Ahban אחבן
Ahban (אחבן) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Ahban is found 15,589 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Leviticus 8:16) — about what chance alone gives (about 15,461).
- Found in the Torah
- 15,589
- Chance alone
- 15,461
- 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
At skips 2–5,000, אחבן appears 15,589 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 15,461, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which אחבן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 8:16, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), אחבן is found 164,656 times; chance alone would give about 161,099.
- Genesis 4,737
- Exodus 2,625
- Leviticus 2,404
- Numbers 3,954
- Deuteronomy 1,869
The shortest skips
וַיִּקַּח אֶֽת־כָּל־הַחֵלֶב אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַקֶּרֶב וְאֵת יֹתֶרֶת הַכָּבֵד וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּי הַכְּלָיֹת וְאֶֽת־חֶלְבְּהֶן וַיַּקְטֵר מֹשֶׁה הַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה
And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses made it smoke upon the altar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 151,648Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח אֶת־הַחֵלֶב וְאֶת־הָֽאַלְיָה וְאֶֽת־כָּל־הַחֵלֶב אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַקֶּרֶב וְאֵת יֹתֶרֶת הַכָּבֵד וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּי הַכְּלָיֹת וְאֶֽת־חֶלְבְּהֶן וְאֵת שׁוֹק הַיָּמִֽין
And he took the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right thigh.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 152,213Open in the laboratory →
עַל־כֵּן יֹאמְרוּ הַמֹּשְׁלִים בֹּאוּ חֶשְׁבּוֹן תִּבָּנֶה וְתִכּוֹנֵן עִיר סִיחֽוֹן
Wherefore they that speak in parables say: Come ye to Heshbon! Let the city of Sihon be built and established!
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 224,825Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן בָּנוּ אֶת־חֶשְׁבּוֹן וְאֶת־אֶלְעָלֵא וְאֵת קִרְיָתָֽיִם
And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 243,925Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה תֹּלְדוֹת יַעֲקֹב יוֹסֵף בֶּן־שְׁבַֽע־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה הָיָה רֹעֶה אֶת־אֶחָיו בַּצֹּאן וְהוּא נַעַר אֶת־בְּנֵי בִלְהָה וְאֶת־בְּנֵי זִלְפָּה נְשֵׁי אָבִיו וַיָּבֵא יוֹסֵף אֶת־דִּבָּתָם רָעָה אֶל־אֲבִיהֶֽם
These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren, being still a lad even with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives; and Joseph brought evil report of them unto their father.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 54,115Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אחבן appears 54,299 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 54,957, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 4,737
- Exodus 2,625
- Leviticus 2,404
- Numbers 3,954
- Deuteronomy 2,013
- Joshua 1,937
- Judges 1,889
- Samuel 3,973
- Kings 3,989
- Isaiah 2,505
- Jeremiah 3,076
- Ezekiel 3,616
- The Twelve 1,934
- Psalms 3,088
- Proverbs 1,311
- Job 1,899
- Song of Songs 202
- Ruth 255
- Lamentations 228
- Ecclesiastes 550
- Esther 391
- Daniel 1,517
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,143
- Chronicles 4,063
Outside the Torah
אֶת־חֶשְׁבּוֹן וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁהָ אֶת־יַעְזֵר וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁהָ כָּל־עָרִים אַרְבַּֽע
Heshbon with the open land about it, Jazer with the open land about it; four cities in all.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 338,049Open in the laboratory →
בְּצֵל חֶשְׁבּוֹן עָמְדוּ מִכֹּחַ נָסִים כִּֽי־אֵשׁ יָצָא מֵחֶשְׁבּוֹן וְלֶֽהָבָה מִבֵּין סִיחוֹן וַתֹּאכַל פְּאַת מוֹאָב וְקָדְקֹד בְּנֵי שָׁאֽוֹן
In the shadow of Heshbon the fugitives Stand without strength; For a fire is gone forth out of Heshbon, And a flame from the midst of Sihon, And it devoureth the corner of Moab, And the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones. .
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 716,624Open in the laboratory →
אַל־תַּט־לִבִּי לְדָבָר רָע לְהִתְעוֹלֵל עֲלִלוֹת בְּרֶשַׁע אֶת־אִישִׁים פֹּֽעֲלֵי־אָוֶן וּבַל־אֶלְחַם בְּמַנְעַמֵּיהֶֽם
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, To be occupied in deeds of wickedness With men that work iniquity; And let me not eat of their dainties.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 933,488Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אחבן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אחבן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 61.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 1 Chronicles 2:29. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Ahban appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, אחבן appears 15,589 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 15,461, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Ahban in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 8:16 — the shortest of 15,589 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 15,461.
What is the gematria of Ahban in Hebrew?
Ahban is spelled אחבן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 61.
How many times is Ahban found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אחבן appears 54,299 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 54,957, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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