Daud דאוד
In Hebrew letters the first name Daud is written דאוד — male given name. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 13,985 sequences of Daud, the shortest at skip 2 (Deuteronomy 7:24); chance alone would give about 14,063.
- Found in the Torah
- 13,985
- Chance alone
- 14,063
- P (≥ found)
- 0.75
- 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 13,985 sequences of דאוד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 14,063).
The shortest skip at which דאוד appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 7:24, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), דאוד is found 142,459 times; chance alone would give about 146,537.
- Genesis 4,399
- Exodus 2,695
- Leviticus 1,775
- Numbers 3,111
- Deuteronomy 2,005
The shortest skips
וְנָתַן מַלְכֵיהֶם בְּיָדֶךָ וְהַאֲבַדְתָּ אֶת־שְׁמָם מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם לֹֽא־יִתְיַצֵּב אִישׁ בְּפָנֶיךָ עַד הִשְׁמִֽדְךָ אֹתָֽם
And He shall deliver their kings into thy hand, and thou shalt make their name to perish from under heaven; there shall no man be able to stand against thee, until thou have destroyed them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 264,017Open in the laboratory →
וּבְבֹא מֹשֶׁה אֶל־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לְדַבֵּר אִתּוֹ וַיִּשְׁמַע אֶת־הַקּוֹל מִדַּבֵּר אֵלָיו מֵעַל הַכַּפֹּרֶת אֲשֶׁר עַל־אֲרֹן הָעֵדֻת מִבֵּין שְׁנֵי הַכְּרֻבִים וַיְדַבֵּר אֵלָֽיו
And when Moses went into the tent of meeting that He might speak with him, then he heard the Voice speaking unto him from above the ark-cover that was upon the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim; and He spoke unto him.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 202,415Open in the laboratory →
גָּד גְּדוּד יְגוּדֶנּוּ וְהוּא יָגֻד עָקֵֽב
Gad, a troop shall troop upon him; But he shall troop upon their heel.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 75,971Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסְעוּ מֵרְפִידִים וַיָּבֹאוּ מִדְבַּר סִינַי וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בַּמִּדְבָּר וַיִּֽחַן־שָׁם יִשְׂרָאֵל נֶגֶד הָהָֽר
And when they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the wilderness of Sinai, they encamped in the wilderness; and there Israel encamped before the mount.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 105,686Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה אִם־יֶשְׁכֶם עֹשִׂים חֶסֶד וֶֽאֱמֶת אֶת־אֲדֹנִי הַגִּידוּ לִי וְאִם־לֹא הַגִּידוּ לִי וְאֶפְנֶה עַל־יָמִין אוֹ עַל־שְׂמֹֽאל
And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 31,972Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, דאוד appears 78,480 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.3% more than the 75,272 chance alone would give; the probability of 78,480 or more by chance alone is 1.8 × 10⁻³¹.
- Genesis 4,399
- Exodus 2,695
- Leviticus 1,775
- Numbers 3,111
- Deuteronomy 2,208
- Joshua 1,753
- Judges 2,099
- Samuel 14,021
- Kings 5,619
- Isaiah 3,725
- Jeremiah 5,104
- Ezekiel 4,950
- The Twelve 3,160
- Psalms 5,249
- Proverbs 1,413
- Job 1,915
- Song of Songs 335
- Ruth 245
- Lamentations 321
- Ecclesiastes 561
- Esther 1,120
- Daniel 4,200
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,430
- Chronicles 6,072
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ שָׁלוֹם לַנַּעַר לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם וַיֹּאמֶר אֲחִימַעַץ רָאִיתִי הֶהָמוֹן הַגָּדוֹל לִשְׁלֹחַ אֶת־עֶבֶד הַמֶּלֶךְ יוֹאָב וְאֶת־עַבְדֶּךָ וְלֹא יָדַעְתִּי מָֽה
And the king said: ‘Is it well with the young man Absalom?’ And Ahimaaz answered: ‘When Joab sent the king’s servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 465,638Open in the laboratory →
מֵתִים בַּל־יִחְיוּ רְפָאִים בַּל־יָקֻמוּ לָכֵן פָּקַדְתָּ וַתַּשְׁמִידֵם וַתְּאַבֵּד כָּל־זֵכֶר לָֽמוֹ
The dead live not, the shades rise not; To that end hast Thou punished and destroyed them, And made all their memory to perish.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 599,544Open in the laboratory →
מַרְאֵה הָאוֹפַנִּים וּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם כְּעֵין תַּרְשִׁישׁ וּדְמוּת אֶחָד לְאַרְבַּעְתָּן וּמַרְאֵיהֶם וּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה הָאוֹפַן בְּתוֹךְ הָאוֹפָֽן
The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl; and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 728,218Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
דאוד — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as דאוד, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 15.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Daud appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 13,985 sequences of דאוד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 14,063).
What is the shortest skip for Daud in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Deuteronomy 7:24 — the shortest of 13,985 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 14,063.
What is the gematria of Daud in Hebrew?
Daud is spelled דאוד — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 15.
How many times is Daud found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, דאוד appears 78,480 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.3% more than the 75,272 chance alone would give; the probability of 78,480 or more by chance alone is 1.8 × 10⁻³¹.
Search it yourself
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