Biblical names

Abida אבידע

Abida (אבידע) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Abida is found 1,240 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Deuteronomy 17:14) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,236).

Found in the Torah
1,240
Chance alone
1,236
P (≥ found)
0.46
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 1,240 sequences of אבידע at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,236).

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 17:14, reading backward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 9,439 sequences of אבידע, against about 9,743 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 392
  • Exodus 251
  • Leviticus 144
  • Numbers 250
  • Deuteronomy 203

The shortest skips

  1. Deuteronomy 17:14דברים יז:ידskip 2, backward

    כִּֽי־תָבֹא אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ וִֽירִשְׁתָּהּ וְיָשַׁבְתָּה בָּהּ וְאָמַרְתָּ אָשִׂימָה עָלַי מֶלֶךְ כְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבֹתָֽי

    When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein; and shalt say: ‘I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are round about me’;

    אבידע at skip 2, backward from Deuteronomy 17:14יזידוןוכתאלהארץאשאבידע
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 278,650Open in the laboratory →

  2. Leviticus 8:33ויקרא ח:לגskip 7, forward

    וּמִפֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לֹא תֵֽצְאוּ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים עַד יוֹם מְלֹאת יְמֵי מִלֻּאֵיכֶם כִּי שִׁבְעַת יָמִים יְמַלֵּא אֶת־יֶדְכֶֽם

    And ye shall not go out from the door of the tent of meeting seven days, until the days of your consecration be fulfilled; for He shall consecrate you seven days.

    אבידע at skip 7, forward from Leviticus 8:33אושבעתימיםעדיוםמלאתימימליכםכישעתימיםמלאאתיכםכאשרשהביוםהזהצוהיקוקלעשתלכפראבידע
    skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 152,756Open in the laboratory →

  3. Numbers 27:14במדבר כז:ידskip 10, forward

    כַּאֲשֶׁר מְרִיתֶם פִּי בְּמִדְבַּר־צִן בִּמְרִיבַת הָֽעֵדָה לְהַקְדִּישֵׁנִי בַמַּיִם לְעֵינֵיהֶם הֵם מֵֽי־מְרִיבַת קָדֵשׁ מִדְבַּר־צִֽן

    because ye rebelled against My commandment in the wilderness of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify Me at the waters before their eyes.’—These are the waters of Meribath-kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.—

    אבידע at skip 10, forward from Numbers 27:14ונאספתאלעמיךגםאתהכאשרנאסףאהרןאחיךכשרמריתםפימדברצןבמרבתהעדהלהקישניבמיםליניהםהםמימריבתקדשמדברצןוידברמשהאליקאבידע
    skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 234,693Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 30:4בראשית ל:דskip 14, forward

    וַתִּתֶּן־לוֹ אֶת־בִּלְהָה שִׁפְחָתָהּ לְאִשָּׁה וַיָּבֹא אֵלֶיהָ יַעֲקֹֽב

    And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife; and Jacob went in unto her.

    אבידע at skip 14, forward from Genesis 30:4אאליהותלדעלברכיואבנהגםאנכיממנהותתןלואתבלההשפחתהלשהויבאאליהיעקותהרבלההותלדלעקבבןותאמררחלנניאלהיםוגםשמבקליויתןליבןעלכןקראהשמודןותהרעודותלדבלההשפחתרחלבןאבידע
    skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 41,683Open in the laboratory →

  5. Leviticus 4:13ויקרא ד:יגskip 15, backward

    וְאִם כָּל־עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל יִשְׁגּוּ וְנֶעְלַם דָּבָר מֵעֵינֵי הַקָּהָל וְעָשׂוּ אַחַת מִכָּל־מִצְוֺת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־תֵעָשֶׂינָה וְאָשֵֽׁמוּ

    And if the whole congregation of Israel shall err, the thing being hid from the eyes of the assembly, and do any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, and are guilty:

    אבידע at skip 15, backward from Leviticus 4:13שווהוציאאתכלהפראלמחוץלמחנהאלמקוםטהוראלשפךהדשןושרףאתולעציםבאשעלשפךהשןישרףואםכלעדתשראלישגוונעלםדרמעיניהקהלועשוחתמכלמצותיקוקאשרלאתעשינהואשמוונודעההחטאתאשרחטאועליהואבידע
    skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 145,000Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 5,930 sequences of אבידע at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 6,026).

  • Genesis 392
  • Exodus 251
  • Leviticus 144
  • Numbers 250
  • Deuteronomy 228
  • Joshua 177
  • Judges 189
  • Samuel 656
  • Kings 497
  • Isaiah 282
  • Jeremiah 427
  • Ezekiel 359
  • The Twelve 251
  • Psalms 408
  • Proverbs 130
  • Job 192
  • Song of Songs 12
  • Ruth 27
  • Lamentations 18
  • Ecclesiastes 47
  • Esther 55
  • Daniel 187
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 233
  • Chronicles 518

Outside the Torah

  1. 1 Chronicles 12:20דברי הימים א יב:כskip 2, backward

    וּמִֽמְּנַשֶּׁה נָפְלוּ עַל־דָּוִיד בְּבֹאוֹ עִם־פְּלִשְׁתִּים עַל־שָׁאוּל לַמִּלְחָמָה וְלֹא עֲזָרֻם כִּי בְעֵצָה שִׁלְּחֻהוּ סַרְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים לֵאמֹר בְּרָאשֵׁינוּ יִפּוֹל אֶל־אֲדֹנָיו שָׁאֽוּל

    Of Manasseh also there fell away some to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle, but athey helped them not; for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying: ‘He will fall away to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.’

    אבידע at skip 2, backward from 1 Chronicles 12:20שהנפלולודבועםפלשתאבידע
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 1,117,520Open in the laboratory →

  2. Job 34:36איוב לד:לוskip 4, forward

    אָבִי יִבָּחֵן אִיּוֹב עַד־נֶצַח עַל־תְּשֻׁבֹת בְּאַנְשֵׁי־אָֽוֶן

    Would that Job were tried unto the end, Because of his answering like wicked men.

    אבידע at skip 4, forward from Job 34:36דבריולאבהשכילבייחןאובענצחלתשבתבאנשיאוןכאבידע
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 989,327Open in the laboratory →

  3. Ezekiel 3:21יחזקאל ג:כאskip 4, backward

    וְאַתָּה כִּי הִזְהַרְתּוֹ צַדִּיק לְבִלְתִּי חֲטֹא צַדִּיק וְהוּא לֹא־חָטָא חָיוֹ יִֽחְיֶה כִּי נִזְהָר וְאַתָּה אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁךָ הִצַּֽלְתָּ

    Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he took warning; and thou hast delivered thy soul.’

    אבידע at skip 4, backward from Ezekiel 3:21תזכרןצדקתואשרשהומומדךאקשותהכיהזהרתוצדיקאבידע
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 730,699Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

אבידע — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אבידע, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 87.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Abida in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 1,240 sequences of אבידע at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,236).

What is the shortest skip for Abida in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading backward from Deuteronomy 17:14 — the shortest of 1,240 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,236.

How is Abida spelled in Hebrew?

Abida is spelled אבידע — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 87.

Is Abida in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

The whole Tanakh holds 5,930 sequences of אבידע at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 6,026).

Search it yourself

The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,236 here) beside the count.

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