Beda בדה
In Hebrew letters the first name Beda is written בדה — male given name. Beda appears 338,146 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 341,216 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 338,146
- Chance alone
- 341,216
- 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
338,146 sequences of בדה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 341,216 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which בדה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 7:11, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), בדה is found 5,262,807 times; chance alone would give about 5,288,705.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 341,216 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 81,149
- Exodus 68,043
- Leviticus 50,389
- Numbers 80,689
- Deuteronomy 57,876
The shortest skips
בִּשְׁנַת שֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה לְחַיֵּי־נֹחַ בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי בְּשִׁבְעָֽה־עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ בַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה נִבְקְעוּ כָּֽל־מַעְיְנֹת תְּהוֹם רַבָּה וַאֲרֻבֹּת הַשָּׁמַיִם נִפְתָּֽחוּ
In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 8,425Open in the laboratory →
וַתָּנַח הַתֵּבָה בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּשִׁבְעָה־עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ עַל הָרֵי אֲרָרָֽט
And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,306Open in the laboratory →
וּבַחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי בְּשִׁבְעָה וְעֶשְׂרִים יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ יָבְשָׁה הָאָֽרֶץ
And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dry.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,830Open in the laboratory →
וְאַבְרָם בֶּן־שְׁמֹנִים שָׁנָה וְשֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים בְּלֶֽדֶת־הָגָר אֶת־יִשְׁמָעֵאל לְאַבְרָֽם
And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bore Ishmael to Abram.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 19,072Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסְעוּ מִבֵּית אֵל וַֽיְהִי־עוֹד כִּבְרַת־הָאָרֶץ לָבוֹא אֶפְרָתָה וַתֵּלֶד רָחֵל וַתְּקַשׁ בְּלִדְתָּֽהּ
And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was still some way to come to Ephrath; and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 51,656Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, בדה appears 1,474,623 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 1,495,631, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 81,149
- Exodus 68,043
- Leviticus 50,389
- Numbers 80,689
- Deuteronomy 61,243
- Joshua 46,543
- Judges 39,229
- Samuel 141,038
- Kings 124,836
- Isaiah 69,838
- Jeremiah 120,703
- Ezekiel 98,370
- The Twelve 70,685
- Psalms 87,307
- Proverbs 26,292
- Job 23,180
- Song of Songs 5,557
- Ruth 4,978
- Lamentations 7,731
- Ecclesiastes 12,652
- Esther 18,386
- Daniel 39,945
- Ezra–Nehemiah 57,920
- Chronicles 137,920
Outside the Torah
וַיַּעַמְדוּ הַמַּיִם הַיֹּרְדִים מִלְמַעְלָה קָמוּ נֵד־אֶחָד הַרְחֵק מְאֹד באדם הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר מִצַּד צָֽרְתָן וְהַיֹּרְדִים עַל יָם הָעֲרָבָה יָם־הַמֶּלַח תַּמּוּ נִכְרָתוּ וְהָעָם עָבְרוּ נֶגֶד יְרִיחֽוֹ
that the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way off from Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off; and the people passed over right against Jericho.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 308,641Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּנַּח יְהוָה אֶת־הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלֶּה לְבִלְתִּי הוֹרִישָׁם מַהֵר וְלֹא נְתָנָם בְּיַד־יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ
So the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered He them into the hand of Joshua.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 348,171Open in the laboratory →
וְהוּא יָצָא וַעֲבָדָיו בָּאוּ וַיִּרְאוּ וְהִנֵּה דַּלְתוֹת הָעֲלִיָּה נְעֻלוֹת וַיֹּאמְרוּ אַךְ מֵסִיךְ הוּא אֶת־רַגְלָיו בַּחֲדַר הַמְּקֵרָֽה
Now when he was gone out, his servants came; and they saw, and, behold, the doors of the upper chamber were locked; and they, said: ‘Surely he is covering his feet in the cabinet of the cool chamber.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 349,639Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בדה — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as בדה, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 11.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Beda appear in the Torah codes?
338,146 sequences of בדה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 341,216 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Beda in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 7:11 — the shortest of 338,146 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 341,216.
What is the gematria of Beda in Hebrew?
Beda is spelled בדה — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 11.
How many times is Beda found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, בדה appears 1,474,623 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 1,495,631, so the count is in line with chance.
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