Baghdad בגדאד
Baghdad — in Hebrew בגדאד — capital of Iraq. Baghdad appears 50 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 51.6 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 50
- Chance alone
- 51.6
- P (≥ found)
- 0.61
- Shortest skip
- 98
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, בגדאד appears 50 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 51.6, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 98 — the first at Deuteronomy 28:67, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 377 sequences of בגדאד, against about 407 from chance alone.
- Genesis 13
- Exodus 4
- Leviticus 12
- Numbers 12
- Deuteronomy 9
The shortest skips
בַּבֹּקֶר תֹּאמַר מִֽי־יִתֵּן עֶרֶב וּבָעֶרֶב תֹּאמַר מִֽי־יִתֵּן בֹּקֶר מִפַּחַד לְבָֽבְךָ אֲשֶׁר תִּפְחָד וּמִמַּרְאֵה עֵינֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר תִּרְאֶֽה
In the morning thou shalt say: ‘Would it were even! ’ and at even thou shalt say: ‘Would it were morning! ’ for the fear of thy heart which thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
skip 98, width 98 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 295,199Open in the laboratory →
וּבָתֵּי הַחֲצֵרִים אֲשֶׁר אֵין־לָהֶם חֹמָה סָבִיב עַל־שְׂדֵה הָאָרֶץ יֵחָשֵׁב גְּאֻלָּה תִּהְיֶה־לּוֹ וּבַיֹּבֵל יֵצֵֽא
But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be reckoned with the fields of the country; they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubilee.
skip 121, width 121 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 181,158Open 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 388, width 388 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 156,814Open in the laboratory →
בְּנֵי יִשָּׂשכָר לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם תּוֹלָע מִשְׁפַּחַת הַתּוֹלָעִי לְפֻוָה מִשְׁפַּחַת הַפּוּנִֽי
The sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;
skip 452, width 452 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 232,052Open in the laboratory →
וְהִשִּׂיג לָכֶם דַּיִשׁ אֶת־בָּצִיר וּבָצִיר יַשִּׂיג אֶת־זָרַע וַאֲכַלְתֶּם לַחְמְכֶם לָשֹׂבַע וִֽישַׁבְתֶּם לָבֶטַח בְּאַרְצְכֶֽם
And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time; and ye shall eat your bread until ye have enough, and dwell in your land safely.
skip 630, width 630 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 182,534Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
344 sequences of בגדאד at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 318 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 13
- Exodus 4
- Leviticus 12
- Numbers 12
- Deuteronomy 11
- Joshua 10
- Judges 10
- Samuel 59
- Kings 28
- Isaiah 19
- Jeremiah 22
- Ezekiel 28
- The Twelve 21
- Psalms 18
- Proverbs 9
- Job 8
- Song of Songs 2
- Ruth 3
- Lamentations 4
- Ecclesiastes 2
- Esther 2
- Daniel 16
- Ezra–Nehemiah 10
- Chronicles 21
Outside the Torah
וּבְשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה הָרְגוּ הַיְּהוּדִים וְאַבֵּד חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת אִֽישׁ
And in Shushan the castle the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,032,982Open in the laboratory →
כִּי אֶת־כָּל־זֶה נָתַתִּי אֶל־לִבִּי וְלָבוּר אֶת־כָּל־זֶה אֲשֶׁר הַצַּדִּיקִים וְהַחֲכָמִים וַעֲבָדֵיהֶם בְּיַד הָאֱלֹהִים גַּֽם־אַהֲבָה גַם־שִׂנְאָה אֵין יוֹדֵעַ הָֽאָדָם הַכֹּל לִפְנֵיהֶֽם
For all this I laid to my heart, even to make clear all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it be love or hatred, man knoweth it not; all is before them.
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,019,785Open in the laboratory →
אַךְ קָרוֹב לִירֵאָיו יִשְׁעוֹ לִשְׁכֹּן כָּבוֹד בְּאַרְצֵֽנוּ
Surely His salvation is nigh them that fear Him; That glory may dwell in our land.
skip 57, width 57 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 904,055Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בגדאד — the name in Hebrew letters: capital of Iraq. Searched as בגדאד, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 14.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Baghdad in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, בגדאד appears 50 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 51.6, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Baghdad in the Torah?
Skip 98, reading backward from Deuteronomy 28:67 — the shortest of 50 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 51.6.
How is Baghdad spelled in Hebrew?
Baghdad is spelled בגדאד — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 14.
Is Baghdad in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
344 sequences of בגדאד at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 318 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 51.6 here) beside the count.