Biblical names

Bunah בונה

Bunah (בונה) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Bunah is found 68,001 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 6:4) — about what chance alone gives (about 68,079).

Found in the Torah
68,001
Chance alone
68,079
P (≥ found)
0.62
Shortest skip
2

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

In the Torah

The Torah holds 68,001 sequences of בונה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 68,079).

The shortest skip at which בונה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 6:4, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), בונה is found 708,085 times; chance alone would give about 709,377.

  • Genesis 17,704
  • Exodus 12,039
  • Leviticus 11,367
  • Numbers 16,354
  • Deuteronomy 10,537

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 6:4בראשית ו:דskip 2, forward

    הַנְּפִלִים הָיוּ בָאָרֶץ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וְגַם אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵן אֲשֶׁר יָבֹאוּ בְּנֵי הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶל־בְּנוֹת הָֽאָדָם וְיָלְדוּ לָהֶם הֵמָּה הַגִּבֹּרִים אֲשֶׁר מֵעוֹלָם אַנְשֵׁי הַשֵּֽׁם

    The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of nobles came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.

    בונה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 6:4כןאשריאביאלהיםאלבונה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 7,003Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 11:5בראשית יא:הskip 2, forward

    וַיֵּרֶד יְהוָה לִרְאֹת אֶת־הָעִיר וְאֶת־הַמִּגְדָּל אֲשֶׁר בָּנוּ בְּנֵי הָאָדָֽם

    And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

    בונה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 11:5גדלאשרנביאדםויאמבונה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 12,917Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 19:1בראשית יט:אskip 2, forward

    וַיָּבֹאוּ שְׁנֵי הַמַּלְאָכִים סְדֹמָה בָּעֶרֶב וְלוֹט יֹשֵׁב בְּשַֽׁעַר־סְדֹם וַיַּרְא־לוֹט וַיָּקָם לִקְרָאתָם וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ אַפַּיִם אָֽרְצָה

    And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom; and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he fell down on his face to the earth;

    בונה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 19:1מקמוויאשימלאכיםסבונה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 22,184Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 21:31בראשית כא:לאskip 2, forward

    עַל־כֵּן קָרָא לַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא בְּאֵר שָׁבַע כִּי שָׁם נִשְׁבְּעוּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם

    Wherefore that place was called Beer-sheba; because there they swore both of them.

    בונה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 21:31כישםנשעשיםויכרתובונה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 26,843Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 48:9בראשית מח:טskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל־אָבִיו בָּנַי הֵם אֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־לִי אֱלֹהִים בָּזֶה וַיֹּאמַר קָֽחֶם־נָא אֵלַי וַאֲבָרֲכֵֽם

    And Joseph said unto his father: ‘They are my sons, whom God hath given me here.’ And he said: ‘Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.’

    בונה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 48:9וסףאלאיביםאשרנתןבונה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 74,361Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, בונה appears 272,491 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 275,020, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 17,704
  • Exodus 12,039
  • Leviticus 11,367
  • Numbers 16,354
  • Deuteronomy 11,598
  • Joshua 11,542
  • Judges 9,515
  • Samuel 19,903
  • Kings 19,784
  • Isaiah 13,865
  • Jeremiah 21,637
  • Ezekiel 17,015
  • The Twelve 13,637
  • Psalms 14,988
  • Proverbs 4,508
  • Job 4,702
  • Song of Songs 892
  • Ruth 963
  • Lamentations 1,436
  • Ecclesiastes 2,000
  • Esther 2,140
  • Daniel 5,709
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 12,568
  • Chronicles 26,625

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 2:2יהושע ב:בskip 2, forward

    וַיֵּאָמַר לְמֶלֶךְ יְרִיחוֹ לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה אֲנָשִׁים בָּאוּ הֵנָּה הַלַּיְלָה מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַחְפֹּר אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ

    And it was told the king of Jericho, saying: ‘Behold, there came men in hither to-night of the children of Israel to search out the land.’

    בונה at skip 2, forward from Joshua 2:2האנשיםאההלילהמבנבונה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 306,144Open in the laboratory →

  2. 2 Samuel 23:19שמואל ב כג:יטskip 2, forward

    מִן־הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה הֲכִי נִכְבָּד וַיְהִי לָהֶם לְשָׂר וְעַד־הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה לֹא־בָֽא

    He was most honourable of the three; therefore he was made their captain; howbeit he attained not unto the first three.

    בונה at skip 2, forward from 2 Samuel 23:19שלשהלאאביובןיהויבונה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 474,803Open in the laboratory →

  3. 1 Kings 21:13מלכים א כא:יגskip 2, forward

    וַיָּבֹאוּ שְׁנֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים בְּנֵֽי־בְלִיַּעַל וַיֵּשְׁבוּ נֶגְדּוֹ וַיְעִדֻהוּ אַנְשֵׁי הַבְּלִיַּעַל אֶת־נָבוֹת נֶגֶד הָעָם לֵאמֹר בֵּרַךְ נָבוֹת אֱלֹהִים וָמֶלֶךְ וַיֹּצִאֻהוּ מִחוּץ לָעִיר וַיִּסְקְלֻהוּ בָאֲבָנִים וַיָּמֹֽת

    And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him; and the base fellows bore witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying: ‘Naboth did curse God and the king.’ Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

    בונה at skip 2, forward from 1 Kings 21:13שהעםויאשיאנשיםבנבונה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 523,609Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

בונה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as בונה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 63.

As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at Psalms 147:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Bunah in the Bible code?

The Torah holds 68,001 sequences of בונה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 68,079).

What is the shortest skip for Bunah in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 6:4 — the shortest of 68,001 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 68,079.

What is the gematria of Bunah in Hebrew?

Bunah is spelled בונה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 63.

How many times is Bunah found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, בונה appears 272,491 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 275,020, so the count is in line with chance.

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