Dothan דתינה
Dothan (דתינה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 1,774 sequences of Dothan, the shortest at skip 9 (Genesis 1:7); chance alone would give about 1,767.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,774
- Chance alone
- 1,767
- P (≥ found)
- 0.44
- Shortest skip
- 9
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 1,774 sequences of דתינה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,767).
The shortest skip at which דתינה appears in the Torah is 9 — the first at Genesis 1:7, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), דתינה is found 13,977 times; chance alone would give about 13,929.
- Genesis 433
- Exodus 391
- Leviticus 257
- Numbers 404
- Deuteronomy 289
The shortest skips
וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָרָקִיעַ וַיַּבְדֵּל בֵּין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מִתַּחַת לָרָקִיעַ וּבֵין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל לָרָקִיעַ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 261Open in the laboratory →
וְכָל־בַּת יֹרֶשֶׁת נַחֲלָה מִמַּטּוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְאֶחָד מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת מַטֵּה אָבִיהָ תִּהְיֶה לְאִשָּׁה לְמַעַן יִֽירְשׁוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ נַחֲלַת אֲבֹתָֽיו
And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may possess every man the inheritance of his fathers.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 249,647Open in the laboratory →
אוֹ בְאֵיבָה הִכָּהוּ בְיָדוֹ וַיָּמֹת מֽוֹת־יוּמַת הַמַּכֶּה רֹצֵחַֽ הוּא גֹּאֵל הַדָּם יָמִית אֶת־הָרֹצֵחַ בְּפִגְעוֹ־בֽוֹ
or in enmity smote him with his hand, that he died; he that smote him shall surely be put to death: he is a murderer; the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when he meeteth him.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 248,353Open in the laboratory →
וַיְדַבֵּר מֹשֶׁה וְאֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן אֹתָם בְּעַֽרְבֹת מוֹאָב עַל־יַרְדֵּן יְרֵחוֹ לֵאמֹֽר
And Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying:
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 231,183Open in the laboratory →
זֶה־לִּי עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה בְּבֵיתֶךָ עֲבַדְתִּיךָ אַרְבַּֽע־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה בִּשְׁתֵּי בְנֹתֶיךָ וְשֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים בְּצֹאנֶךָ וַתַּחֲלֵף אֶת־מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּי עֲשֶׂרֶת מֹנִֽים
These twenty years have I been in thy house: I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock; and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
skip 26, width 26 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 45,703Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
7,487 sequences of דתינה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 7,652 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 433
- Exodus 391
- Leviticus 257
- Numbers 404
- Deuteronomy 313
- Joshua 232
- Judges 242
- Samuel 591
- Kings 474
- Isaiah 363
- Jeremiah 536
- Ezekiel 585
- The Twelve 317
- Psalms 590
- Proverbs 142
- Job 156
- Song of Songs 55
- Ruth 29
- Lamentations 46
- Ecclesiastes 61
- Esther 85
- Daniel 270
- Ezra–Nehemiah 317
- Chronicles 598
Outside the Torah
לָכֵן כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹת יַעַן דַּבֶּרְכֶם אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה הִנְנִי נֹתֵן דְּבָרַי בְּפִיךָ לְאֵשׁ וְהָעָם הַזֶּה עֵצִים וַאֲכָלָֽתַם
Wherefore thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts: Because ye speak this word, Behold, I will make My words in thy mouth fire, And this people wood, and it shall devour them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 649,481Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־אֵלֶּה אֲבָנִים יְקָרֹת כְּמִדֹּת גָּזִית מְגֹרָרוֹת בַּמְּגֵרָה מִבַּיִת וּמִחוּץ וּמִמַּסָּד עַד־הַטְּפָחוֹת וּמִחוּץ עַד־הֶחָצֵר הַגְּדוֹלָֽה
All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewn stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside unto the great court.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 490,284Open in the laboratory →
הַקְשִׁיבָה אֶֽל־רִנָּתִי כִּֽי־דַלּוֹתִי מְאֹד הַצִּילֵנִי מֵרֹדְפַי כִּי אָמְצוּ מִמֶּֽנִּי
Attend unto my cry; For I am brought very low; Deliver me from my persecutors; For they are too strong for me.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 933,943Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
דתינה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as דתינה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 469.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 37:17. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Dothan in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 1,774 sequences of דתינה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,767).
What is the shortest skip for Dothan in the Torah?
Skip 9, reading backward from Genesis 1:7 — the shortest of 1,774 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,767.
What is the gematria of Dothan in Hebrew?
Dothan is spelled דתינה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 469.
How many times is Dothan found in the whole Tanakh?
7,487 sequences of דתינה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 7,652 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 1,767 here) beside the count.