Slavery עבדות
Slavery — in Hebrew עבדות — slavery, servitude. In the Torah codes, Slavery is found 757 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 9 (Deuteronomy 11:5) — about what chance alone gives (about 793).
- Found in the Torah
- 757
- Chance alone
- 793
- P (≥ found)
- 0.91
- Shortest skip
- 9
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 757 sequences of עבדות at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 793).
The shortest skip at which עבדות appears in the Torah is 9 — the first at Deuteronomy 11:5, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), עבדות is found 6,171 times; chance alone would give about 6,253.
- Genesis 224
- Exodus 162
- Leviticus 107
- Numbers 147
- Deuteronomy 117
The shortest skips
וַאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לָכֶם בַּמִּדְבָּר עַד־בֹּאֲכֶם עַד־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּֽה
and what He did unto you in the wilderness, until ye came unto this place;
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 268,833Open in the laboratory →
וְאוּלָם בַּעֲבוּר זֹאת הֶעֱמַדְתִּיךָ בַּעֲבוּר הַרְאֹתְךָ אֶת־כֹּחִי וּלְמַעַן סַפֵּר שְׁמִי בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ
But in very deed for this cause have I made thee to stand, to show thee My power, and that My name may be declared throughout all the earth.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 90,471Open in the laboratory →
וְזֹאת מִשְׁמֶרֶת מַשָּׂאָם לְכָל־עֲבֹדָתָם בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד קַרְשֵׁי הַמִּשְׁכָּן וּבְרִיחָיו וְעַמּוּדָיו וַאֲדָנָֽיו
And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tent of meeting: the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof;
skip 23, width 23 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 194,327Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי מִדְיָן עֵיפָה וָעֵפֶר וַחֲנֹךְ וַאֲבִידָע וְאֶלְדָּעָה כָּל־אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי קְטוּרָֽה
And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
skip 24, width 24 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 32,987Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּגְוַע יִצְחָק וַיָּמָת וַיֵּאָסֶף אֶל־עַמָּיו זָקֵן וּשְׂבַע יָמִים וַיִּקְבְּרוּ אֹתוֹ עֵשָׂו וְיַעֲקֹב בָּנָֽיו
And Isaac expired, and died, and was gathered unto his people, old and full of days; and Esau and Jacob his sons buried him.
skip 34, width 34 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 52,149Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 3,637 sequences of עבדות at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,742).
- Genesis 224
- Exodus 162
- Leviticus 107
- Numbers 147
- Deuteronomy 128
- Joshua 101
- Judges 121
- Samuel 380
- Kings 275
- Isaiah 172
- Jeremiah 222
- Ezekiel 267
- The Twelve 159
- Psalms 276
- Proverbs 105
- Job 106
- Song of Songs 14
- Ruth 26
- Lamentations 20
- Ecclesiastes 36
- Esther 39
- Daniel 79
- Ezra–Nehemiah 147
- Chronicles 324
Outside the Torah
וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־צֵדָה הָעָם בְּיָדָם וְאֵת שׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶם וְאֵת כָּל־אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל שִׁלַּח אִישׁ לְאֹֽהָלָיו וּבִשְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאוֹת הָאִישׁ הֶֽחֱזִיק וּמַחֲנֵה מִדְיָן הָיָה לוֹ מִתַּחַת בָּעֵֽמֶק
So they took the victuals of the people in their hand, and their horns; and he sent all the men of Israel every man unto his tent, but retained the three hundred men; and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 356,353Open in the laboratory →
וְעָבַר מִשָּׁם הַגְּבוּל לוּזָה אֶל־כֶּתֶף לוּזָה נֶגְבָּה הִיא בֵּֽית־אֵל וְיָרַד הַגְּבוּל עַטְרוֹת אַדָּר עַל־הָהָר אֲשֶׁר מִנֶּגֶב לְבֵית־חֹרוֹן תַּחְתּֽוֹן
And the border passed along from thence to Luz, to the side of Luz—the same is Beth-el—southward; and the border went down to Atroth-addar, by the mountain that lieth on the south of Beth-horon the nether.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 332,680Open in the laboratory →
אִם־שָׁכַבְתִּי וְאָמַרְתִּי מָתַי אָקוּם וּמִדַּד־עָרֶב וְשָׂבַעְתִּי נְדֻדִים עֲדֵי־נָֽשֶׁף
When I lie down, I say: ‘When shall I arise?’ But the night is long, and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 969,203Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עבדות — a Hebrew word: slavery, servitude. Searched as עבדות, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 482.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Slavery appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 757 sequences of עבדות at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 793).
What is the shortest skip for Slavery in the Torah?
Skip 9, reading forward from Deuteronomy 11:5 — the shortest of 757 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 793.
What is the gematria of Slavery in Hebrew?
Slavery is spelled עבדות — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 482.
How many times is Slavery found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 3,637 sequences of עבדות at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,742).
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