Tao דאו
In Hebrew letters the first name Tao is written דאו — given name. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 613,853 sequences of Tao, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 2:3); chance alone would give about 614,797.
- Found in the Torah
- 613,853
- Chance alone
- 614,797
- P (≥ found)
- 0.89
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
613,853 sequences of דאו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 614,797 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which דאו appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 2:3, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), דאו is found 9,361,591 times; chance alone would give about 9,529,089.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 614,797 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 188,423
- Exodus 117,929
- Leviticus 84,208
- Numbers 126,665
- Deuteronomy 96,628
The shortest skips
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אֹתוֹ כִּי בוֹ שָׁבַת מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים לַעֲשֽׂוֹת
And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it He rested from all His work which God in creating had made.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,779Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶתְּנָה בְרִיתִי בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ וְאַרְבֶּה אוֹתְךָ בִּמְאֹד מְאֹֽד
And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 19,197Open in the laboratory →
וְהִפְרֵתִי אֹֽתְךָ בִּמְאֹד מְאֹד וּנְתַתִּיךָ לְגוֹיִם וּמְלָכִים מִמְּךָ יֵצֵֽאוּ
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 19,322Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׁמָעֵאל בִּשְׁמֹתָם לְתוֹלְדֹתָם בְּכֹר יִשְׁמָעֵאל נְבָיֹת וְקֵדָר וְאַדְבְּאֵל וּמִבְשָֽׂם
And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 33,447Open 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 37,784Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, דאו appears 2,783,268 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,789,315, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 188,423
- Exodus 117,929
- Leviticus 84,208
- Numbers 126,665
- Deuteronomy 102,348
- Joshua 75,681
- Judges 89,814
- Samuel 369,576
- Kings 223,887
- Isaiah 144,210
- Jeremiah 193,830
- Ezekiel 177,546
- The Twelve 120,489
- Psalms 168,967
- Proverbs 46,139
- Job 70,445
- Song of Songs 12,540
- Ruth 8,612
- Lamentations 10,895
- Ecclesiastes 18,718
- Esther 29,321
- Daniel 97,301
- Ezra–Nehemiah 83,711
- Chronicles 222,013
Outside the Torah
הֲלוֹא עָכָן בֶּן־זֶרַח מָעַל מַעַל בַּחֵרֶם וְעַֽל־כָּל־עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל הָיָה קָצֶף וְהוּא אִישׁ אֶחָד לֹא גָוַע בַּעֲוֺנֽוֹ
Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass concerning the devoted thing, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 339,940Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה יְראוּ אֶת־יְהוָה וְעִבְדוּ אֹתוֹ בְּתָמִים וּבֶֽאֱמֶת וְהָסִירוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר עָבְדוּ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם בְּעֵבֶר הַנָּהָר וּבְמִצְרַיִם וְעִבְדוּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה
Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve Him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 343,315Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה יְראוּ אֶת־יְהוָה וְעִבְדוּ אֹתוֹ בְּתָמִים וּבֶֽאֱמֶת וְהָסִירוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר עָבְדוּ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם בְּעֵבֶר הַנָּהָר וּבְמִצְרַיִם וְעִבְדוּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה
Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve Him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 343,348Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
דאו — the name in Hebrew letters: given name. Searched as דאו, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 11.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Tao in the Torah codes?
613,853 sequences of דאו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 614,797 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Tao in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 2:3 — the shortest of 613,853 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 614,797.
What is the gematria of Tao in Hebrew?
Tao is spelled דאו — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 11.
How many times is Tao found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, דאו appears 2,783,268 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,789,315, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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