Biblical names

Baladan בלאדן

Baladan (בלאדן) is a person named in the Tanakh. Baladan appears 1,032 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 1,061 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
1,032
Chance alone
1,061
P (≥ found)
0.82
Shortest skip
10

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

1,032 sequences of בלאדן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,061 that chance alone would produce.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 10 — the first at Genesis 15:15, reading backward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 8,290 sequences of בלאדן, against about 8,362 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 286
  • Exodus 159
  • Leviticus 138
  • Numbers 300
  • Deuteronomy 149

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 15:15בראשית טו:טוskip 10, backward

    וְאַתָּה תָּבוֹא אֶל־אֲבֹתֶיךָ בְּשָׁלוֹם תִּקָּבֵר בְּשֵׂיבָה טוֹבָֽה

    But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

    בלאדן at skip 10, backward from Genesis 15:15ותשנהוגםאתהגויאשריעבדודןאנכיואחריכיצאוברכשגולואתהתבואלאבתיךבשוםתקברבשיהטובהודוררביעיישובוהנהכילאשלםעוןהאמבלאדן
    skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 18,027Open in the laboratory →

  2. Deuteronomy 15:11דברים טו:יאskip 11, forward

    כִּי לֹא־יֶחְדַּל אֶבְיוֹן מִקֶּרֶב הָאָרֶץ עַל־כֵּן אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ לֵאמֹר פָּתֹחַ תִּפְתַּח אֶת־יָדְךָ לְאָחִיךָ לַעֲנִיֶּךָ וּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ בְּאַרְצֶֽךָ

    For the poor shall never cease out of the land; therefore I command thee, saying: ‘Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy poor and needy brother, in thy land.’

    בלאדן at skip 11, forward from Deuteronomy 15:11ימצוךלאמרפתחתפתחאתידךלאחיךלעניךולאבינךארצךכיימכרךאחיךהעבריוהעבריהועבךשששניםובשההשביעתתשלחנוחפשימעמךוכיתשלחנוחפשימעמךבלאדנ
    skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 275,898Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 50:14בראשית נ:ידskip 11, backward

    וַיָּשָׁב יוֹסֵף מִצְרַיְמָה הוּא וְאֶחָיו וְכָל־הָעֹלִים אִתּוֹ לִקְבֹּר אֶת־אָבִיו אַחֲרֵי קָבְרוֹ אֶת־אָבִֽיו

    And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.

    בלאדן at skip 11, backward from Genesis 50:14ניוארצהכנעןויקברואתובמערתשדההמכפלהאשרקהאברהםאתהשהלאחזתקברמתעפרןהחתיעפניממראוישיוסףמצרימההואואחיווכלהעליםאתולקבראתאביבלאדנ
    skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 77,373Open in the laboratory →

  4. Leviticus 11:42ויקרא יא:מבskip 19, backward

    כֹּל הוֹלֵךְ עַל־גָּחוֹן וְכֹל הוֹלֵךְ עַל־אַרְבַּע עַד כָּל־מַרְבֵּה רַגְלַיִם לְכָל־הַשֶּׁרֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵץ עַל־הָאָרֶץ לֹא תֹאכְלוּם כִּי־שֶׁקֶץ הֵֽם

    Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all fours, or whatsoever hath many feet, even all swarming things that swarm upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are a detestable thing.

    בלאדן at skip 19, backward from Leviticus 11:42אלכםלאכלההנגעבנבלתהיטמאעדהערבוהאכלמנבלתהיכבסבגדיווטמאעדהערבוהנשאאתבלתהיכבסבגדיווטמאעהערבוכלהשרץהשרץעלהרץשקץהואלאיאכלכלהוךעלגחוןוכלהולךעלארעעדכלמרבהרגליםלכלהשרץהשרץעלהארץלאתאכלוםכישקץהםאלתשקצואתנפשתיכםבכלהבלאדנ
    skip 19, width 19 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 157,252Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 10:25שמות י:כהskip 21, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה גַּם־אַתָּה תִּתֵּן בְּיָדֵנוּ זְבָחִים וְעֹלוֹת וְעָשִׂינוּ לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ

    And Moses said: ‘Thou must also give into our hand sacrifices and burnt-offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God.

    בלאדן at skip 21, forward from Exodus 10:25למשהויאמרלכועבדואתיקוקרקצאנכםובקרכםיצגגםטפכםילךעמכםויאמרמשהגםאתהתתןבידנוזחיםועלותועשינוליקוקאהינווגםמקננוילךעמנולתשארפרסהכיממנונקחלעבאתיקוקאלהינוואנחנולאדעמהנעבדאתיקוקעדבאנושמהויחזקיקוקאתלבפרעהולאאבהלשלחםויאמרלופרעהלךמעליהשמרלבלאדנ
    skip 21, width 21 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 93,109Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 4,660 sequences of בלאדן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,745).

  • Genesis 286
  • Exodus 159
  • Leviticus 138
  • Numbers 300
  • Deuteronomy 162
  • Joshua 118
  • Judges 148
  • Samuel 520
  • Kings 356
  • Isaiah 179
  • Jeremiah 325
  • Ezekiel 286
  • The Twelve 162
  • Psalms 263
  • Proverbs 99
  • Job 119
  • Song of Songs 17
  • Ruth 14
  • Lamentations 25
  • Ecclesiastes 43
  • Esther 88
  • Daniel 245
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 214
  • Chronicles 394

Outside the Torah

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:23דברי הימים א ו:כגskip 6, forward

    בֶּן־יִצְהָר בֶּן־קְהָת בֶּן־לֵוִי בֶּן־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

    the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

    בלאדן at skip 6, forward from 1 Chronicles 6:23ןקרחבןיצהרבןקהתבןלויןישראואחיוסףהעמעלימיואסףבןברכיהובןשמעאבןמבלאדנ
    skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 1,106,716Open in the laboratory →

  2. Psalms 127:3תהלים קכז:גskip 6, backward

    הִנֵּה נַחֲלַת יְהוָה בָּנִים שָׂכָר פְּרִי הַבָּֽטֶן

    Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD; The fruit of the womb is a reward.

    בלאדן at skip 6, backward from Psalms 127:3חרישבתאכלילחםהעצביםכיתןליידושנהנהנחתיקוקניםשכרפריהבטןכחציםבידבלאדן
    skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 928,659Open in the laboratory →

  3. 2 Samuel 15:15שמואל ב טו:טוskip 8, forward

    וַיֹּאמְרוּ עַבְדֵֽי־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ הִנֵּה עֲבָדֶֽיךָ

    And the king’s servants said unto the king: ‘Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall choose.’

    בלאדן at skip 8, forward from 2 Samuel 15:15אתהרעהוהכההעירלפיחרבויאמרועדיהמלךאהמלךככלשריבחראניהמלךההעבדיךויצאהמלךוכלביתוברגליוובלאדנ
    skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 458,717Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

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

As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Kings 20:12. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Baladan in the Torah codes?

1,032 sequences of בלאדן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,061 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Baladan in the Torah?

Skip 10, reading backward from Genesis 15:15 — the shortest of 1,032 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,061.

How is Baladan spelled in Hebrew?

Baladan is spelled בלאדן — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 87.

Is Baladan in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

The whole Tanakh holds 4,660 sequences of בלאדן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,745).

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