Puah פועה
Puah (פועה) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 15,690 sequences of Puah, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 30:3); chance alone would give about 15,939.
- Found in the Torah
- 15,690
- Chance alone
- 15,939
- P (≥ found)
- 0.98
- 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 15,690 sequences of פועה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 15,939).
The shortest skip at which פועה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 30:3, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), פועה is found 165,985 times; chance alone would give about 166,081.
- Genesis 3,673
- Exodus 3,622
- Leviticus 2,605
- Numbers 3,735
- Deuteronomy 2,055
The shortest skips
אִישׁ כִּֽי־יִדֹּר נֶדֶר לַֽיהוָה אֽוֹ־הִשָּׁבַע שְׁבֻעָה לֶאְסֹר אִסָּר עַל־נַפְשׁוֹ לֹא יַחֵל דְּבָרוֹ כְּכָל־הַיֹּצֵא מִפִּיו יַעֲשֶֽׂה
When a man voweth a vow unto the LORD, or sweareth an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 238,616Open in the laboratory →
וְשָֽׁפְטוּ הָֽעֵדָה בֵּין הַמַּכֶּה וּבֵין גֹּאֵל הַדָּם עַל הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים הָאֵֽלֶּה
then the congregation shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 248,501Open in the laboratory →
עַל־פִּי אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו תִּהְיֶה כָּל־עֲבֹדַת בְּנֵי הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי לְכָל־מַשָּׂאָם וּלְכֹל עֲבֹדָתָם וּפְקַדְתֶּם עֲלֵהֶם בְּמִשְׁמֶרֶת אֵת כָּל־מַשָּׂאָֽם
At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden, and in all their service; and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burden.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 194,098Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא רֵאשִׁית לוֹ כִּי־שָׁם חֶלְקַת מְחֹקֵק סָפוּן וַיֵּתֵא רָאשֵׁי עָם צִדְקַת יְהוָה עָשָׂה וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And he chose a first part for himself, For there a portion of a ruler was reserved; And there came the heads of the people, He executed the righteousness of the LORD, And His ordinances with Israel. .
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 303,843Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּפְתַּח הָאָרֶץ אֶת־פִּיהָ וַתִּבְלַע אֹתָם וְאֶת־קֹרַח בְּמוֹת הָעֵדָה בַּאֲכֹל הָאֵשׁ אֵת חֲמִשִּׁים וּמָאתַיִם אִישׁ וַיִּהְיוּ לְנֵֽס
and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died; what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 231,514Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, פועה appears 61,545 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 62,715, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 3,673
- Exodus 3,622
- Leviticus 2,605
- Numbers 3,735
- Deuteronomy 2,289
- Joshua 2,365
- Judges 2,102
- Samuel 4,264
- Kings 3,814
- Isaiah 4,384
- Jeremiah 3,827
- Ezekiel 3,832
- The Twelve 3,413
- Psalms 4,409
- Proverbs 1,695
- Job 2,011
- Song of Songs 283
- Ruth 110
- Lamentations 423
- Ecclesiastes 375
- Esther 414
- Daniel 936
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,718
- Chronicles 5,246
Outside the Torah
וָאֹמַר עַתָּה יֵרְדוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים אֵלַי הַגִּלְגָּל וּפְנֵי יְהוָה לֹא חִלִּיתִי וָֽאֶתְאַפַּק וָאַעֲלֶה הָעֹלָֽה
therefore said I: Now will the Philistines come down upon me to Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favour of the LORD; I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt-offering.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 401,790Open in the laboratory →
וַתָּבוֹא הָאִשָּׁה אֶל־כָּל־הָעָם בְּחָכְמָתָהּ וַֽיִּכְרְתוּ אֶת־רֹאשׁ שֶׁבַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי וַיַּשְׁלִכוּ אֶל־יוֹאָב וַיִּתְקַע בַּשּׁוֹפָר וַיָּפֻצוּ מֵֽעַל־הָעִיר אִישׁ לְאֹהָלָיו וְיוֹאָב שָׁב יְרוּשָׁלִַם אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. And he blew the horn, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 470,385Open in the laboratory →
מֵעִם יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת תִּפָּקֵד בְּרַעַם וּבְרַעַשׁ וְקוֹל גָּדוֹל סוּפָה וּסְעָרָה וְלַהַב אֵשׁ אוֹכֵלָֽה
There shall be a visitation from the LORD of hosts With thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, With whirlwind and tempest, and the flame of a devouring fire.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 602,303Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
פועה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as פועה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 161.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 1:15. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Puah appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 15,690 sequences of פועה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 15,939).
What is the shortest skip for Puah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 30:3 — the shortest of 15,690 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 15,939.
What is the gematria of Puah in Hebrew?
Puah is spelled פועה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 161.
How many times is Puah found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, פועה appears 61,545 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 62,715, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 15,939 here) beside the count.