Cheran כרן
Cheran (כרן) is a person named in the Tanakh. Cheran appears 318,007 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 324,246 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 318,007
- Chance alone
- 324,246
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- 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 318,007 sequences of כרן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 324,246).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 41:51, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 4,905,193 sequences of כרן, against about 5,025,671 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 324,246 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 80,206
- Exodus 58,967
- Leviticus 44,716
- Numbers 58,666
- Deuteronomy 75,452
The shortest skips
וַיִּקְרָא יוֹסֵף אֶת־שֵׁם הַבְּכוֹר מְנַשֶּׁה כִּֽי־נַשַּׁנִי אֱלֹהִים אֶת־כָּל־עֲמָלִי וְאֵת כָּל־בֵּית אָבִֽי
And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh: ‘for God hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 62,641Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא יוֹסֵף לְאֶפְרַיִם בְּנֵי שִׁלֵּשִׁים גַּם בְּנֵי מָכִיר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה יֻלְּדוּ עַל־בִּרְכֵּי יוֹסֵֽף
And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation; the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were born upon Joseph’s knees.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 77,859Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כִּֽי־הִקְשָׁה פַרְעֹה לְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ וַיַּהֲרֹג יְהֹוָה כָּל־בְּכוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבְּכֹר אָדָם וְעַד־בְּכוֹר בְּהֵמָה עַל־כֵּן אֲנִי זֹבֵחַ לַֽיהוָה כָּל־פֶּטֶר רֶחֶם הַזְּכָרִים וְכָל־בְּכוֹר בָּנַי אֶפְדֶּֽה
and it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the first-born of man, and the first-born of beast; therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the womb, being males; but all the first-born of my sons I redeem.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 97,621Open in the laboratory →
מְלֵאָתְךָ וְדִמְעֲךָ לֹא תְאַחֵר בְּכוֹר בָּנֶיךָ תִּתֶּן־לִּֽי
Thou shalt not delay to offer of the fulness of thy harvest, and of the outflow of thy presses. The first-born of thy sons shalt thou give unto Me.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 110,872Open in the laboratory →
וּפֶטֶר חֲמוֹר תִּפְדֶּה בְשֶׂה וְאִם־לֹא תִפְדֶּה וַעֲרַפְתּוֹ כֹּל בְּכוֹר בָּנֶיךָ תִּפְדֶּה וְלֹֽא־יֵרָאוּ פָנַי רֵיקָֽם
And the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break its neck. All the first-born of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before Me empty.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 130,135Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
1,222,531 sequences of כרן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,236,775 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 80,206
- Exodus 58,967
- Leviticus 44,716
- Numbers 58,666
- Deuteronomy 79,224
- Joshua 43,038
- Judges 32,322
- Samuel 76,189
- Kings 91,444
- Isaiah 76,100
- Jeremiah 91,723
- Ezekiel 77,978
- The Twelve 55,909
- Psalms 97,204
- Proverbs 34,779
- Job 35,683
- Song of Songs 6,758
- Ruth 5,821
- Lamentations 6,707
- Ecclesiastes 12,081
- Esther 16,300
- Daniel 34,096
- Ezra–Nehemiah 37,488
- Chronicles 69,132
Outside the Torah
וַחֲצִי הַגִּלְעָד וְעַשְׁתָּרוֹת וְאֶדְרֶעִי עָרֵי מַמְלְכוּת עוֹג בַּבָּשָׁן לִבְנֵי מָכִיר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה לַחֲצִי בְנֵֽי־מָכִיר לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָֽם
and half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were for the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even for the half of the children of Machir according to their families.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 326,507Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי הַגּוֹרָל לְמַטֵּה מְנַשֶּׁה כִּי־הוּא בְּכוֹר יוֹסֵף לְמָכִיר בְּכוֹר מְנַשֶּׁה אֲבִי הַגִּלְעָד כִּי הוּא הָיָה אִישׁ מִלְחָמָה וַֽיְהִי־לוֹ הַגִּלְעָד וְהַבָּשָֽׁן
And this was the lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the first-born of Joseph. As for Machir the first-born of Manasseh, the father of Gilead, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 330,502Open in the laboratory →
וְלִצְלָפְחָד בֶּן־חֵפֶר בֶּן־גִּלְעָד בֶּן־מָכִיר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה לֹא־הָיוּ לוֹ בָּנִים כִּי אִם־בָּנוֹת וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֹתָיו מַחְלָה וְנֹעָה חָגְלָה מִלְכָּה וְתִרְצָֽה
But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 330,680Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
כרן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as כרן, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 270.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Cheran appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 318,007 sequences of כרן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 324,246).
What is the shortest skip for Cheran in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 41:51 — the shortest of 318,007 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 324,246.
How is Cheran spelled in Hebrew?
Cheran is spelled כרן — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 270.
Is Cheran in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
1,222,531 sequences of כרן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,236,775 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 324,246 here) beside the count.