Baana בענא
Baana (בענא) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Baana is found 24,663 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 20:19) — 1.9% above the 24,194 chance alone would give (probability of 24,663 or more by chance alone: 0.0013).
- Found in the Torah
- 24,663
- Chance alone
- 24,194
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0013
- 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 24,663 sequences of בענא at skips 2–5,000, 1.9% above what chance alone gives (about 24,194); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0013 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 20:19, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 260,128 sequences of בענא, against about 252,103 from chance alone.
- Genesis 7,337
- Exodus 4,494
- Leviticus 3,504
- Numbers 5,878
- Deuteronomy 3,450
The shortest skips
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה דַּבֵּר־אַתָּה עִמָּנוּ וְנִשְׁמָעָה וְאַל־יְדַבֵּר עִמָּנוּ אֱלֹהִים פֶּן־נָמֽוּת
And they said unto Moses: ‘Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 107,737Open in the laboratory →
לְנַפְתָּלִי אֲחִירַע בֶּן־עֵינָֽן
Of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 186,855Open in the laboratory →
וְעַל־צְבָא מַטֵּה בְּנֵי נַפְתָּלִי אֲחִירַע בֶּן־עֵינָֽן
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 206,238Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר עֵשָׂו אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹב הַלְעִיטֵנִי נָא מִן־הָאָדֹם הָאָדֹם הַזֶּה כִּי עָיֵף אָנֹכִי עַל־כֵּן קָרָֽא־שְׁמוֹ אֱדֽוֹם
And Esau said to Jacob: ‘Let me swallow, I pray thee, some of this red, red pottage; for I am faint.’ Therefore was his name called Edom.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 34,190Open in the laboratory →
בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב בָּאוּ עַל־הַחֲלָלִים וַיָּבֹזּוּ הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר טִמְּאוּ אֲחוֹתָֽם
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 50,533Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
88,892 sequences of בענא at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 89,235 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 7,337
- Exodus 4,494
- Leviticus 3,504
- Numbers 5,878
- Deuteronomy 3,722
- Joshua 3,176
- Judges 3,481
- Samuel 6,893
- Kings 6,708
- Isaiah 4,342
- Jeremiah 5,956
- Ezekiel 5,279
- The Twelve 3,628
- Psalms 4,768
- Proverbs 1,842
- Job 2,603
- Song of Songs 330
- Ruth 377
- Lamentations 465
- Ecclesiastes 717
- Esther 740
- Daniel 2,390
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,777
- Chronicles 6,485
Outside the Torah
וּמְצָא־חֵן וְשֵֽׂכֶל־טוֹב בְּעֵינֵי אֱלֹהִים וְאָדָֽם
So shalt thou find grace and good favour In the sight of God and man.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 939,154Open in the laboratory →
לָאוֹר יָקוּם רוֹצֵחַ יִֽקְטָל־עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן וּבַלַּיְלָה יְהִי כַגַּנָּֽב
The murderer riseth with the light, to kill the poor and needy; And in the night he is as a thief.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 981,607Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי הֲרָאִיתָ בֶן־אָדָם אֲשֶׁר זִקְנֵי בֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵל עֹשִׂים בַּחֹשֶׁךְ אִישׁ בְּחַדְרֵי מַשְׂכִּיתוֹ כִּי אֹמְרִים אֵין יְהוָה רֹאֶה אֹתָנוּ עָזַב יְהוָה אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ
Then said He unto me: ‘Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say: The LORD seeth us not, the LORD hath forsaken the land.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 736,399Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בענא — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as בענא, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 123.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 4:12. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Baana in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 24,663 sequences of בענא at skips 2–5,000, 1.9% above what chance alone gives (about 24,194); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0013 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Baana in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 20:19 — the shortest of 24,663 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 24,194.
How is Baana spelled in Hebrew?
Baana is spelled בענא — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 123.
Is Baana in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
88,892 sequences of בענא at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 89,235 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 24,194 here) beside the count.