Fred פרד
Fred is a first name, written פרד in Hebrew (male given name). Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 64,666 sequences of Fred, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 23:5); chance alone would give about 64,805.
- Found in the Torah
- 64,666
- Chance alone
- 64,805
- P (≥ found)
- 0.71
- Shortest skip
- 2
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, פרד appears 64,666 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 64,805, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 23:5, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 980,167 sequences of פרד, against about 1,004,444 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 64,805 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 16,981
- Exodus 13,668
- Leviticus 8,305
- Numbers 16,993
- Deuteronomy 8,719
The shortest skips
וַיָּשֶׂם יְהוָה דָּבָר בְּפִי בִלְעָם וַיֹּאמֶר שׁוּב אֶל־בָּלָק וְכֹה תְדַבֵּֽר
And the LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said: ‘Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 227,860Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקָּר יְהוָה אֶל־בִּלְעָם וַיָּשֶׂם דָּבָר בְּפִיו וַיֹּאמֶר שׁוּב אֶל־בָּלָק וְכֹה תְדַבֵּֽר
And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said: ‘Return unto Balak, and thus shalt thou speak.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 228,385Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח אֶת־אֶחָיו עִמּוֹ וַיִּרְדֹּף אַחֲרָיו דֶּרֶךְ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וַיַּדְבֵּק אֹתוֹ בְּהַר הַגִּלְעָֽד
And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 44,722Open in the laboratory →
עַל־כֵּן לֹֽא־יֹאכְלוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־גִּיד הַנָּשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר עַל־כַּף הַיָּרֵךְ עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה כִּי נָגַע בְּכַף־יֶרֶךְ יַעֲקֹב בְּגִיד הַנָּשֶֽׁה
Therefore the children of Israel eat not the sinew of the thigh-vein which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day; because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh, even in the sinew of the thigh-vein.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 48,153Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי בִלְהָה שִׁפְחַת רָחֵל דָּן וְנַפְתָּלִֽי
and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid: Dan and Naphtali;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 52,002Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, פרד appears 278,829 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 279,911, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 16,981
- Exodus 13,668
- Leviticus 8,305
- Numbers 16,993
- Deuteronomy 9,346
- Joshua 8,283
- Judges 7,678
- Samuel 21,863
- Kings 16,610
- Isaiah 18,299
- Jeremiah 16,082
- Ezekiel 19,503
- The Twelve 12,731
- Psalms 24,815
- Proverbs 11,979
- Job 10,934
- Song of Songs 1,907
- Ruth 579
- Lamentations 1,787
- Ecclesiastes 1,836
- Esther 3,624
- Daniel 8,859
- Ezra–Nehemiah 7,144
- Chronicles 19,023
Outside the Torah
הֵן גּוֹי לֹֽא־תֵדַע תִּקְרָא וְגוֹי לֹֽא־יְדָעוּךָ אֵלֶיךָ יָרוּצוּ לְמַעַן יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וְלִקְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי פֵאֲרָֽךְ
Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, And a nation that knew not thee shall run unto thee; Because of the LORD thy God, And for the Holy One of Israel, for He hath glorified thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 631,228Open in the laboratory →
פּוּרָה דָּרַכְתִּי לְבַדִּי וּמֵֽעַמִּים אֵֽין־אִישׁ אִתִּי וְאֶדְרְכֵם בְּאַפִּי וְאֶרְמְסֵם בַּחֲמָתִי וְיֵז נִצְחָם עַל־בְּגָדַי וְכָל־מַלְבּוּשַׁי אֶגְאָֽלְתִּי
’I have trodden the winepress alone, and of the peoples there was no man with Me; yea, I trod them in Mine anger, and trampled them in My fury; and their lifeblood is dashed against My garments, and I have stained all My raiment.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 638,136Open in the laboratory →
דְּבַר־שֶׁקֶר יִשְׂנָא צַדִּיק וְרָשָׁע יַבְאִישׁ וְיַחְפִּֽיר
A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man behaveth vilely and shamefully.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 947,460Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
פרד — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as פרד, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 284.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Fred in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, פרד appears 64,666 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 64,805, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Fred in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Numbers 23:5 — the shortest of 64,666 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 64,805.
How is Fred spelled in Hebrew?
Fred is spelled פרד — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 284.
Is Fred in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, פרד appears 278,829 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 279,911, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 64,805 here) beside the count.