Abed עאבד
In Hebrew letters the first name Abed is written עאבד — male given name. In the Torah codes, Abed is found 12,039 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 39:40) — about what chance alone gives (about 12,044).
- Found in the Torah
- 12,039
- Chance alone
- 12,044
- P (≥ found)
- 0.52
- 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 12,039 sequences of עאבד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 12,044).
The shortest skip at which עאבד appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 39:40, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), עאבד is found 122,858 times; chance alone would give about 125,498.
- Genesis 3,514
- Exodus 2,331
- Leviticus 1,641
- Numbers 2,726
- Deuteronomy 1,827
The shortest skips
אֵת קַלְעֵי הֶחָצֵר אֶת־עַמֻּדֶיהָ וְאֶת־אֲדָנֶיהָ וְאֶת־הַמָּסָךְ לְשַׁעַר הֶֽחָצֵר אֶת־מֵיתָרָיו וִיתֵדֹתֶיהָ וְאֵת כָּל־כְּלֵי עֲבֹדַת הַמִּשְׁכָּן לְאֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד
the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court, the cords thereof, and the pins thereof, and all the instruments of the service of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 139,839Open in the laboratory →
וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִפֹּל־עָלָיו מֵהֶם בְּמֹתָם יִטְמָא מִכָּל־כְּלִי־עֵץ אוֹ בֶגֶד אוֹ־עוֹר אוֹ שָׂק כָּל־כְּלִי אֲשֶׁר־יֵעָשֶׂה מְלָאכָה בָּהֶם בַּמַּיִם יוּבָא וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעֶרֶב וְטָהֵֽר
And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherewith any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; then shall it be clean.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 156,761Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי־אֵצֶר בִּלְהָן וְזַעֲוָן וַעֲקָֽן
These are the children of Ezer: Bilhan and Zaavan and Akan.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 53,427Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַן יוֹסֵף אֶת־פַּרְעֹה לֵאמֹר בִּלְעָדָי אֱלֹהִים יַעֲנֶה אֶת־שְׁלוֹם פַּרְעֹֽה
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying: ‘It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 60,845Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־בְּפֶתַע בְּלֹא־אֵיבָה הֲדָפוֹ אוֹ־הִשְׁלִיךְ עָלָיו כָּל־כְּלִי בְּלֹא צְדִיָּֽה
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him any thing without lying in wait,
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 248,405Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עאבד appears 51,507 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 52,432, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 3,514
- Exodus 2,331
- Leviticus 1,641
- Numbers 2,726
- Deuteronomy 1,965
- Joshua 1,486
- Judges 1,588
- Samuel 5,794
- Kings 4,366
- Isaiah 2,485
- Jeremiah 3,469
- Ezekiel 3,224
- The Twelve 2,051
- Psalms 3,039
- Proverbs 1,142
- Job 1,423
- Song of Songs 188
- Ruth 209
- Lamentations 198
- Ecclesiastes 536
- Esther 537
- Daniel 1,698
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,863
- Chronicles 4,034
Outside the Torah
וְלֹא פָחֲדוּ וְלֹא קָרְעוּ אֶת־בִּגְדֵיהֶם הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכָל־עֲבָדָיו הַשֹּׁמְעִים אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵֽלֶּה
Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 698,986Open in the laboratory →
וְהִצַּתִּי אֵשׁ בְּבָתֵּי אֱלֹהֵי מִצְרַיִם וּשְׂרָפָם וְשָׁבָם וְעָטָה אֶת־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם כַּאֲשֶׁר־יַעְטֶה הָֽרֹעֶה אֶת־בִּגְדוֹ וְיָצָא מִשָּׁם בְּשָׁלֽוֹם
And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives; and he shall fold up the land of Egypt, as a shepherd foldeth up his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 709,624Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּבְעַר־אֵשׁ בַּעֲדָתָם לֶהָבָה תְּלַהֵט רְשָׁעִֽים
And a fire was kindled in their company; The flame burned up the wicked.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 915,998Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עאבד — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as עאבד, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 77.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Abed in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 12,039 sequences of עאבד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 12,044).
What is the shortest skip for Abed in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 39:40 — the shortest of 12,039 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 12,044.
What is the gematria of Abed in Hebrew?
Abed is spelled עאבד — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 77.
How many times is Abed found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עאבד appears 51,507 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 52,432, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 12,044 here) beside the count.