Irad עירד
Irad (עירד) is a person named in the Tanakh. Irad appears 15,523 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 15,575 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 15,523
- Chance alone
- 15,575
- P (≥ found)
- 0.66
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
15,523 sequences of עירד at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 15,575 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which עירד appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 33:7, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), עירד is found 155,695 times; chance alone would give about 162,287.
- Genesis 4,548
- Exodus 3,637
- Leviticus 1,616
- Numbers 3,370
- Deuteronomy 2,352
The shortest skips
וַיִּסְעוּ מֵֽאֵתָם וַיָּשָׁב עַל־פִּי הַחִירֹת אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי בַּעַל צְפוֹן וַֽיַּחֲנוּ לִפְנֵי מִגְדֹּֽל
And they journeyed from Etham, and turned back unto Pihahiroth, which is before Baal-zephon; and they pitched before Migdol.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 244,458Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא יַעֲקֹב יֵאָמֵר עוֹד שִׁמְךָ כִּי אִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּֽי־שָׂרִיתָ עִם־אֱלֹהִים וְעִם־אֲנָשִׁים וַתּוּכָֽל
And he said: ‘Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 47,929Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה הִשָּׁבְעָה לִּי בֵֽאלֹהִים הֵנָּה אִם־תִּשְׁקֹר לִי וּלְנִינִי וּלְנֶכְדִּי כַּחֶסֶד אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי עִמְּךָ תַּעֲשֶׂה עִמָּדִי וְעִם־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־גַּרְתָּה בָּֽהּ
Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son; but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 26,484Open in the laboratory →
לֹא־תִזְבַּח לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ שׁוֹר וָשֶׂה אֲשֶׁר יִהְיֶה בוֹ מוּם כֹּל דָּבָר רָע כִּי תוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ הֽוּא
Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God an ox, or a sheep, wherein is a blemish, even any evil thing; for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 277,848Open in the laboratory →
וּמִנְחָתָם סֹלֶת בְּלוּלָה בַשָּׁמֶן שְׁלֹשָׁה עֶשְׂרֹנִים לַפָּר הָֽאֶחָד שְׁנֵי עֶשְׂרֹנִים לָאַיִל הָאֶחָֽד
and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for each bullock, two tenth parts for the one ram,
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 236,513Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 79,142 sequences of עירד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 78,847).
- Genesis 4,548
- Exodus 3,637
- Leviticus 1,616
- Numbers 3,370
- Deuteronomy 2,612
- Joshua 2,865
- Judges 2,514
- Samuel 6,980
- Kings 6,221
- Isaiah 4,851
- Jeremiah 5,146
- Ezekiel 4,602
- The Twelve 3,543
- Psalms 6,979
- Proverbs 2,259
- Job 2,806
- Song of Songs 377
- Ruth 380
- Lamentations 391
- Ecclesiastes 783
- Esther 908
- Daniel 2,443
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,829
- Chronicles 6,482
Outside the Torah
וַיִּזָּעֲקוּ כָּל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר בעיר לִרְדֹּף אַחֲרֵיהֶם וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ אַחֲרֵי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיִּנָּתְקוּ מִן־הָעִֽיר
And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them; and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 316,261Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְבְּרוּ אֹתוֹ וַיִּסְפְּדוּ־לוֹ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּדְבַר יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּיַד־עַבְדּוֹ אֲחִיָּהוּ הַנָּבִֽיא
And all Israel buried him, and made lamentation for him; according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke by the hand of His servant Ahijah the prophet.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 509,351Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כְמָלְכוֹ הִכָּה אֶת־כָּל־בֵּית יָרָבְעָם לֹֽא־הִשְׁאִיר כָּל־נְשָׁמָה לְיָרָבְעָם עַד־הִשְׁמִדוֹ כִּדְבַר יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּיַד־עַבְדּוֹ אֲחִיָּה הַשִּׁילֹנִֽי
And it came to pass that, as soon as he was king, he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him; according unto the saying of the LORD, which He spoke by the hand of His servant Ahijah the Shilonite;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 511,851Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עירד — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עירד, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 284.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 4:18. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Irad in the Bible code?
15,523 sequences of עירד at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 15,575 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Irad in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Numbers 33:7 — the shortest of 15,523 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 15,575.
What is the gematria of Irad in Hebrew?
Irad is spelled עירד — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 284.
How many times is Irad found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 79,142 sequences of עירד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 78,847).
Search it yourself
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