Bryan בריאן
In Hebrew letters the first name Bryan is written בריאן — male given name. Bryan appears 4,011 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 4,001 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 4,011
- Chance alone
- 4,001
- P (≥ found)
- 0.44
- 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, בריאן appears 4,011 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 4,001, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which בריאן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 16:27, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), בריאן is found 29,876 times; chance alone would give about 31,532.
- Genesis 1,319
- Exodus 699
- Leviticus 445
- Numbers 911
- Deuteronomy 637
The shortest skips
וַיֵּעָלוּ מֵעַל מִשְׁכַּן־קֹרֶח דָּתָן וַאֲבִירָם מִסָּבִיב וְדָתָן וַאֲבִירָם יָצְאוּ נִצָּבִים פֶּתַח אָֽהֳלֵיהֶם וּנְשֵׁיהֶם וּבְנֵיהֶם וְטַפָּֽם
So they got them up from the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side; and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood at the door of their tents, with their wives, and their sons, and their little ones.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 216,692Open in the laboratory →
בִּנְיָמִין זְאֵב יִטְרָף בַּבֹּקֶר יֹאכַל עַד וְלָעֶרֶב יְחַלֵּק שָׁלָֽל
Benjamin is a wolf that raveneth; In the morning he devoureth the prey, And at even he divideth the spoil.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 76,277Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּהְיוּ הַמֵּתִים בַּמַּגֵּפָה אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר אֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹת מִלְּבַד הַמֵּתִים עַל־דְּבַר־קֹֽרַח
Now they that died by the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, besides them that died about the matter of Korah.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 217,933Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח שֵׁם וָיֶפֶת אֶת־הַשִּׂמְלָה וַיָּשִׂימוּ עַל־שְׁכֶם שְׁנֵיהֶם וַיֵּֽלְכוּ אֲחֹרַנִּית וַיְכַסּוּ אֵת עֶרְוַת אֲבִיהֶם וּפְנֵיהֶם אֲחֹרַנִּית וְעֶרְוַת אֲבִיהֶם לֹא רָאֽוּ
And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 11,358Open in the laboratory →
וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁכַּב אֶת־דֹּדָתוֹ עֶרְוַת דֹּדוֹ גִּלָּה חֶטְאָם יִשָּׂאוּ עֲרִירִים יָמֻֽתוּ
And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife—he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness—they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 172,988Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
15,286 sequences of בריאן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 15,578 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1,319
- Exodus 699
- Leviticus 445
- Numbers 911
- Deuteronomy 709
- Joshua 513
- Judges 586
- Samuel 1,110
- Kings 1,334
- Isaiah 703
- Jeremiah 1,196
- Ezekiel 937
- The Twelve 666
- Psalms 886
- Proverbs 308
- Job 389
- Song of Songs 64
- Ruth 61
- Lamentations 74
- Ecclesiastes 123
- Esther 149
- Daniel 383
- Ezra–Nehemiah 601
- Chronicles 1,120
Outside the Torah
וַתֹּאמֶר רוּת אַל־תִּפְגְּעִי־בִי לְעָזְבֵךְ לָשׁוּב מֵאַחֲרָיִךְ כִּי אֶל־אֲשֶׁר תֵּלְכִי אֵלֵךְ וּבַאֲשֶׁר תָּלִינִי אָלִין עַמֵּךְ עַמִּי וֵאלֹהַיִךְ אֱלֹהָֽי
And Ruth said: ‘Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee; for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,001,879Open in the laboratory →
כִּי־מֵי נֹחַ זֹאת לִי אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי מֵעֲבֹר מֵי־נֹחַ עוֹד עַל־הָאָרֶץ כֵּן נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי מִקְּצֹף עָלַיִךְ וּמִגְּעָר־בָּֽךְ
For this is as the waters of Noah unto Me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth, so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 630,497Open in the laboratory →
הַרְפּוּ וּדְעוּ כִּי־אָנֹכִי אֱלֹהִים אָרוּם בַּגּוֹיִם אָרוּם בָּאָֽרֶץ
'Let be, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.'
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 882,127Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בריאן — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as בריאן, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 263.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Bryan appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, בריאן appears 4,011 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 4,001, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Bryan in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 16:27 — the shortest of 4,011 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4,001.
What is the gematria of Bryan in Hebrew?
Bryan is spelled בריאן — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 263.
How many times is Bryan found in the whole Tanakh?
15,286 sequences of בריאן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 15,578 that chance alone would produce.
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