Branwen בראנוון
Branwen is a first name, written בראנוון in Hebrew (female given name). In the Torah codes, Branwen is found 26 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 20 (Exodus 1:14) — 47% above the 17.7 chance alone would give (probability of 26 or more by chance alone: 0.04).
- Found in the Torah
- 26
- Chance alone
- 17.7
- P (≥ found)
- 0.04
- Shortest skip
- 20
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 26 sequences of בראנוון at skips 2–5,000, 47% above what chance alone gives (about 17.7); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.04 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 20 — the first at Exodus 1:14, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 50,808, the Torah holds 100 sequences of בראנוון, against about 94.4 from chance alone.
- Genesis 12
- Exodus 2
- Leviticus 3
- Numbers 8
- Deuteronomy 1
The shortest skips
וַיְמָרְרוּ אֶת־חַיֵּיהֶם בַּעֲבֹדָה קָשָׁה בְּחֹמֶר וּבִלְבֵנִים וּבְכָל־עֲבֹדָה בַּשָּׂדֶה אֵת כָּל־עֲבֹדָתָם אֲשֶׁר־עָבְדוּ בָהֶם בְּפָֽרֶךְ
And they made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field; in all their service, wherein they made them serve with rigour.
skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 78,556Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּכֵּהוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְפִי־חָרֶב וַיִּירַשׁ אֶת־אַרְצוֹ מֵֽאַרְנֹן עַד־יַבֹּק עַד־בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן כִּי עַז גְּבוּל בְּנֵי עַמּֽוֹן
And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from the Arnon unto the Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon; for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.
skip 32, width 32 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 224,657Open in the laboratory →
וּלְזֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים בָּקָר שְׁנַיִם אֵילִם חֲמִשָּׁה עַתֻּדִים חֲמִשָּׁה כְּבָשִׂים בְּנֵי־שָׁנָה חֲמִשָּׁה זֶה קָרְבַּן אֱלִיאָב בֶּן־חֵלֹֽן
and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs of the first year. This was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.
skip 597, width 597 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 199,645Open in the laboratory →
נָשֹׂא אֶת־רֹאשׁ בְּנֵי קְהָת מִתּוֹךְ בְּנֵי לֵוִי לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְבֵית אֲבֹתָֽם
’Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’houses,
skip 874, width 874 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 192,742Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה לְכָה־נָּא אָֽרָה־לִּי אֶת־הָעָם הַזֶּה כִּֽי־עָצוּם הוּא מִמֶּנִּי אוּלַי אוּכַל נַכֶּה־בּוֹ וַאֲגָרְשֶׁנּוּ מִן־הָאָרֶץ כִּי יָדַעְתִּי אֵת אֲשֶׁר־תְּבָרֵךְ מְבֹרָךְ וַאֲשֶׁר תָּאֹר יוּאָֽר
Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me; peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.’
skip 893, width 893 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 225,604Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
78 sequences of בראנוון at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 72.7 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 12
- Exodus 2
- Leviticus 3
- Numbers 8
- Deuteronomy 2
- Joshua 2
- Judges 3
- Samuel 6
- Kings 6
- Isaiah 2
- Jeremiah 5
- Ezekiel 7
- The Twelve 2
- Psalms 1
- Job 4
- Lamentations 1
- Ecclesiastes 2
- Daniel 2
- Chronicles 8
Outside the Torah
וְלֹֽא־הֵסֵב יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ פָנָיו מִמֶּנּוּ כִּי לְהִלָּחֵֽם־בּוֹ הִתְחַפֵּשׂ וְלֹא שָׁמַע אֶל־דִּבְרֵי נְכוֹ מִפִּי אֱלֹהִים וַיָּבֹא לְהִלָּחֵם בְּבִקְעַת מְגִדּֽוֹ
Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Neco, from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
skip 78, width 78 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,195,152Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵלֶּה בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן אֶלְעָזָר בְּנוֹ פִּֽינְחָס בְּנוֹ אֲבִישׁוּעַ בְּנֽוֹ
And these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son;
skip 168, width 168 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,107,094Open in the laboratory →
וְהֵמָּה לְשׁוֹאָה יְבַקְשׁוּ נַפְשִׁי יָבֹאוּ בְּֽתַחְתִּיּוֹת הָאָֽרֶץ
But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, Shall go into the nethermost parts of the earth.
skip 280, width 280 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 889,927Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בראנוון — the name in Hebrew letters: female given name. Searched as בראנוון, 7 letters, with a standard gematria value of 315.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Branwen appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 26 sequences of בראנוון at skips 2–5,000, 47% above what chance alone gives (about 17.7); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.04 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Branwen in the Torah?
Skip 20, reading backward from Exodus 1:14 — the shortest of 26 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 17.7.
How is Branwen spelled in Hebrew?
Branwen is spelled בראנוון — 7 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 315.
Is Branwen in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
78 sequences of בראנוון at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 72.7 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 17.7 here) beside the count.