Eldad אלדד
Eldad (אלדד) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 9,817 sequences of Eldad, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 13:12); chance alone would give about 9,935.
- Found in the Torah
- 9,817
- Chance alone
- 9,935
- P (≥ found)
- 0.88
- 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 9,817 sequences of אלדד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 9,935).
The shortest skip at which אלדד appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 13:12, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), אלדד is found 102,484 times; chance alone would give about 103,521.
- Genesis 2,713
- Exodus 1,889
- Leviticus 1,299
- Numbers 2,425
- Deuteronomy 1,491
The shortest skips
אַבְרָם יָשַׁב בְּאֶֽרֶץ־כְּנָעַן וְלוֹט יָשַׁב בְּעָרֵי הַכִּכָּר וַיֶּאֱהַל עַד־סְדֹֽם
Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the Plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 15,752Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹאוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל כָּל־הָעֵדָה מִדְבַּר־צִן בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָֽרִאשׁוֹן וַיֵּשֶׁב הָעָם בְּקָדֵשׁ וַתָּמָת שָׁם מִרְיָם וַתִּקָּבֵר שָֽׁם
And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month; and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 221,904Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי־לִי שׁוֹר וַחֲמוֹר צֹאן וְעֶבֶד וְשִׁפְחָה וָֽאֶשְׁלְחָה לְהַגִּיד לַֽאדֹנִי לִמְצֹא־חֵן בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ
And I have oxen, and asses and flocks, and men-servants and maid-servants; and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favour in thy sight.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 46,743Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֲדֹנִי יֹדֵעַ כִּֽי־הַיְלָדִים רַכִּים וְהַצֹּאן וְהַבָּקָר עָלוֹת עָלָי וּדְפָקוּם יוֹם אֶחָד וָמֵתוּ כָּל־הַצֹּֽאן
And he said unto him: ‘My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds giving suck are a care to me; and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 48,786Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו לָמָּה יְדַבֵּר אֲדֹנִי כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה חָלִילָה לַעֲבָדֶיךָ מֵעֲשׂוֹת כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּֽה
And they said unto him: ‘Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 67,339Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אלדד appears 55,295 times in the whole Tanakh — 7.8% more than the 51,284 chance alone would give; the probability of 55,295 or more by chance alone is 9.0 × 10⁻⁶⁹.
- Genesis 2,713
- Exodus 1,889
- Leviticus 1,299
- Numbers 2,425
- Deuteronomy 1,606
- Joshua 1,195
- Judges 1,420
- Samuel 9,936
- Kings 4,307
- Isaiah 2,248
- Jeremiah 3,664
- Ezekiel 3,099
- The Twelve 1,888
- Psalms 3,345
- Proverbs 889
- Job 1,319
- Song of Songs 153
- Ruth 248
- Lamentations 200
- Ecclesiastes 491
- Esther 980
- Daniel 3,965
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,858
- Chronicles 4,158
Outside the Torah
וְדָוִד הוּא הַקָּטָן וּשְׁלֹשָׁה הַגְּדֹלִים הָלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי שָׁאֽוּל
And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 410,024Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי בְּעֵת תֵּת אֶת־מֵרַב בַּת־שָׁאוּל לְדָוִד וְהִיא נִתְּנָה לְעַדְרִיאֵל הַמְּחֹלָתִי לְאִשָּֽׁה
But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 413,807Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקוּמוּ וַיֵּלְכוּ זִיפָה לִפְנֵי שָׁאוּל וְדָוִד וַאֲנָשָׁיו בְּמִדְבַּר מָעוֹן בָּעֲרָבָה אֶל יְמִין הַיְשִׁימֽוֹן
And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul; but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of Jeshimon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 422,606Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אלדד — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אלדד, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 39.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 11:26. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Eldad appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 9,817 sequences of אלדד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 9,935).
What is the shortest skip for Eldad in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 13:12 — the shortest of 9,817 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 9,935.
What is the gematria of Eldad in Hebrew?
Eldad is spelled אלדד — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 39.
How many times is Eldad found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אלדד appears 55,295 times in the whole Tanakh — 7.8% more than the 51,284 chance alone would give; the probability of 55,295 or more by chance alone is 9.0 × 10⁻⁶⁹.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 9,935 here) beside the count.