Biblical names

Dishon דישון

Dishon (דישון) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Dishon is found 1,658 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3 (Genesis 36:32) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,671).

Found in the Torah
1,658
Chance alone
1,671
P (≥ found)
0.63
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, דישון appears 1,658 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,671, so the count is in line with chance.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 36:32, reading backward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 13,101 sequences of דישון, against about 13,170 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 484
  • Exodus 352
  • Leviticus 208
  • Numbers 432
  • Deuteronomy 182

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 36:32בראשית לו:לבskip 3, backward

    וַיִּמְלֹךְ בֶּאֱדוֹם בֶּלַע בֶּן־בְּעוֹר וְשֵׁם עִירוֹ דִּנְהָֽבָה

    And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

    דישון at skip 3, backward from Genesis 36:32ךבאדוםבלעבבערוםערונהבהוימתבלדישון
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 53,610Open in the laboratory →

  2. Deuteronomy 2:12דברים ב:יבskip 4, backward

    וּבְשֵׂעִיר יָשְׁבוּ הַחֹרִים לְפָנִים וּבְנֵי עֵשָׂו יִֽירָשׁוּם וַיַּשְׁמִידוּם מִפְּנֵיהֶם וַיֵּשְׁבוּ תַּחְתָּם כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יִשְׂרָאֵל לְאֶרֶץ יְרֻשָּׁתוֹ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן יְהוָה לָהֶֽם

    And in Seir dwelt the Horites aforetime, but the children of Esau succeeded them; and they destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them.—

    דישון at skip 4, backward from Deuteronomy 2:12והחריםלפניםוביעשיירוםושמיוםמפניהםוישבותדישונ
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 253,153Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 25:27בראשית כה:כזskip 5, backward

    וַֽיִּגְדְּלוּ הַנְּעָרִים וַיְהִי עֵשָׂו אִישׁ יֹדֵעַ צַיִד אִישׁ שָׂדֶה וְיַעֲקֹב אִישׁ תָּם יֹשֵׁב אֹהָלִֽים

    And the boys grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.

    דישון at skip 5, backward from Genesis 25:27שנהבלדתאתםויגדלוהעריםיהיעואישדעציאיששדהויעקבאישתםידישונ
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 34,082Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 43:12בראשית מג:יבskip 10, backward

    וְכֶסֶף מִשְׁנֶה קְחוּ בְיֶדְכֶם וְאֶת־הַכֶּסֶף הַמּוּשָׁב בְּפִי אַמְתְּחֹֽתֵיכֶם תָּשִׁיבוּ בְיֶדְכֶם אוּלַי מִשְׁגֶּה הֽוּא

    and take double money in your hand; and the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks carry back in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight;

    דישון at skip 10, backward from Genesis 43:12צריומעטדבשנכאתולטבטניםושקדיםוכסףמשהקחובידכםאתהכסףהמובבפיאמתחתכםתשיבוביכםאולימשגההואואתאחיכםקחווקומושובואלדישונ
    skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 65,708Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 4:18שמות ד:יחskip 11, forward

    וַיֵּלֶךְ מֹשֶׁה וַיָּשָׁב אֶל־יֶתֶר חֹֽתְנוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אֵלֲכָה נָּא וְאָשׁוּבָה אֶל־אַחַי אֲשֶׁר־בְּמִצְרַיִם וְאֶרְאֶה הַעוֹדָם חַיִּים וַיֹּאמֶר יִתְרוֹ לְמֹשֶׁה לֵךְ לְשָׁלֽוֹם

    And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him: ‘Let me go, I pray thee, and unto my brethren that are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive.’ And Jethro said to Moses: ‘Go in peace.’

    דישון at skip 11, forward from Exodus 4:18מרלואלכהנאואשובהאלאחיאשרבמצריםואראההעוםחייםויאמרתרולמשהלךללוםויאמריקקאלמשהבמדילךשבמצריםכימתוכלהאנשיםהמבקשיםאתנפשךויקדישון
    skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 82,858Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, דישון appears 8,899 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 8,955, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 484
  • Exodus 352
  • Leviticus 208
  • Numbers 432
  • Deuteronomy 210
  • Joshua 272
  • Judges 308
  • Samuel 966
  • Kings 599
  • Isaiah 462
  • Jeremiah 523
  • Ezekiel 539
  • The Twelve 393
  • Psalms 740
  • Proverbs 198
  • Job 276
  • Song of Songs 59
  • Ruth 28
  • Lamentations 40
  • Ecclesiastes 63
  • Esther 111
  • Daniel 327
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 467
  • Chronicles 842

Outside the Torah

  1. Judges 13:2שופטים יג:בskip 2, forward

    וַיְהִי אִישׁ אֶחָד מִצָּרְעָה מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת הַדָּנִי וּשְׁמוֹ מָנוֹחַ וְאִשְׁתּוֹ עֲקָרָה וְלֹא יָלָֽדָה

    And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bore not.

    דישון at skip 2, forward from Judges 13:2משפחתהנוממוחואשתודישונ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 367,846Open in the laboratory →

  2. Psalms 20:7תהלים כ:זskip 2, backward

    עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי כִּי הוֹשִׁיעַ יְהוָה מְשִׁיחוֹ יַעֲנֵהוּ מִשְּׁמֵי קָדְשׁוֹ בִּגְבֻרוֹת יֵשַׁע יְמִינֽוֹ

    Now know I that the LORD saveth His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven With the mighty acts of His saving right hand.

    דישון at skip 2, backward from Psalms 20:7שיחויעהממקשובגברודישונ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 867,252Open in the laboratory →

  3. 2 Chronicles 29:8דברי הימים ב כט:חskip 3, forward

    וַיְהִי קֶצֶף יְהוָה עַל־יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלִָם וַיִּתְּנֵם לזועה לְשַׁמָּה וְלִשְׁרֵקָה כַּאֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם רֹאִים בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם

    Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He hath delivered them to be a horror, an astonishment, and a hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

    דישון at skip 3, forward from 2 Chronicles 29:8ףיקוקעליהוהורולםיתםלזועהלשמהדישונ
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 1,181,816Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

דישון — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as דישון, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 370.

As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Chronicles 1:41. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Dishon in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, דישון appears 1,658 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,671, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Dishon in the Torah?

Skip 3, reading backward from Genesis 36:32 — the shortest of 1,658 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,671.

How is Dishon spelled in Hebrew?

Dishon is spelled דישון — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 370.

Is Dishon in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, דישון appears 8,899 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 8,955, so the count is in line with chance.

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