Dilean דלען
Dilean (דלען) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Dilan. Dilean appears 8,306 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 8,297 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 8,306
- Chance alone
- 8,297
- P (≥ found)
- 0.46
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
8,306 sequences of דלען at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 8,297 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 26:40, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 87,022 sequences of דלען, against about 86,456 from chance alone.
- Genesis 2,136
- Exodus 1,715
- Leviticus 999
- Numbers 2,286
- Deuteronomy 1,170
The shortest skips
וַיִּהְיוּ בְנֵי־בֶלַע אַרְדְּ וְנַעֲמָן מִשְׁפַּחַת הָֽאַרְדִּי לְנַֽעֲמָן מִשְׁפַּחַת הַֽנַּעֲמִֽי
And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman; [of Ard,] the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 232,829Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי לָֽקְטוּ לֶחֶם מִשְׁנֶה שְׁנֵי הָעֹמֶר לָאֶחָד וַיָּבֹאוּ כָּל־נְשִׂיאֵי הָֽעֵדָה וַיַּגִּידוּ לְמֹשֶֽׁה
And it came to pass that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one; and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 102,428Open in the laboratory →
נַחְנוּ נַעֲבֹר חֲלוּצִים לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וְאִתָּנוּ אֲחֻזַּת נַחֲלָתֵנוּ מֵעֵבֶר לַיַּרְדֵּֽן
We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, and the possession of our inheritance shall remain with us beyond the Jordan.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 243,717Open in the laboratory →
אֵת שְׁלֹשׁ הֶעָרִים תִּתְּנוּ מֵעֵבֶר לַיַּרְדֵּן וְאֵת שְׁלֹשׁ הֶֽעָרִים תִּתְּנוּ בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן עָרֵי מִקְלָט תִּהְיֶֽינָה
Ye shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan; they shall be cities of refuge.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 248,044Open in the laboratory →
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֲלֵיכֶם מִתּוֹךְ הָאֵשׁ קוֹל דְּבָרִים אַתֶּם שֹׁמְעִים וּתְמוּנָה אֵינְכֶם רֹאִים זוּלָתִי קֽוֹל
And the LORD spoke unto you out of the midst of the fire; ye heard the voice of words, but ye saw no form; only a voice.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 257,101Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 41,506 sequences of דלען at skips 2–5,000, 1.5% above what chance alone gives (about 40,875); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00094 by chance alone.
- Genesis 2,136
- Exodus 1,715
- Leviticus 999
- Numbers 2,286
- Deuteronomy 1,286
- Joshua 1,308
- Judges 1,188
- Samuel 3,989
- Kings 2,551
- Isaiah 2,056
- Jeremiah 2,609
- Ezekiel 2,232
- The Twelve 1,448
- Psalms 3,579
- Proverbs 1,030
- Job 1,435
- Song of Songs 252
- Ruth 188
- Lamentations 234
- Ecclesiastes 394
- Esther 561
- Daniel 2,272
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,098
- Chronicles 3,660
Outside the Torah
וַיִּחַר לְאַבְנֵר מְאֹד עַל־דִּבְרֵי אִֽישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת וַיֹּאמֶר הֲרֹאשׁ כֶּלֶב אָנֹכִי אֲשֶׁר לִֽיהוּדָה הַיּוֹם אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־חֶסֶד עִם־בֵּית שָׁאוּל אָבִיךָ אֶל־אֶחָיו וְאֶל־מֵרֵעֵהוּ וְלֹא הִמְצִיתִךָ בְּיַד־דָּוִד וַתִּפְקֹד עָלַי עֲוֺן הָאִשָּׁה הַיּֽוֹם
Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said: ‘Am I a dog’s head that belongeth to Judah? This day do I show kindness unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, and yet thou chargest me this day with a fault concerning this woman.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 438,856Open in the laboratory →
הֶהָמֵת הֱמִתֻהוּ חִזְקִיָּהוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה וְכָל־יְהוּדָה הֲלֹא יָרֵא אֶת־יְהוָה וַיְחַל אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָה וַיִּנָּחֶם יְהוָה אֶל־הָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר עֲלֵיהֶם וַאֲנַחְנוּ עֹשִׂים רָעָה גְדוֹלָה עַל־נַפְשׁוֹתֵֽינוּ
Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the LORD, and entreat the favour of the LORD, and the LORD repented Him of the evil which He had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our own souls.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 680,723Open in the laboratory →
וְהוּא מְהַשְׁנֵא עִדָּנַיָּא וְזִמְנַיָּא מְהַעְדֵּה מַלְכִין וּמְהָקֵים מַלְכִין יָהֵב חָכְמְתָא לְחַכִּימִין וּמַנְדְּעָא לְיָדְעֵי בִינָֽה
And He changeth the times and the seasons; He removeth kings, and setteth up kings; He giveth wisdom unto the wise, And knowledge to them that know understanding;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,037,608Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
דלען — the Tanakh's own spelling: Dilan. Searched as דלען, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 154.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Dilean in the Torah codes?
8,306 sequences of דלען at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 8,297 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Dilean in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 26:40 — the shortest of 8,306 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 8,297.
How is Dilean spelled in Hebrew?
Dilean is spelled דלען — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 154.
Is Dilean in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 41,506 sequences of דלען at skips 2–5,000, 1.5% above what chance alone gives (about 40,875); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00094 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 8,297 here) beside the count.