Ard ארד
Ard (ארד) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 363,345 sequences of Ard, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 15:1); chance alone would give about 364,956.
- Found in the Torah
- 363,345
- Chance alone
- 364,956
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- 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, ארד appears 363,345 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 364,956, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 15:1, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 5,525,608 sequences of ארד, against about 5,656,658 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 364,956 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 107,025
- Exodus 72,380
- Leviticus 47,623
- Numbers 74,747
- Deuteronomy 61,570
The shortest skips
אַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה הָיָה דְבַר־יְהוָה אֶל־אַבְרָם בַּֽמַּחֲזֶה לֵאמֹר אַל־תִּירָא אַבְרָם אָנֹכִי מָגֵן לָךְ שְׂכָרְךָ הַרְבֵּה מְאֹֽד
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying: ‘Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceeding great.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 17,321Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמַר אֲדֹנָי יֱהוִה בַּמָּה אֵדַע כִּי אִֽירָשֶֽׁנָּה
And he said: ‘O Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 17,689Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמַר אֲדֹנָי אִם־נָא מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ אַל־נָא תַעֲבֹר מֵעַל עַבְדֶּֽךָ
and said: ‘My lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 20,591Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ לֹא קָרַב אֵלֶיהָ וַיֹּאמַר אֲדֹנָי הֲגוֹי גַּם־צַדִּיק תַּהֲרֹֽג
Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said: ‘Lord, wilt Thou slay even a righteous nation?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 24,506Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי אַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְהָאֱלֹהִים נִסָּה אֶת־אַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי
And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him: ‘Abraham’; and he said: ‘Here am I.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 26,970Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
1,449,988 sequences of ארד at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,464,850 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 107,025
- Exodus 72,380
- Leviticus 47,623
- Numbers 74,747
- Deuteronomy 65,209
- Joshua 43,601
- Judges 44,523
- Samuel 156,975
- Kings 125,999
- Isaiah 73,292
- Jeremiah 105,324
- Ezekiel 92,972
- The Twelve 63,712
- Psalms 79,791
- Proverbs 27,347
- Job 35,889
- Song of Songs 4,518
- Ruth 6,494
- Lamentations 5,251
- Ecclesiastes 12,087
- Esther 17,885
- Daniel 51,044
- Ezra–Nehemiah 40,110
- Chronicles 96,190
Outside the Torah
כָּל־מָקוֹם אֲשֶׁר תִּדְרֹךְ כַּֽף־רַגְלְכֶם בּוֹ לָכֶם נְתַתִּיו כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתִּי אֶל־מֹשֶֽׁה
Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, to you have I given it, as I spoke unto Moses.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 304,979Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר כְּדִבְרֵיכֶם כֶּן־הוּא וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵם וַיֵּלֵכוּ וַתִּקְשֹׁר אֶת־תִּקְוַת הַשָּׁנִי בַּחַלּֽוֹן
And she said: ‘According unto your words, so be it.’ And she sent them away, and they departed; and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,369Open in the laboratory →
אַךְ רָחוֹק יִהְיֶה בֵּֽינֵיכֶם ובינו כְּאַלְפַּיִם אַמָּה בַּמִּדָּה אַֽל־תִּקְרְבוּ אֵלָיו לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר־תֵּֽדְעוּ אֶת־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר תֵּֽלְכוּ־בָהּ כִּי לֹא עֲבַרְתֶּם בַּדֶּרֶךְ מִתְּמוֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם
Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure; come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go; for ye have not passed this way heretofore.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,846Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ארד — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ארד, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 205.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 37:35. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Ard appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, ארד appears 363,345 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 364,956, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Ard in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 15:1 — the shortest of 363,345 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 364,956.
How is Ard spelled in Hebrew?
Ard is spelled ארד — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 205.
Is Ard in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
1,449,988 sequences of ארד at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,464,850 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 364,956 here) beside the count.