Dagon דגון
Dagon (דגון) is a name in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Dagon is found 2,202 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3 (Genesis 24:35) — about what chance alone gives (about 2,202).
- Found in the Torah
- 2,202
- Chance alone
- 2,202
- P (≥ found)
- 0.50
- Shortest skip
- 3
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, דגון appears 2,202 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 2,202, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 24:35, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 22,264 sequences of דגון, against about 22,942 from chance alone.
- Genesis 680
- Exodus 370
- Leviticus 345
- Numbers 494
- Deuteronomy 313
The shortest skips
וַיהוָה בֵּרַךְ אֶת־אֲדֹנִי מְאֹד וַיִּגְדָּל וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ צֹאן וּבָקָר וְכֶסֶף וְזָהָב וַעֲבָדִם וּשְׁפָחֹת וּגְמַלִּים וַחֲמֹרִֽים
And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great; and He hath given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and men-servants and maid-servants, and camels and asses.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 31,135Open in the laboratory →
וְדִשְּׁנוּ אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וּפָרְשׂוּ עָלָיו בֶּגֶד אַרְגָּמָֽן
And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 193,334Open in the laboratory →
וְשָֽׁלְחוּ זִקְנֵי עִירוֹ וְלָקְחוּ אֹתוֹ מִשָּׁם וְנָתְנוּ אֹתוֹ בְּיַד גֹּאֵל הַדָּם וָמֵֽת
then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 281,048Open in the laboratory →
אֶת־בִּגְדֵי הַשְּׂרָד לְשָׁרֵת בַּקֹּדֶשׁ אֶת־בִּגְדֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ לְאַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן וְאֶת־בִּגְדֵי בָנָיו לְכַהֵֽן
the plaited garments for ministering in the holy place; the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 139,850Open in the laboratory →
וַתַּנַּח בִּגְדוֹ אֶצְלָהּ עַד־בּוֹא אֲדֹנָיו אֶל־בֵּיתֽוֹ
And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 58,424Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 14,091 sequences of דגון at skips 2–5,000, 4.4% above what chance alone gives (about 13,496); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.8 × 10⁻⁷ by chance alone.
- Genesis 680
- Exodus 370
- Leviticus 345
- Numbers 494
- Deuteronomy 353
- Joshua 738
- Judges 479
- Samuel 1,548
- Kings 606
- Isaiah 943
- Jeremiah 771
- Ezekiel 921
- The Twelve 746
- Psalms 1,303
- Proverbs 333
- Job 485
- Song of Songs 99
- Ruth 99
- Lamentations 115
- Ecclesiastes 104
- Esther 177
- Daniel 711
- Ezra–Nehemiah 614
- Chronicles 1,057
Outside the Torah
וְיָרַד הַגְּבוּל נַחַל קָנָה נֶגְבָּה לַנַּחַל עָרִים הָאֵלֶּה לְאֶפְרַיִם בְּתוֹךְ עָרֵי מְנַשֶּׁה וּגְבוּל מְנַשֶּׁה מִצְּפוֹן לַנַּחַל וַיְהִי תֹצְאֹתָיו הַיָּֽמָּה
And the border went down unto the brook of Kanah, southward of the brook, by cities which belonged to Ephraim among the cities of Manasseh; but the border of Manasseh was on the north side of the brook; and the goings out thereof were at the sea:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 331,060Open in the laboratory →
וְדָנִיֵּאל בְּעָא מִן־מַלְכָּא וּמַנִּי עַל עֲבִֽידְתָּא דִּי מְדִינַת בָּבֶל לְשַׁדְרַךְ מֵישַׁךְ וַעֲבֵד נְגוֹ וְדָנִיֵּאל בִּתְרַע מַלְכָּֽא
And Daniel requested of the king, and he appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel was in the gate of the king.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,039,613Open in the laboratory →
קְרָא אֵלַי וְאֶעֱנֶךָּ וְאַגִּידָה לְּךָ גְּדֹלוֹת וּבְצֻרוֹת לֹא יְדַעְתָּֽם
Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, And will tell thee great things, and hidden, which thou knowest not.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 692,718Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
דגון — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as דגון, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 63.
As a plain word it stands 13 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 15:41. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Dagon appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, דגון appears 2,202 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 2,202, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Dagon in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Genesis 24:35 — the shortest of 2,202 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,202.
How is Dagon spelled in Hebrew?
Dagon is spelled דגון — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 63.
Is Dagon in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 14,091 sequences of דגון at skips 2–5,000, 4.4% above what chance alone gives (about 13,496); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.8 × 10⁻⁷ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 2,202 here) beside the count.