עצב · aw-tsab'

carve

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8 Aug 2026

missing ע צ

letters

162

gematria

◆ 25 yr

recurrence

2 signs · 25 yr

simple letters

ע צ

○ not readable on 8 Aug 2026 — missing: ע צ

Gold sectors = the simple (zodiac) letters this word needs. Lavender = occupied today but not required by this word.

Gloss

Hebrew	עצב
Transliteration	aw-tsab'
Gloss	carve
Part of speech	v
Length	3 letters
Gematria	162
Simple letters	ע צ
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Recurrence — how often עצב reads

◆ 25 years between the rare alignments that make עצב legible — the significant stellar reading, recurring over years→centuries with no fixed cadence. It also reads on ordinary days (7 of 365 days · gap 1–338 d · ~every 52 d).

Required sign(s) / simple(s)	Capricorn / Aquarius · ע צ
Rare alignments read at	677 of 12505 (maxInSign 5/6/7, across 22,000 yr)
Years	19957 BCE · 19928 BCE · 19928 BCE · 19898 BCE · 19749 BCE · 19629 BCE · 19596 BCE · 19549 BCE … 2079 CE · 2165 CE · 2166 CE · 2199 CE (677 total)
Gap between alignments	0–200 yr · median 25 yr
Nearest to 8 Aug 2026	2008 CE (18 yr ago) · next 2044 CE (in 18 yr)
Ordinary-day cadence	7 of 365 days · gap 1–338 d · ~every 52 d

The alignment gap is the rare, significant reading — the stellar-recurrence "frequency constant": a one-simple word reads at most alignments (short gap, e.g. every few years); a multi-simple word reads only when all its signs coincide (long gap). The ordinary-day cadence is the noise floor every word also sits on (when any planet transits its sign). Planet periods are stable, so the everyday cadence is the same in any year.

This single-reading page is a shareable deep link: . The sky map, gloss and year timeline are computed live from astronomy-engine planet positions; the Wikipedia panel (shown for proper and angel names) is the free Wikipedia REST summary API.