Hail ברד
Hail is written ברד in Hebrew. In the Torah codes, Hail is found 3,337,528 times across every skip (2–152,424), the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 9:14) — about what chance alone gives (about 3,416,780).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 3,337,528
- Chance alone · every skip
- 3,416,780
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 152,271
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 3 letters (2–152,424), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 220,437 found · chance alone about 220,444 (probability of 220,437 or more by chance alone: 0.51).
In the Torah
Across every skip (2–152,424), ברד appears 3,337,528 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 3,416,780, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which ברד appears in the Torah is 2 — at Exodus 9:14, reading forward.
The longest skip at which ברד was found in the Torah is 152,271 — at Deuteronomy 34:9, reading backward; a spelling of 3 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 152,424.
A three-letter spelling is common across every skip (2–152,424): in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 3,416,780 of it, so a large count is expected.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 908,377
- Exodus 632,966
- Leviticus 485,024
- Numbers 710,956
- Deuteronomy 600,205
Examples across the range
5 of the 3,337,528 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- ב ר דExodus 9:14
… מַגֵּפֹתַי אֶֽל־לִבְּךָ וּבַעֲבָדֶיךָ וּבְעַמֶּךָ בַּעֲבוּר תֵּדַע כִּי אֵין כָּמֹנִי בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ …
For I will this time send all My plagues upon thy person, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like Me in all the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 90,385 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ב ר דExodus 9:14
Letter by letter
- ב ר דExodus 13:15
… יְהֹוָה כָּל־בְּכוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבְּכֹר אָדָם וְעַד־בְּכוֹר בְּהֵמָה עַל־כֵּן …
and it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man, and the first-born of beast; therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the womb, being males; but all the first-born of my sons I redeem.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 97,571 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ב ר דExodus 13:15
- בGenesis 10:13
וּמִצְרַיִם יָלַד אֶת־לוּדִים וְאֶת־עֲנָמִים וְאֶת־לְהָבִים וְאֶת־נַפְתֻּחִֽים
And Mizraim begot Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- רGenesis 10:16
וְאֶת־הַיְבוּסִי וְאֶת־הָאֱמֹרִי וְאֵת הַגִּרְגָּשִֽׁי
and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite;
- דGenesis 10:19
… גְּבוּל הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי מִצִּידֹן בֹּאֲכָה גְרָרָה עַד־עַזָּה בֹּאֲכָה סְדֹמָה וַעֲמֹרָה וְאַדְמָה …
And the border of the Canaanite was from Zidon, as thou goest toward Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 12,037 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- בGenesis 10:13
- בLeviticus 2:14
וְאִם־תַּקְרִיב מִנְחַת בִּכּוּרִים לַיהוָה אָבִיב קָלוּי בָּאֵשׁ גֶּרֶשׂ כַּרְמֶל תַּקְרִיב אֵת מִנְחַת בִּכּוּרֶֽיךָ
And if thou bring a meal-offering of first-fruits unto the LORD, thou shalt bring for the meal-offering of thy first-fruits corn in the ear parched with fire, even groats of the fresh ear.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- רLeviticus 3:16
וְהִקְטִירָם הַכֹּהֵן הַמִּזְבֵּחָה לֶחֶם אִשֶּׁה לְרֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ כָּל־חֵלֶב לַיהוָֽה
And the priest shall make them smoke upon the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savour; all the fat is the LORD’S.
- דLeviticus 4:18
וּמִן־הַדָּם יִתֵּן עַל־קַרְנֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ אֲשֶׁר …
And he shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tent of meeting, and all the remaining blood shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering, which is at the door of the tent of meeting.
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 143,229 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- בLeviticus 2:14
- בDeuteronomy 34:9
… אֶת־יָדָיו עָלָיו וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֵלָיו בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה …
And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him; and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- רLeviticus 8:28
… הַמִּזְבֵּחָה עַל־הָעֹלָה מִלֻּאִים הֵם לְרֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ אִשֶּׁה הוּא לַיהוָֽה
And Moses took them from off their hands, and made them smoke on the altar upon the burnt-offering; they were a consecration-offering for a sweet savour; it was an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
- דGenesis 1:4
וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאוֹר כִּי־טוֹב וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
skip 152,271, width 152,271 — one row is 152,271 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,669 of the TorahOpen at skip 152,271 in the laboratory →
- בDeuteronomy 34:9
Across the Tanakh
Across every skip (2–598,520), ברד appears 60,254,045 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.4% more than the 60,018,644 chance alone would give; the probability of 60,254,045 or more by chance alone is 7.8 × 10⁻²⁰³.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 992,681 found · chance alone about 998,398 (probability of 992,681 or more by chance alone: 1.00).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 4,089,861
- Exodus 2,925,616
- Leviticus 2,263,926
- Numbers 3,321,746
- Deuteronomy 2,758,561
- Joshua 1,976,471
- Judges 1,951,396
- Samuel 4,613,214
- Kings 5,211,055
- Isaiah 3,100,463
- Jeremiah 4,373,923
- Ezekiel 3,755,523
- The Twelve 2,806,450
- Psalms 3,710,626
- Proverbs 1,460,637
- Job 1,425,168
- Song of Songs 238,518
- Ruth 218,712
- Lamentations 337,077
- Ecclesiastes 531,954
- Esther 560,940
- Daniel 1,115,153
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,105,080
- Chronicles 5,401,975
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ב ר ד2 Samuel 3:7
וּלְשָׁאוּל פִּלֶגֶשׁ וּשְׁמָהּ רִצְפָּה בַת־אַיָּה וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־אַבְנֵר מַדּוּעַ בָּאתָה אֶל־פִּילֶגֶשׁ אָבִֽי
Now Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah; and [Ish-bosheth] said to Abner: ‘Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father’s concubine?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 438,729 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ב ר ד2 Samuel 3:7
- בJoshua 19:50
… אֶפְרָיִם וַיִּבְנֶה אֶת־הָעִיר וַיֵּשֶׁב בָּֽהּ
according to the commandment of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath-serah in the hill-country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and dwelt therein.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- רJoshua 19:51
… אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וַיְכַלּוּ מֵֽחַלֵּק אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ
These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’houses of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tent of meeting. So they made an end of dividing the land.
- דJoshua 20:3
לָנוּס שָׁמָּה רוֹצֵחַ מַכֵּה־נֶפֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָה בִּבְלִי־דָעַת וְהָיוּ לָכֶם לְמִקְלָט מִגֹּאֵל הַדָּֽם
that the manslayer that killeth any person through error and unawares may flee thither; and they shall be unto you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 335,383 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- בJoshua 19:50
- ב2 Chronicles 36:22
… אֶת־רוּחַ כּוֹרֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־פָּרַס וַיַּֽעֲבֶר־קוֹל בְּכָל־מַלְכוּתוֹ וְגַם־בְּמִכְתָּב …
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying:
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- רIsaiah 25:4
… מַחְסֶה מִזֶּרֶם צֵל מֵחֹרֶב כִּי רוּחַ עָרִיצִים כְּזֶרֶם קִֽיר
For Thou hast been a stronghold to the poor, A stronghold to the needy in his distress, A refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat; For the blast of the terrible ones was as a storm against the wall.
- דGenesis 1:5
וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יוֹם וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ קָרָא לָיְלָה וַֽיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם אֶחָֽד
And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
skip 598,356, width 598,356 — one row is 598,356 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,909 of the TanakhOpen at skip 598,356 in the laboratory →
- ב2 Chronicles 36:22
The spelling
ברד — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ברד, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 206.
As a plain word it stands 13 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 16:14. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Bered.
Questions
Is Hail in the Bible code?
Across every skip (2–152,424), ברד appears 3,337,528 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 3,416,780, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Hail in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 9:14 — the shortest of 3,337,528 sequences across every skip (2–152,424), where chance alone would give about 3,416,780.
What is the gematria of Hail in Hebrew?
Hail is spelled ברד — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 206.
How many times is Hail found in the whole Tanakh?
Across every skip (2–598,520), ברד appears 60,254,045 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.4% more than the 60,018,644 chance alone would give; the probability of 60,254,045 or more by chance alone is 7.8 × 10⁻²⁰³.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 3,416,780 across every skip (2–152,424) here) beside the count.