Bigthan בגתן
Bigthan (בגתן) is a person named in the Tanakh. Bigthan appears 2,934 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 3,009 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,934
- Chance alone
- 3,009
- P (≥ found)
- 0.92
- Shortest skip
- 7
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
2,934 sequences of בגתן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 3,009 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 7 — the first at Exodus 29:9, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 31,542 sequences of בגתן, against about 31,350 from chance alone.
- Genesis 764
- Exodus 467
- Leviticus 597
- Numbers 607
- Deuteronomy 499
The shortest skips
וְחָגַרְתָּ אֹתָם אַבְנֵט אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו וְחָבַשְׁתָּ לָהֶם מִגְבָּעֹת וְהָיְתָה לָהֶם כְּהֻנָּה לְחֻקַּת עוֹלָם וּמִלֵּאתָ יַֽד־אַהֲרֹן וְיַד־בָּנָֽיו
And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and bind head-tires on them; and they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute; and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 120,965Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא הָאִישׁ הַבַּיְתָה וַיְפַתַּח הַגְּמַלִּים וַיִּתֵּן תֶּבֶן וּמִסְפּוֹא לַגְּמַלִּים וּמַיִם לִרְחֹץ רַגְלָיו וְרַגְלֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר אִתּֽוֹ
And the man came into the house, and he ungirded the camels; and he gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men that were with him.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 30,986Open in the laboratory →
הִנֵּה־נָא מָצָא עַבְדְּךָ חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ וַתַּגְדֵּל חַסְדְּךָ אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ עִמָּדִי לְהַחֲיוֹת אֶת־נַפְשִׁי וְאָנֹכִי לֹא אוּכַל לְהִמָּלֵט הָהָרָה פֶּן־תִּדְבָּקַנִי הָרָעָה וָמַֽתִּי
behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shown unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest the evil overtake me, and I die.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 23,285Open in the laboratory →
וְנִסְלַח לְכָל־עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלַגֵּר הַגָּר בְּתוֹכָם כִּי לְכָל־הָעָם בִּשְׁגָגָֽה
And all the congregation of the children of Israel shall be forgiven, and the stranger that sojourneth among them; for in respect of all the people it was done in error.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 214,498Open in the laboratory →
וְנֶחְשַׁב לָכֶם תְּרוּמַתְכֶם כַּדָּגָן מִן־הַגֹּרֶן וְכַֽמְלֵאָה מִן־הַיָּֽקֶב
And the gift which ye set apart shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshing-floor, and as the fulness of the wine-press.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 220,330Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 13,226 sequences of בגתן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 13,259).
- Genesis 764
- Exodus 467
- Leviticus 597
- Numbers 607
- Deuteronomy 544
- Joshua 759
- Judges 510
- Samuel 891
- Kings 662
- Isaiah 697
- Jeremiah 800
- Ezekiel 1,156
- The Twelve 727
- Psalms 933
- Proverbs 356
- Job 429
- Song of Songs 76
- Ruth 88
- Lamentations 130
- Ecclesiastes 155
- Esther 145
- Daniel 331
- Ezra–Nehemiah 469
- Chronicles 933
Outside the Torah
כִּֽי־בָעֲרָה כָאֵשׁ רִשְׁעָה שָׁמִיר וָשַׁיִת תֹּאכֵל וַתִּצַּת בְּסִֽבְכֵי הַיַּעַר וַיִּֽתְאַבְּכוּ גֵּאוּת עָשָֽׁן
For wickedness burneth as the fire; it devoureth the briers and thorns; yea, it kindleth in the thickets of the forest, And they roll upward in thick clouds of smoke.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 585,076Open in the laboratory →
וַעֲבַדוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל כָּהֲנַיָּא וְלֵוָיֵא וּשְׁאָר בְּנֵי־גָלוּתָא חֲנֻכַּת בֵּית־אֱלָהָא דְנָה בְּחֶדְוָֽה
And the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,067,537Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד לִכְנוֹס אֶת־הַגֵּרִים אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּעֲמֵד חֹֽצְבִים לַחְצוֹב אַבְנֵי גָזִית לִבְנוֹת בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִֽים
And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,130,064Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בגתן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as בגתן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 455.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Esther 2:21. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Bigthan in the Torah codes?
2,934 sequences of בגתן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 3,009 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Bigthan in the Torah?
Skip 7, reading forward from Exodus 29:9 — the shortest of 2,934 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,009.
How is Bigthan spelled in Hebrew?
Bigthan is spelled בגתן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 455.
Is Bigthan in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 13,226 sequences of בגתן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 13,259).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 3,009 here) beside the count.