Abaddown אבדון
Abaddown (אבדון) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — destruction, Abaddon. In the Torah codes, Abaddown is found 1,533 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 29:2) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,502).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,533
- Chance alone
- 1,502
- P (≥ found)
- 0.21
- 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 1,533 sequences of אבדון at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,502).
The shortest skip at which אבדון appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 29:2, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), אבדון is found 11,601 times; chance alone would give about 11,837.
- Genesis 514
- Exodus 240
- Leviticus 226
- Numbers 375
- Deuteronomy 178
The shortest skips
וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה בְאֵר בַּשָּׂדֶה וְהִנֵּה־שָׁם שְׁלֹשָׁה עֶדְרֵי־צֹאן רֹבְצִים עָלֶיהָ כִּי מִן־הַבְּאֵר הַהִוא יַשְׁקוּ הָעֲדָרִים וְהָאֶבֶן גְּדֹלָה עַל־פִּי הַבְּאֵֽר
And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, three flocks of sheep lying there by it.—For out of that well they watered the flocks. And the stone upon the well’s mouth was great.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 39,852Open in the laboratory →
וְשׁוֹר אוֹ־שֶׂה אֹתוֹ וְאֶת־בְּנוֹ לֹא תִשְׁחֲטוּ בְּיוֹם אֶחָֽד
And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and its young both in one day.
skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 175,949Open in the laboratory →
אֱמֹר אֲלֵהֶם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם כָּל־אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרַב מִכָּל־זַרְעֲכֶם אֶל־הַקֳּדָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר יַקְדִּישׁוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לַֽיהוָה וְטֻמְאָתוֹ עָלָיו וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִלְּפָנַי אֲנִי יְהוָֽה
Say unto them: Whosoever he be of all your seed throughout your generations, that approacheth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from before Me: I am the LORD.
skip 22, width 22 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 174,644Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּקְרִבוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן אֶת־הַדָּם אֵלָיו וַיִּטְבֹּל אֶצְבָּעוֹ בַּדָּם וַיִּתֵּן עַל־קַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְאֶת־הַדָּם יָצַק אֶל־יְסוֹד הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
And the sons of Aaron presented the blood unto him; and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the base of the altar.
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 153,365Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתָּה תְּדַבֵּר אֶל־כָּל־חַכְמֵי־לֵב אֲשֶׁר מִלֵּאתִיו רוּחַ חָכְמָה וְעָשׂוּ אֶת־בִּגְדֵי אַהֲרֹן לְקַדְּשׁוֹ לְכַהֲנוֹ־לִֽי
And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron’s garments to sanctify him, that he may minister unto Me in the priest’s office.
skip 32, width 32 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 118,427Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
6,945 sequences of אבדון at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 6,965 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 514
- Exodus 240
- Leviticus 226
- Numbers 375
- Deuteronomy 201
- Joshua 200
- Judges 248
- Samuel 826
- Kings 521
- Isaiah 336
- Jeremiah 471
- Ezekiel 428
- The Twelve 295
- Psalms 392
- Proverbs 133
- Job 177
- Song of Songs 24
- Ruth 29
- Lamentations 32
- Ecclesiastes 49
- Esther 81
- Daniel 280
- Ezra–Nehemiah 322
- Chronicles 545
Outside the Torah
וְנָגַף יְהוָה אֶת־מִצְרַיִם נָגֹף וְרָפוֹא וְשָׁבוּ עַד־יְהוָה וְנֶעְתַּר לָהֶם וּרְפָאָֽם
And the LORD will smite Egypt, smiting and healing; and they shall return unto the LORD, and He will be entreated of them, and will heal them.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 594,021Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי מִקְנֵהוּ שִֽׁבְעַת אַלְפֵי־צֹאן וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אַלְפֵי גְמַלִּים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת צֶֽמֶד־בָּקָר וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת אֲתוֹנוֹת וַעֲבֻדָּה רַבָּה מְאֹד וַיְהִי הָאִישׁ הַהוּא גָּדוֹל מִכָּל־בְּנֵי־קֶֽדֶם
His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 964,125Open in the laboratory →
כִּי אִישׁ אִישׁ מִבֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמֵהַגֵּר אֲשֶׁר־יָגוּר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִנָּזֵר מֵֽאַחֲרַי וְיַעַל גִּלּוּלָיו אֶל־לִבּוֹ וּמִכְשׁוֹל עֲוֺנוֹ יָשִׂים נֹכַח פָּנָיו וּבָא אֶל־הַנָּבִיא לִדְרָשׁ־לוֹ בִי אֲנִי יְהוָה נַֽעֲנֶה־לּוֹ בִּֽי
For every one of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that separateth himself from Me, and taketh his idols into his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet, that he inquire for him of Me—I the LORD will answer him by Myself,
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 743,754Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אבדון — the Tanakh's own spelling: destruction, Abaddon. Searched as אבדון, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 63.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Job 28:22. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Abaddown in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 1,533 sequences of אבדון at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,502).
What is the shortest skip for Abaddown in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 29:2 — the shortest of 1,533 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,502.
What is the gematria of Abaddown in Hebrew?
Abaddown is spelled אבדון — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 63.
How many times is Abaddown found in the whole Tanakh?
6,945 sequences of אבדון at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 6,965 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,502 here) beside the count.