
  • Samuel 10,843
  • Kings 9,145
  • Isaiah 7,743
  • Jeremiah 8,755
  • Ezekiel 9,192
  • The Twelve 7,022
  • Psalms 7,077
  • Proverbs 2,264
  • Job 3,151
  • Song of Songs 530
  • Ruth 203
  • Lamentations 745
  • Ecclesiastes 725
  • Esther 968
  • Daniel 2,094
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 2,802
  • Chronicles 9,553

Outside the Torah

  1. Isaiah 5:16ישעיהו ה:טזskip 2, forward

    וַיִּגְבַּה יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת בַּמִּשְׁפָּט וְהָאֵל הַקָּדוֹשׁ נִקְדָּשׁ בִּצְדָקָֽה

    But the LORD of hosts is exalted through justice, And God the Holy One is sanctified through righteousness.

    פואה at skip 2, forward from Isaiah 5:16אותבמשטהלקדושנקדפואה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 580,319Open in the laboratory →

  2. Jeremiah 2:24ירמיהו ב:כדskip 2, forward

    פֶּרֶה לִמֻּד מִדְבָּר בְּאַוַּת נפשו שָׁאֲפָה רוּחַ תַּאֲנָתָהּ מִי יְשִׁיבֶנָּה כָּל־מְבַקְשֶׁיהָ לֹא יִיעָפוּ בְּחָדְשָׁהּ יִמְצָאֽוּנְהָ

    A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; her lust, who can hinder it? All they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

    פואה at skip 2, forward from Jeremiah 2:24רבאותנששפרוחתאנתפואה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 644,773Open in the laboratory →

  3. Jeremiah 51:32ירמיהו נא:לבskip 2, forward

    וְהַמַּעְבָּרוֹת נִתְפָּשׂוּ וְאֶת־הָאֲגַמִּים שָׂרְפוּ בָאֵשׁ וְאַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה נִבְהָֽלוּ

    And the fords are seized, And the castles they have burned with fire, And the men of war are affrighted.

    פואה at skip 2, forward from Jeremiah 51:32ברותנתשותאגמיםשרפואה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 723,338Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

פואה — the Tanakh's own spelling: Puah, Puvah. Searched as פואה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 92.

As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Judges 10:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Phuvah appear in the Torah codes?

37,490 sequences of פואה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 38,338 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Phuvah in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 2:6 — the shortest of 37,490 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 38,338.

What is the gematria of Phuvah in Hebrew?

Phuvah is spelled פואה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 92.

How many times is Phuvah found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, פואה appears 130,007 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 133,915, so the count is in line with chance.

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