Biblical names

Bedeiah בדיה

Bedeiah (בדיה) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Bedeiah is found 34,044 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Leviticus 12:4) — about what chance alone gives (about 35,026).

Found in the Torah
34,044
Chance alone
35,026
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

34,044 sequences of בדיה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 35,026 that chance alone would produce.

The shortest skip at which בדיה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 12:4, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), בדיה is found 354,279 times; chance alone would give about 364,964.

  • Genesis 9,063
  • Exodus 6,833
  • Leviticus 4,619
  • Numbers 7,830
  • Deuteronomy 5,699

The shortest skips

  1. Leviticus 12:4ויקרא יב:דskip 2, forward

    וּשְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים תֵּשֵׁב בִּדְמֵי טָהֳרָה בְּכָל־קֹדֶשׁ לֹֽא־תִגָּע וְאֶל־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ לֹא תָבֹא עַד־מְלֹאת יְמֵי טָהֳרָֽהּ

    And she shall continue in the blood of purification three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purification be fulfilled.

    בדיה at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 12:4ימיםתשבמטרהבכלקדבדיה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 157,712Open in the laboratory →

  2. Leviticus 13:47ויקרא יג:מזskip 2, forward

    וְהַבֶּגֶד כִּֽי־יִהְיֶה בוֹ נֶגַע צָרָעַת בְּבֶגֶד צֶמֶר אוֹ בְּבֶגֶד פִּשְׁתִּֽים

    And when the plague of leprosy is in a garment, whether it be a woolen garment, or a linen garment;

    בדיה at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 13:47ושבווהגכייהבונגעבדיה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 160,460Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 16:11בראשית טז:יאskip 2, backward

    וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה הִנָּךְ הָרָה וְיֹלַדְתְּ בֵּן וְקָרָאת שְׁמוֹ יִשְׁמָעֵאל כִּֽי־שָׁמַע יְהוָה אֶל־עָנְיֵֽךְ

    And the angel of the LORD said unto her: ‘Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Ishmael, because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.

    בדיה at skip 2, backward from Genesis 16:11קהנךהרולתןוקראתשבדיה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 18,845Open in the laboratory →

  4. Numbers 20:13במדבר כ:יגskip 2, backward

    הֵמָּה מֵי מְרִיבָה אֲשֶׁר־רָבוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־יְהוָה וַיִּקָּדֵשׁ בָּֽם

    These are the waters of Meribah, where the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and He was sanctified in them.

    בדיה at skip 2, backward from Numbers 20:13לאתיקווקשםוישלחמבדיק
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 222,611Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 14:12בראשית יד:יבskip 3, forward

    וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־לוֹט וְאֶת־רְכֻשׁוֹ בֶּן־אֲחִי אַבְרָם וַיֵּלֵכוּ וְהוּא יֹשֵׁב בִּסְדֹֽם

    And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

    בדיה at skip 3, forward from Genesis 14:12ילכווהואישבסםובאפליטויגדלאבדיה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 16,690Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

168,275 sequences of בדיה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 171,900 that chance alone would produce.

  • Genesis 9,063
  • Exodus 6,833
  • Leviticus 4,619
  • Numbers 7,830
  • Deuteronomy 6,255
  • Joshua 5,004
  • Judges 4,761
  • Samuel 16,517
  • Kings 14,597
  • Isaiah 8,524
  • Jeremiah 13,708
  • Ezekiel 11,175
  • The Twelve 8,282
  • Psalms 11,375
  • Proverbs 3,080
  • Job 3,068
  • Song of Songs 611
  • Ruth 612
  • Lamentations 892
  • Ecclesiastes 1,387
  • Esther 1,763
  • Daniel 4,537
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 6,980
  • Chronicles 16,802

Outside the Torah

  1. Psalms 24:7תהלים כד:זskip 2, forward

    שְׂאוּ שְׁעָרִים רָֽאשֵׁיכֶם וְֽהִנָּשְׂאוּ פִּתְחֵי עוֹלָם וְיָבוֹא מֶלֶךְ הַכָּבֽוֹד

    Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors; that the King of glory may come in.

    בדיה at skip 2, forward from Psalms 24:7אמלךהכומזמלךהכבובדיה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 869,235Open in the laboratory →

  2. Psalms 73:28תהלים עג:כחskip 2, forward

    וַאֲנִי קִֽרֲבַת אֱלֹהִים לִי־טוֹב שַׁתִּי בַּאדֹנָי יְהֹוִה מַחְסִי לְסַפֵּר כָּל־מַלְאֲכוֹתֶֽיךָ

    But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, That I may tell of all Thy works.

    בדיה at skip 2, forward from Psalms 73:28טובשתיאניוקמחסילבדיק
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 896,576Open in the laboratory →

  3. Judges 13:5שופטים יג:הskip 2, backward

    כִּי הִנָּךְ הָרָה וְיֹלַדְתְּ בֵּן וּמוֹרָה לֹא־יַעֲלֶה עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ כִּֽי־נְזִיר אֱלֹהִים יִהְיֶה הַנַּעַר מִן־הַבָּטֶן וְהוּא יָחֵל לְהוֹשִׁיעַ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִיַּד פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים

    For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come upon his head; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb; and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.’

    בדיה at skip 2, backward from Judges 13:5יהנךהרולתןומורהלבדיה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 367,981Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

בדיה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as בדיה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 21.

As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Ezekiel 19:14. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Bedeiah appear in the Torah codes?

34,044 sequences of בדיה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 35,026 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Bedeiah in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 12:4 — the shortest of 34,044 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 35,026.

What is the gematria of Bedeiah in Hebrew?

Bedeiah is spelled בדיה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 21.

How many times is Bedeiah found in the whole Tanakh?

168,275 sequences of בדיה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 171,900 that chance alone would produce.

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