Datan (Dathan · דתן)
Datan (Dathan · דתן) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Datan (Dathan) is found 188,198 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 4:17) — about what chance alone gives (about 188,677).
- Found in the Torah
- 188,198
- Chance alone
- 188,677
- P (≥ found)
- 0.87
- 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, דתן appears 188,198 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 188,677, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which דתן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 4:17, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), דתן is found 3,033,877 times; chance alone would give about 2,924,407.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 188,677 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 46,645
- Exodus 40,532
- Leviticus 26,315
- Numbers 46,662
- Deuteronomy 28,044
The shortest skips
וַיֵּדַע קַיִן אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד אֶת־חֲנוֹךְ וַֽיְהִי בֹּנֶה עִיר וַיִּקְרָא שֵׁם הָעִיר כְּשֵׁם בְּנוֹ חֲנֽוֹךְ
And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore Enoch; and he builded a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 4,955Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְחִי־שֵׁת חָמֵשׁ שָׁנִים וּמְאַת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־אֱנֽוֹשׁ
And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enosh.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,670Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְחִי־יֶרֶד שְׁתַּיִם וְשִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה וּמְאַת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־חֲנֽוֹךְ
And Jared lived a hundred sixty and two years, and begot Enoch.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 6,187Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה בִּמְקוֹם הַשְּׁחִין שְׂאֵת לְבָנָה אוֹ בַהֶרֶת לְבָנָה אֲדַמְדָּמֶת וְנִרְאָה אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן
and in the place of the boil there is a white rising, or a bright spot, reddish-white, then it shall be shown to the priest.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 158,982Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיְתָה לָכֶם לְחֻקַּת עוֹלָם בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בֶּֽעָשׂוֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ תְּעַנּוּ אֶת־נַפְשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם וְכָל־מְלָאכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ הָֽאֶזְרָח וְהַגֵּר הַגָּר בְּתוֹכְכֶֽם
And it shall be a statute for ever unto you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and shall do no manner of work, the home-born, or the stranger that sojourneth among you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 167,692Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 781,175 sequences of דתן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 783,225).
- Genesis 46,645
- Exodus 40,532
- Leviticus 26,315
- Numbers 46,662
- Deuteronomy 29,747
- Joshua 22,245
- Judges 21,296
- Samuel 67,261
- Kings 47,969
- Isaiah 35,820
- Jeremiah 51,133
- Ezekiel 63,859
- The Twelve 27,209
- Psalms 61,474
- Proverbs 19,309
- Job 22,383
- Song of Songs 5,906
- Ruth 3,886
- Lamentations 4,657
- Ecclesiastes 6,237
- Esther 10,548
- Daniel 34,964
- Ezra–Nehemiah 31,097
- Chronicles 54,021
Outside the Torah
ואראה בַשָּׁלָל אַדֶּרֶת שִׁנְעָר אַחַת טוֹבָה וּמָאתַיִם שְׁקָלִים כֶּסֶף וּלְשׁוֹן זָהָב אֶחָד חֲמִשִּׁים שְׁקָלִים מִשְׁקָלוֹ וָֽאֶחְמְדֵם וָֽאֶקָּחֵם וְהִנָּם טְמוּנִים בָּאָרֶץ בְּתוֹךְ הָאָֽהֳלִי וְהַכֶּסֶף תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ
When I saw among the spoil a goodly Shinar mantle, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 314,787Open in the laboratory →
וַנֹּאמֶר וְהָיָה כִּֽי־יֹאמְרוּ אֵלֵינוּ וְאֶל־דֹּרֹתֵינוּ מָחָר וְאָמַרְנוּ רְאוּ אֶת־תַּבְנִית מִזְבַּח יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ לֹא לְעוֹלָה וְלֹא לְזֶבַח כִּי־עֵד הוּא בֵּינֵינוּ וּבֵינֵיכֶֽם
Therefore said we: It shall be, when they so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we shall say: Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt-offering, nor for sacrifice; but it is a witness between us and you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 340,499Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּנוּסוּ זֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע וַיִּרְדֹּף אַחֲרֵיהֶם וַיִּלְכֹּד אֶת־שְׁנֵי מַלְכֵי מִדְיָן אֶת־זֶבַח וְאֶת־צַלְמֻנָּע וְכָל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה הֶחֱרִֽיד
And Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he pursued after them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 358,453Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
דתן — the Tanakh's own spelling: Dathan. Searched as דתן, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 454.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 16:24. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Dathan.
Questions
Is Datan (Dathan) in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, דתן appears 188,198 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 188,677, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Datan (Dathan) in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 4:17 — the shortest of 188,198 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 188,677.
What is the gematria of Datan (Dathan) in Hebrew?
Datan is spelled דתן — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 454.
How many times is Datan (Dathan) found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 781,175 sequences of דתן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 783,225).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 188,677 here) beside the count.