Addan אדן
Addan (אדן) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 284,993 sequences of Addan, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 6:3); chance alone would give about 284,434.
- Found in the Torah
- 284,993
- Chance alone
- 284,434
- P (≥ found)
- 0.15
- 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 284,993 sequences of אדן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 284,434).
The shortest skip at which אדן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 6:3, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), אדן is found 4,383,299 times; chance alone would give about 4,408,604.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 284,434 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 84,784
- Exodus 50,842
- Leviticus 37,775
- Numbers 70,929
- Deuteronomy 40,663
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה לֹֽא־יָדוֹן רוּחִי בָֽאָדָם לְעֹלָם בְּשַׁגַּם הוּא בָשָׂר וְהָיוּ יָמָיו מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָֽה
And the LORD said: ‘My spirit shall not abide in man for ever, for that he also is flesh; therefore shall his days be a hundred and twenty years.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 6,922Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי כוּשׁ סְבָא וַֽחֲוִילָה וְסַבְתָּה וְרַעְמָה וְסַבְתְּכָא וּבְנֵי רַעְמָה שְׁבָא וּדְדָֽן
And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 11,808Open in the laboratory →
אֵֽרֲדָה־נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה הַכְּצַעֲקָתָהּ הַבָּאָה אֵלַי עָשׂוּ כָּלָה וְאִם־לֹא אֵדָֽעָה
I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto Me; and if not, I will know.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 21,456Open in the laboratory →
וְיָקְשָׁן יָלַד אֶת־שְׁבָא וְאֶת־דְּדָן וּבְנֵי דְדָן הָיוּ אַשּׁוּרִם וּלְטוּשִׁים וּלְאֻמִּֽים
And Jokshan begot Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 32,929Open in the laboratory →
וְיַעֲקֹב שָׁמַע כִּי טִמֵּא אֶת־דִּינָה בִתּוֹ וּבָנָיו הָיוּ אֶת־מִקְנֵהוּ בַּשָּׂדֶה וְהֶחֱרִשׁ יַעֲקֹב עַד־בֹּאָֽם
Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field; and Jacob held his peace until they came.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 49,377Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אדן appears 1,194,282 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.7% more than the 1,185,693 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,194,282 or more by chance alone is 1.7 × 10⁻¹⁵.
- Genesis 84,784
- Exodus 50,842
- Leviticus 37,775
- Numbers 70,929
- Deuteronomy 43,482
- Joshua 34,109
- Judges 37,682
- Samuel 129,648
- Kings 81,236
- Isaiah 54,581
- Jeremiah 80,280
- Ezekiel 77,423
- The Twelve 47,225
- Psalms 74,722
- Proverbs 20,158
- Job 34,508
- Song of Songs 4,290
- Ruth 6,662
- Lamentations 4,595
- Ecclesiastes 9,111
- Esther 13,833
- Daniel 67,491
- Ezra–Nehemiah 49,013
- Chronicles 79,903
Outside the Torah
אֶת־דִּמְנָה וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁהָ אֶֽת־נַהֲלָל וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁהָ עָרִים אַרְבַּֽע
Dimnah with the open land about it, Nahalal with the open land about it; four cities.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 337,882Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הַזַּיִת הֶחֳדַלְתִּי אֶת־דִּשְׁנִי אֲשֶׁר־בִּי יְכַבְּדוּ אֱלֹהִים וַאֲנָשִׁים וְהָלַכְתִּי לָנוּעַ עַל־הָעֵצִֽים
But the olive-tree said unto them: Should I leave my fatness, seeing that by me they honour God and man, and go to hold sway over the trees?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 360,385Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי אִישׁ אֶחָד מִן־הָרָמָתַיִם צוֹפִים מֵהַר אֶפְרָיִם וּשְׁמוֹ אֶלְקָנָה בֶּן־יְרֹחָם בֶּן־אֱלִיהוּא בֶּן־תֹּחוּ בֶן־צוּף אֶפְרָתִֽי
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 383,609Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אדן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אדן, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 55.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Jeremiah 39:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Addan appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 284,993 sequences of אדן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 284,434).
What is the shortest skip for Addan in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 6:3 — the shortest of 284,993 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 284,434.
What is the gematria of Addan in Hebrew?
Addan is spelled אדן — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 55.
How many times is Addan found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אדן appears 1,194,282 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.7% more than the 1,185,693 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,194,282 or more by chance alone is 1.7 × 10⁻¹⁵.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 284,434 here) beside the count.