Biblical names

Bilhan בלהן

Bilhan (בלהן) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Bilhan is found 47,856 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 16:4) — about what chance alone gives (about 48,095).

Found in the Torah
47,856
Chance alone
48,095
P (≥ found)
0.86
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, בלהן appears 47,856 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 48,095, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which בלהן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 16:4, reading backward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), בלהן is found 501,865 times; chance alone would give about 501,139.

  • Genesis 10,723
  • Exodus 8,580
  • Leviticus 7,554
  • Numbers 12,659
  • Deuteronomy 8,340

The shortest skips

  1. Exodus 16:4שמות טז:דskip 2, backward

    וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה הִנְנִי מַמְטִיר לָכֶם לֶחֶם מִן־הַשָּׁמָיִם וְיָצָא הָעָם וְלָֽקְטוּ דְּבַר־יוֹם בְּיוֹמוֹ לְמַעַן אֲנַסֶּנּוּ הֲיֵלֵךְ בְּתוֹרָתִי אִם־לֹֽא

    Then said the LORD unto Moses: ‘Behold, I will cause to rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in My law, or not.

    בלהן at skip 2, backward from Exodus 16:4מעןאנסויךתורתיאםבלהנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 101,438Open in the laboratory →

  2. Deuteronomy 3:13דברים ג:יגskip 2, backward

    וְיֶתֶר הַגִּלְעָד וְכָל־הַבָּשָׁן מַמְלֶכֶת עוֹג נָתַתִּי לַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה כֹּל חֶבֶל הָֽאַרְגֹּב לְכָל־הַבָּשָׁן הַהוּא יִקָּרֵא אֶרֶץ רְפָאִֽים

    and the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half-tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob—all that Bashan is called the land of Rephaim.

    בלהן at skip 2, backward from Deuteronomy 3:13ישבטהמשכחלהארגבלבלהנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 255,309Open in the laboratory →

  3. Deuteronomy 33:18דברים לג:יחskip 2, backward

    וְלִזְבוּלֻן אָמַר שְׂמַח זְבוּלֻן בְּצֵאתֶךָ וְיִשָּׂשכָר בְּאֹהָלֶֽיךָ

    And of Zebulun he said: Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out, And, Issachar, in thy tents.

    בלהן at skip 2, backward from Deuteronomy 33:18םאלפימשוזולןאמרשבלהנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 303,667Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 8:11בראשית ח:יאskip 3, forward

    וַתָּבֹא אֵלָיו הַיּוֹנָה לְעֵת עֶרֶב וְהִנֵּה עֲלֵה־זַיִת טָרָף בְּפִיהָ וַיֵּדַע נֹחַ כִּי־קַלּוּ הַמַּיִם מֵעַל הָאָֽרֶץ

    And the dove came in to him at eventide; and lo in her mouth an olive-leaf freshly plucked; so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

    בלהן at skip 3, forward from Genesis 8:11נהמןהתבהותאאיויוהלעתערבוהנבלהנ
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 9,640Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 11:3בראשית יא:גskip 3, forward

    וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ הָבָה נִלְבְּנָה לְבֵנִים וְנִשְׂרְפָה לִשְׂרֵפָה וַתְּהִי לָהֶם הַלְּבֵנָה לְאָבֶן וְהַחֵמָר הָיָה לָהֶם לַחֹֽמֶר

    And they said one to another: ‘Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly.’ And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.

    בלהן at skip 3, forward from Genesis 11:3אישאלרעהוההנבנלביםונשרפהלשבלהנ
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 12,773Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, בלהן appears 185,784 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 187,376, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 10,723
  • Exodus 8,580
  • Leviticus 7,554
  • Numbers 12,659
  • Deuteronomy 8,895
  • Joshua 7,371
  • Judges 6,066
  • Samuel 14,042
  • Kings 14,613
  • Isaiah 8,084
  • Jeremiah 14,974
  • Ezekiel 11,131
  • The Twelve 8,029
  • Psalms 10,178
  • Proverbs 3,001
  • Job 3,073
  • Song of Songs 666
  • Ruth 699
  • Lamentations 1,127
  • Ecclesiastes 1,803
  • Esther 2,135
  • Daniel 4,640
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 8,519
  • Chronicles 17,222

Outside the Torah

  1. 2 Samuel 9:3שמואל ב ט:גskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ הַאֶפֶס עוֹד אִישׁ לְבֵית שָׁאוּל וְאֶעֱשֶׂה עִמּוֹ חֶסֶד אֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמֶר צִיבָא אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ עוֹד בֵּן לִיהוֹנָתָן נְכֵה רַגְלָֽיִם

    And the king said: ‘Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God unto him?’ And Ziba said unto the king: ‘Jonathan hath yet a son, who is lame on his feet.’

    בלהן at skip 2, forward from 2 Samuel 9:3מלךעודןיותןנכהרגבלהנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 447,543Open in the laboratory →

  2. 2 Samuel 23:18שמואל ב כג:יחskip 2, forward

    וַאֲבִישַׁי אֲחִי יוֹאָב בֶּן־צְרוּיָה הוּא רֹאשׁ השלשי וְהוּא עוֹרֵר אֶת־חֲנִיתוֹ עַל־שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת חָלָל וְלוֹ־שֵׁם בַּשְּׁלֹשָֽׁה

    And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

    בלהן at skip 2, forward from 2 Samuel 23:18לולושםששמהשלשההכבלהן
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 474,764Open in the laboratory →

  3. Ezekiel 2:10יחזקאל ב:יskip 2, forward

    וַיִּפְרֹשׂ אוֹתָהּ לְפָנַי וְהִיא כְתוּבָה פָּנִים וְאָחוֹר וְכָתוּב אֵלֶיהָ קִנִים וָהֶגֶה וָהִֽי

    and He spread it before me, and it was written within and without; and there was written therein lamentations, and moaning, and woe.

    בלהן at skip 2, forward from Ezekiel 2:10ורוכתואיקיםוהגהובלהנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 729,552Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

בלהן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as בלהן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 87.

As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 36:27. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Bilhan in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, בלהן appears 47,856 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 48,095, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Bilhan in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading backward from Exodus 16:4 — the shortest of 47,856 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 48,095.

What is the gematria of Bilhan in Hebrew?

Bilhan is spelled בלהן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 87.

How many times is Bilhan found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, בלהן appears 185,784 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 187,376, so the count is in line with chance.

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