Bildad בלדד
Bildad (בלדד) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Bildad is found 6,059 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 4 (Leviticus 16:23) — about what chance alone gives (about 6,001).
- Found in the Torah
- 6,059
- Chance alone
- 6,001
- P (≥ found)
- 0.23
- Shortest skip
- 4
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, בלדד appears 6,059 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 6,001, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which בלדד appears in the Torah is 4 — the first at Leviticus 16:23, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), בלדד is found 62,006 times; chance alone would give about 62,530.
- Genesis 1,528
- Exodus 1,086
- Leviticus 785
- Numbers 1,735
- Deuteronomy 925
The shortest skips
וּבָא אַהֲרֹן אֶל־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וּפָשַׁט אֶת־בִּגְדֵי הַבָּד אֲשֶׁר לָבַשׁ בְּבֹאוֹ אֶל־הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְהִנִּיחָם שָֽׁם
And Aaron shall come into the tent of meeting, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 167,353Open in the laboratory →
וְכָל־חַטָּאת אֲשֶׁר יוּבָא מִדָּמָהּ אֶל־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לְכַפֵּר בַּקֹּדֶשׁ לֹא תֵאָכֵל בָּאֵשׁ תִּשָּׂרֵֽף
And no sin-offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tent of meeting to make atonement in the holy place, shall be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 148,940Open in the laboratory →
בָּרִאשֹׁן בְּאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ בָּעֶרֶב תֹּאכְלוּ מַצֹּת עַד יוֹם הָאֶחָד וְעֶשְׂרִים לַחֹדֶשׁ בָּעָֽרֶב
In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 95,068Open in the laboratory →
וּמִן־הַדָּם יִתֵּן עַל־קַרְנֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְאֵת כָּל־הַדָּם יִשְׁפֹּךְ אֶל־יְסוֹד מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה אֲשֶׁר־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד
And he shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tent of meeting, and all the remaining blood shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering, which is at the door of the tent of meeting.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 145,287Open in the laboratory →
וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִגַּע־בּוֹ הַטָּמֵא יִטְמָא וְהַנֶּפֶשׁ הַנֹּגַעַת תִּטְמָא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב
And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth him shall be unclean until even.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 221,863Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, בלדד appears 37,740 times in the whole Tanakh — 8.0% more than the 34,954 chance alone would give; the probability of 37,740 or more by chance alone is 2.8 × 10⁻⁴⁹.
- Genesis 1,528
- Exodus 1,086
- Leviticus 785
- Numbers 1,735
- Deuteronomy 991
- Joshua 809
- Judges 893
- Samuel 5,687
- Kings 2,832
- Isaiah 1,566
- Jeremiah 2,502
- Ezekiel 2,151
- The Twelve 1,329
- Psalms 2,984
- Proverbs 947
- Job 853
- Song of Songs 139
- Ruth 132
- Lamentations 178
- Ecclesiastes 389
- Esther 786
- Daniel 2,195
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,723
- Chronicles 3,520
Outside the Torah
יֻחַן רָשָׁע בַּל־לָמַד צֶדֶק בְּאֶרֶץ נְכֹחוֹת יְעַוֵּל וּבַל־יִרְאֶה גֵּאוּת יְהוָֽה
Let favour be shown to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness; In the land of uprightness will he deal wrongfully, And will not behold the majesty of the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 599,350Open in the laboratory →
הִרְאַנִי יְהוָה וְהִנֵּה שְׁנֵי דּוּדָאֵי תְאֵנִים מוּעָדִים לִפְנֵי הֵיכַל יְהוָה אַחֲרֵי הַגְלוֹת נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל אֶת־יְכָנְיָהוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָקִים מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה וְאֶת־שָׂרֵי יְהוּדָה וְאֶת־הֶחָרָשׁ וְאֶת־הַמַּסְגֵּר מִירוּשָׁלִַם וַיְבִאֵם בָּבֶֽל
The LORD showed me, and behold two baskets of figs set before the temple of the LORD; after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 676,394Open in the laboratory →
עַל־הַיּוֹם הַבָּא לִשְׁדוֹד אֶת־כָּל־פְּלִשְׁתִּים לְהַכְרִית לְצֹר וּלְצִידוֹן כֹּל שָׂרִיד עֹזֵר כִּֽי־שֹׁדֵד יְהוָה אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּים שְׁאֵרִית אִי כַפְתּֽוֹר
Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Zidon every helper that remaineth; for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 714,355Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בלדד — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as בלדד, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 40.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Job 8:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Bildad in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, בלדד appears 6,059 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 6,001, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Bildad in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading backward from Leviticus 16:23 — the shortest of 6,059 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,001.
What is the gematria of Bildad in Hebrew?
Bildad is spelled בלדד — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 40.
How many times is Bildad found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, בלדד appears 37,740 times in the whole Tanakh — 8.0% more than the 34,954 chance alone would give; the probability of 37,740 or more by chance alone is 2.8 × 10⁻⁴⁹.
Search it yourself
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