Iddo אדו
Iddo (אדו) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 613,202 sequences of Iddo, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 14:7); chance alone would give about 614,797.
- Found in the Torah
- 613,202
- Chance alone
- 614,797
- P (≥ found)
- 0.98
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
613,202 sequences of אדו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 614,797 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 14:7, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 9,471,370 sequences of אדו, against about 9,529,089 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 614,797 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 189,399
- Exodus 117,096
- Leviticus 85,114
- Numbers 124,685
- Deuteronomy 96,908
The shortest skips
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־עֵין מִשְׁפָּט הִוא קָדֵשׁ וַיַּכּוּ אֶֽת־כָּל־שְׂדֵה הָעֲמָלֵקִי וְגַם אֶת־הָאֱמֹרִי הַיֹּשֵׁב בְּחַֽצְצֹן תָּמָֽר
And they turned back, and came to En-mishpat—the same is Kadesh—and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazazon-tamar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,376Open in the laboratory →
הִנֵּה־נָא לִי שְׁתֵּי בָנוֹת אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָדְעוּ אִישׁ אוֹצִֽיאָה־נָּא אֶתְהֶן אֲלֵיכֶם וַעֲשׂוּ לָהֶן כַּטּוֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶם רַק לָֽאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵל אַל־תַּעֲשׂוּ דָבָר כִּֽי־עַל־כֵּן בָּאוּ בְּצֵל קֹרָתִֽי
Behold now, I have two daughters that have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes; only unto these men do nothing; forasmuch as they are come under the shadow of my roof.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 22,567Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה הַֽנַּעֲרָ אֲשֶׁר אֹמַר אֵלֶיהָ הַטִּי־נָא כַדֵּךְ וְאֶשְׁתֶּה וְאָמְרָה שְׁתֵה וְגַם־גְּמַלֶּיךָ אַשְׁקֶה אֹתָהּ הֹכַחְתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ לְיִצְחָק וּבָהּ אֵדַע כִּי־עָשִׂיתָ חֶסֶד עִם־אֲדֹנִֽי
So let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say: Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say: Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also; let the same be she that Thou hast appointed for Thy servant, even for Isaac; and thereby shall I know that Thou hast shown kindness unto my master.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 30,092Open in the laboratory →
וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ טֹבַת מַרְאֶה מְאֹד בְּתוּלָה וְאִישׁ לֹא יְדָעָהּ וַתֵּרֶד הָעַיְנָה וַתְּמַלֵּא כַדָּהּ וַתָּֽעַל
And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her; and she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 30,275Open in the laboratory →
וּמִשְׁמָע וְדוּמָה וּמַשָּֽׂא
and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 33,469Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אדו appears 2,786,136 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,789,315, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 189,399
- Exodus 117,096
- Leviticus 85,114
- Numbers 124,685
- Deuteronomy 102,821
- Joshua 76,325
- Judges 90,499
- Samuel 369,013
- Kings 224,652
- Isaiah 143,447
- Jeremiah 194,501
- Ezekiel 175,937
- The Twelve 124,908
- Psalms 164,898
- Proverbs 46,568
- Job 73,537
- Song of Songs 8,534
- Ruth 12,522
- Lamentations 9,305
- Ecclesiastes 20,226
- Esther 27,985
- Daniel 96,774
- Ezra–Nehemiah 85,372
- Chronicles 222,018
Outside the Torah
אֵל אֱלֹהִים יְהוָה אֵל אֱלֹהִים יְהוָה הוּא יֹדֵעַ וְיִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא יֵדָע אִם־בְּמֶרֶד וְאִם־בְּמַעַל בַּֽיהוָה אַל־תּוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
’God, God, the LORD, God, God, the LORD, He knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in treachery against the LORD—save Thou us not this day—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 340,027Open in the laboratory →
וְגַם כָּל־הַדּוֹר הַהוּא נֶאֶסְפוּ אֶל־אֲבוֹתָיו וַיָּקָם דּוֹר אַחֵר אַחֲרֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָֽדְעוּ אֶת־יְהוָה וְגַם אֶת־הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers; and there arose another generation after them, that knew not the LORD, nor yet the work which He had wrought for Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 347,301Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵלֶּה הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר הִנִּיחַ יְהוָה לְנַסּוֹת בָּם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָדְעוּ אֵת כָּל־מִלְחֲמוֹת כְּנָֽעַן
Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 348,221Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אדו — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אדו, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 11.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 8:17. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Iddo appear in the Torah codes?
613,202 sequences of אדו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 614,797 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Iddo in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 14:7 — the shortest of 613,202 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 614,797.
How is Iddo spelled in Hebrew?
Iddo is spelled אדו — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 11.
Is Iddo in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אדו appears 2,786,136 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,789,315, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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