Pride גאוה
Pride — in Hebrew גאוה — pride, arrogance. Pride appears 17,222 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 2.3% more than chance alone would give (about 16,827; probability 0.0012).
- Found in the Torah
- 17,222
- Chance alone
- 16,827
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0012
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, גאוה appears 17,222 times in the Torah — 2.3% more than the 16,827 chance alone would give; the probability of 17,222 or more by chance alone is 0.0012.
The shortest skip at which גאוה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 21:21, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), גאוה is found 170,162 times; chance alone would give about 175,339.
- Genesis 4,779
- Exodus 2,892
- Leviticus 3,613
- Numbers 2,874
- Deuteronomy 3,064
The shortest skips
כָּל־אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ מוּם מִזֶּרַע אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן לֹא יִגַּשׁ לְהַקְרִיב אֶת־אִשֵּׁי יְהוָה מוּם בּוֹ אֵת לֶחֶם אֱלֹהָיו לֹא יִגַּשׁ לְהַקְרִֽיב
no man of the seed of Aaron the priest, that hath a blemish, shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire; he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 174,416Open in the laboratory →
אַתָּה עֹבֵר הַיּוֹם אֶת־גְּבוּל מוֹאָב אֶת־עָֽר
’Thou art this day to pass over the border of Moab, even Ar;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 253,432Open in the laboratory →
וּלְכֹל הַיָּד הַחֲזָקָה וּלְכֹל הַמּוֹרָא הַגָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה מֹשֶׁה לְעֵינֵי כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 304,826Open in the laboratory →
לָמָּה נַחְבֵּאתָ לִבְרֹחַ וַתִּגְנֹב אֹתִי וְלֹא־הִגַּדְתָּ לִּי וָֽאֲשַׁלֵּחֲךָ בְּשִׂמְחָה וּבְשִׁרִים בְּתֹף וּבְכִנּֽוֹר
Wherefore didst thou flee secretly, and outwit me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth and with songs, with tabret and with harp;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 44,931Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיוּ עַל־אַהֲרֹן וְעַל־בָּנָיו בְּבֹאָם אֶל־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד אוֹ בְגִשְׁתָּם אֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ לְשָׁרֵת בַּקֹּדֶשׁ וְלֹא־יִשְׂאוּ עָוֺן וָמֵתוּ חֻקַּת עוֹלָם לוֹ וּלְזַרְעוֹ אַחֲרָֽיו
And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they go in unto the tent of meeting, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die; it shall be a statute for ever unto him and unto his seed after him.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 120,522Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 73,292 sequences of גאוה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 73,828).
- Genesis 4,779
- Exodus 2,892
- Leviticus 3,613
- Numbers 2,874
- Deuteronomy 3,334
- Joshua 3,990
- Judges 3,073
- Samuel 7,597
- Kings 4,802
- Isaiah 4,659
- Jeremiah 5,148
- Ezekiel 5,135
- The Twelve 5,284
- Psalms 3,455
- Proverbs 892
- Job 1,416
- Song of Songs 261
- Ruth 325
- Lamentations 443
- Ecclesiastes 653
- Esther 620
- Daniel 1,462
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,805
- Chronicles 4,780
Outside the Torah
וְנַעֲמָן וַאֲחִיָּה וְגֵרָא הוּא הֶגְלָם וְהוֹלִיד אֶת־עֻזָּא וְאֶת־אֲחִיחֻֽד
and Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, were they that carried them captive—and he begot Uzza, and Ahihud.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,110,516Open in the laboratory →
הַחֲמִישִׁי שְׁפַטְיָה לַאֲבִיטָל הַשִּׁשִּׁי יִתְרְעָם לְעֶגְלָה אִשְׁתּֽוֹ
the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,101,481Open in the laboratory →
וְעָבַר הַגְּבוּל אֶל־כֶּתֶף בֵּית־חָגְלָה צָפוֹנָה והיה תצאותיו הַגְּבוּל אֶל־לְשׁוֹן יָם־הַמֶּלַח צָפוֹנָה אֶל־קְצֵה הַיַּרְדֵּן נֶגְבָּה זֶה גְּבוּל נֶֽגֶב
And the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward; and the goings out of the border were at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan; this was the south border.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 333,076Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
גאוה — the Tanakh's own spelling: pride, arrogance. Searched as גאוה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 15.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at Psalms 31:24. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- גאווה — the Tanakh's own spelling found 1,706 in the Torah (chance 1,671)
Questions
Does Pride appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, גאוה appears 17,222 times in the Torah — 2.3% more than the 16,827 chance alone would give; the probability of 17,222 or more by chance alone is 0.0012.
What is the shortest skip for Pride in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Leviticus 21:21 — the shortest of 17,222 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 16,827.
What is the gematria of Pride in Hebrew?
Pride is spelled גאוה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 15; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Pride found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 73,292 sequences of גאוה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 73,828).
Search it yourself
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