Abda עבדא
Abda (עבדא) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Abda is found 11,984 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 34:5) — about what chance alone gives (about 12,044).
- Found in the Torah
- 11,984
- Chance alone
- 12,044
- P (≥ found)
- 0.71
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, עבדא appears 11,984 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 12,044, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which עבדא appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 34:5, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), עבדא is found 124,835 times; chance alone would give about 125,498.
- Genesis 3,526
- Exodus 2,471
- Leviticus 1,605
- Numbers 2,619
- Deuteronomy 1,763
The shortest skips
וְיַעֲקֹב שָׁמַע כִּי טִמֵּא אֶת־דִּינָה בִתּוֹ וּבָנָיו הָיוּ אֶת־מִקְנֵהוּ בַּשָּׂדֶה וְהֶחֱרִשׁ יַעֲקֹב עַד־בֹּאָֽם
Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field; and Jacob held his peace until they came.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 49,411Open in the laboratory →
כִּי יַבְעֶר־אִישׁ שָׂדֶה אוֹ־כֶרֶם וְשִׁלַּח אֶת־בעירה וּבִעֵר בִּשְׂדֵה אַחֵר מֵיטַב שָׂדֵהוּ וּמֵיטַב כַּרְמוֹ יְשַׁלֵּֽם
If a man cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall let his beast loose, and it feed in another man’s field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 109,872Open in the laboratory →
וְהוּבָא אֶת־בַּדָּיו בַּטַּבָּעֹת וְהָיוּ הַבַּדִּים עַל־שְׁתֵּי צַלְעֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ בִּשְׂאֵת אֹתֽוֹ
And the staves thereof shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, in bearing it.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 117,513Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה אִם־יֶשְׁכֶם עֹשִׂים חֶסֶד וֶֽאֱמֶת אֶת־אֲדֹנִי הַגִּידוּ לִי וְאִם־לֹא הַגִּידוּ לִי וְאֶפְנֶה עַל־יָמִין אוֹ עַל־שְׂמֹֽאל
And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 31,931Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּכְבֵּד פַּרְעֹה אֶת־לִבּוֹ גַּם בַּפַּעַם הַזֹּאת וְלֹא שִׁלַּח אֶת־הָעָֽם
And Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he did not let the people go.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 89,572Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עבדא appears 51,929 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 52,432, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 3,526
- Exodus 2,471
- Leviticus 1,605
- Numbers 2,619
- Deuteronomy 1,890
- Joshua 1,486
- Judges 1,606
- Samuel 5,739
- Kings 4,363
- Isaiah 2,544
- Jeremiah 3,594
- Ezekiel 3,268
- The Twelve 2,128
- Psalms 3,040
- Proverbs 1,199
- Job 1,341
- Song of Songs 213
- Ruth 213
- Lamentations 226
- Ecclesiastes 488
- Esther 618
- Daniel 1,713
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,971
- Chronicles 4,068
Outside the Torah
וַיִּבְרַח יַעֲקֹב שְׂדֵה אֲרָם וַיַּעֲבֹד יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאִשָּׁה וּבְאִשָּׁה שָׁמָֽר
And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, And Israel served for a wife, And for a wife he kept sheep.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 810,056Open in the laboratory →
גַּם־שְׂכִרֶיהָ בְקִרְבָּהּ כְּעֶגְלֵי מַרְבֵּק כִּֽי־גַם־הֵמָּה הִפְנוּ נָסוּ יַחְדָּיו לֹא עָמָדוּ כִּי יוֹם אֵידָם בָּא עֲלֵיהֶם עֵת פְּקֻדָּתָֽם
Also her mercenaries in the midst of her Are like calves of the stall, For they also are turned back, they are fled away together, They did not stand; For the day of their calamity is come upon them, The time of their visitation.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 713,685Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁלֹמֹה אַתָּה עָשִׂיתָ עִם־עַבְדְּךָ דָוִד אָבִי חֶסֶד גָּדוֹל כַּאֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ לְפָנֶיךָ בֶּאֱמֶת וּבִצְדָקָה וּבְיִשְׁרַת לֵבָב עִמָּךְ וַתִּשְׁמָר־לוֹ אֶת־הַחֶסֶד הַגָּדוֹל הַזֶּה וַתִּתֶּן־לוֹ בֵן יֹשֵׁב עַל־כִּסְאוֹ כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
And Solomon said: ‘Thou hast shown unto Thy servant David my father great kindness, according as he walked before Thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with Thee; and Thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that Thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 483,653Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עבדא — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עבדא, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 77.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 4:6. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Abda appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, עבדא appears 11,984 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 12,044, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Abda in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 34:5 — the shortest of 11,984 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 12,044.
What is the gematria of Abda in Hebrew?
Abda is spelled עבדא — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 77.
How many times is Abda found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עבדא appears 51,929 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 52,432, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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