Ehud אחוד
Ehud (אחוד) is a person named in the Tanakh. Ehud appears 14,261 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 14,377 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 14,261
- Chance alone
- 14,377
- P (≥ found)
- 0.83
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
14,261 sequences of אחוד at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 14,377 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 39:19, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 152,249 sequences of אחוד, against about 149,809 from chance alone.
- Genesis 4,436
- Exodus 2,700
- Leviticus 2,160
- Numbers 3,181
- Deuteronomy 1,784
The shortest skips
וַיְהִי כִשְׁמֹעַ אֲדֹנָיו אֶת־דִּבְרֵי אִשְׁתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר דִּבְּרָה אֵלָיו לֵאמֹר כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה עָשָׂהּ לִי עַבְדֶּךָ וַיִּחַר אַפּֽוֹ
And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke unto him, saying: ‘After this manner did thy servant to me’; that his wrath was kindled.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 58,594Open in the laboratory →
וְכָל־הַבְּאֵרֹת אֲשֶׁר חָֽפְרוּ עַבְדֵי אָבִיו בִּימֵי אַבְרָהָם אָבִיו סִתְּמוּם פְּלִשְׁתִּים וַיְמַלְאוּם עָפָֽר
Now all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 35,182Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַחְתָּ אֶת־הַבְּגָדִים וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן אֶת־הַכֻּתֹּנֶת וְאֵת מְעִיל הָאֵפֹד וְאֶת־הָאֵפֹד וְאֶת־הַחֹשֶׁן וְאָפַדְתָּ לוֹ בְּחֵשֶׁב הָאֵפֹֽד
And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the tunic, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the skilfully woven band of the ephod.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 120,827Open in the laboratory →
וַנִּירָם אָבַד חֶשְׁבּוֹן עַד־דִּיבוֹן וַנַּשִּׁים עַד־נֹפַח אֲשֶׁרׄ עַד־מֵֽידְבָֽא
We have shot at them—Heshbon is perished—even unto Dibon, And we have laid waste even unto Nophah, Which reacheth unto Medeba.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 224,959Open in the laboratory →
וּלְאַבְרָם הֵיטִיב בַּעֲבוּרָהּ וַֽיְהִי־לוֹ צֹאן־וּבָקָר וַחֲמֹרִים וַעֲבָדִים וּשְׁפָחֹת וַאֲתֹנֹת וּגְמַלִּֽים
And he dealt well with Abram for her sake; and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid-servants, and she-asses, and camels.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 14,964Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
63,162 sequences of אחוד at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 64,173 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 4,436
- Exodus 2,700
- Leviticus 2,160
- Numbers 3,181
- Deuteronomy 1,935
- Joshua 1,804
- Judges 1,917
- Samuel 7,783
- Kings 5,085
- Isaiah 3,384
- Jeremiah 3,436
- Ezekiel 4,230
- The Twelve 2,538
- Psalms 4,065
- Proverbs 1,462
- Job 2,329
- Song of Songs 205
- Ruth 258
- Lamentations 244
- Ecclesiastes 601
- Esther 555
- Daniel 2,051
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,920
- Chronicles 4,883
Outside the Torah
כִּי אֶקַּח מוֹעֵד אֲנִי מֵישָׁרִים אֶשְׁפֹּֽט
'When I take the appointed time, I Myself will judge with equity.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 897,401Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּצְלַח עָלָיו רוּחַ יְהוָה וַיֵּרֶד אַשְׁקְלוֹן וַיַּךְ מֵהֶם שְׁלֹשִׁים אִישׁ וַיִּקַּח אֶת־חֲלִיצוֹתָם וַיִּתֵּן הַחֲלִיפוֹת לְמַגִּידֵי הַחִידָה וַיִּחַר אַפּוֹ וַיַּעַל בֵּית אָבִֽיהוּ
And the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and smote thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes of raiment unto them that declared the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father’s house.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 370,577Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתֶּם בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵל כֹּֽה־אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהֹוִה אִישׁ גִּלּוּלָיו לְכוּ עֲבֹדוּ וְאַחַר אִם־אֵינְכֶם שֹׁמְעִים אֵלָי וְאֶת־שֵׁם קָדְשִׁי לֹא תְחַלְּלוּ־עוֹד בְּמַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶם וּבְגִלּוּלֵיכֶֽם
As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD: Go ye, serve every one his idols, even because ye will not hearken unto Me; but My holy name shall ye no more profane with your gifts, and with your idols.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 754,923Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אחוד — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אחוד, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 19.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 1 Chronicles 8:6. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ehud in the Torah codes?
14,261 sequences of אחוד at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 14,377 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Ehud in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 39:19 — the shortest of 14,261 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 14,377.
How is Ehud spelled in Hebrew?
Ehud is spelled אחוד — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 19.
Is Ehud in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
63,162 sequences of אחוד at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 64,173 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 14,377 here) beside the count.