Amidah עמידה
Amidah — in Hebrew עמידה — the standing prayer. Amidah appears 1,961 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 1,967 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,961
- Chance alone
- 1,967
- P (≥ found)
- 0.56
- 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 1,961 sequences of עמידה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,967).
The shortest skip at which עמידה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 19:21, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), עמידה is found 14,951 times; chance alone would give about 15,506.
- Genesis 431
- Exodus 501
- Leviticus 236
- Numbers 481
- Deuteronomy 312
The shortest skips
וְהָיְתָה לָּהֶם לְחֻקַּת עוֹלָם וּמַזֵּה מֵֽי־הַנִּדָּה יְכַבֵּס בְּגָדָיו וְהַנֹּגֵעַ בְּמֵי הַנִּדָּה יִטְמָא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב
And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them; and he that sprinkleth the water of sprinkling shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of sprinkling shall be unclean until even.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 221,848Open in the laboratory →
אֲנִי יְהוָה דִּבַּרְתִּי אִם־לֹא זֹאת אֶֽעֱשֶׂה לְכָל־הָעֵדָה הָֽרָעָה הַזֹּאת הַנּוֹעָדִים עָלָי בַּמִּדְבָּר הַזֶּה יִתַּמּוּ וְשָׁם יָמֻֽתוּ
I the LORD have spoken, surely this will I do unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against Me; in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 212,810Open in the laboratory →
כִּי אָנֹכִי יָדַעְתִּי אֶֽת־מֶרְיְךָ וְאֶֽת־עָרְפְּךָ הַקָּשֶׁה הֵן בְּעוֹדֶנִּי חַי עִמָּכֶם הַיּוֹם מַמְרִים הֱיִתֶם עִם־יְהֹוָה וְאַף כִּי־אַחֲרֵי מוֹתִֽי
For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck; behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 300,244Open in the laboratory →
כַּבֵּד אֶת־אָבִיךָ וְאֶת־אִמֶּךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְמַעַן יַאֲרִיכֻן יָמֶיךָ וּלְמַעַן יִיטַב לָךְ עַל הָֽאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָֽךְ
Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 260,303Open in the laboratory →
לֹא תַעֲרֹץ מִפְּנֵיהֶם כִּֽי־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּקִרְבֶּךָ אֵל גָּדוֹל וְנוֹרָֽא
Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for the LORD thy God is in the midst of thee, a God great and awful.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 263,860Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עמידה appears 9,493 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 9,741, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 431
- Exodus 501
- Leviticus 236
- Numbers 481
- Deuteronomy 357
- Joshua 318
- Judges 300
- Samuel 808
- Kings 767
- Isaiah 546
- Jeremiah 690
- Ezekiel 615
- The Twelve 428
- Psalms 730
- Proverbs 200
- Job 221
- Song of Songs 32
- Ruth 33
- Lamentations 38
- Ecclesiastes 120
- Esther 109
- Daniel 235
- Ezra–Nehemiah 400
- Chronicles 897
Outside the Torah
קוֹל יִֽלְלַת הָרֹעִים כִּי שֻׁדְּדָה אַדַּרְתָּם קוֹל שַׁאֲגַת כְּפִירִים כִּי שֻׁדַּד גְּאוֹן הַיַּרְדֵּֽן
Hark! the wailing of the shepherds, For their glory is spoiled; Hark! the roaring of young lions, For the thickets of the Jordan are spoiled.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 851,362Open in the laboratory →
וְהִֽתְחַלְּקוּ אֹתָהּ לְשִׁבְעָה חֲלָקִים יְהוּדָה יַעֲמֹד עַל־גְּבוּלוֹ מִנֶּגֶב וּבֵית יוֹסֵף יַעַמְדוּ עַל־גְּבוּלָם מִצָּפֽוֹן
And they shall divide it into seven portions: Judah shall abide in his border on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their border on the north.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 332,054Open in the laboratory →
אַחַר הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה לֹֽא־שָׁב יָרָבְעָם מִדַּרְכּוֹ הָרָעָה וַיָּשָׁב וַיַּעַשׂ מִקְצוֹת הָעָם כֹּהֲנֵי בָמוֹת הֶֽחָפֵץ יְמַלֵּא אֶת־יָדוֹ וִיהִי כֹּהֲנֵי בָמֽוֹת
After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again from among all the people priests of the high places; whosoever would, he consecrated him, that he might be one of the priests of the high places.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 508,070Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עמידה — a Hebrew word: the standing prayer. Searched as עמידה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 129.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Amidah in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 1,961 sequences of עמידה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,967).
What is the shortest skip for Amidah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Numbers 19:21 — the shortest of 1,961 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,967.
What is the gematria of Amidah in Hebrew?
Amidah is spelled עמידה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 129.
How many times is Amidah found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עמידה appears 9,493 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 9,741, so the count is in line with chance.
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