First names

Dylan דילן

In Hebrew letters the first name Dylan is written דילן — unisex given name. Dylan appears 23,269 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 23,274 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
23,269
Chance alone
23,274
P (≥ found)
0.51
Shortest skip
2

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

23,269 sequences of דילן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 23,274 that chance alone would produce.

The shortest skip at which דילן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 49:20, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), דילן is found 234,781 times; chance alone would give about 242,507.

  • Genesis 6,539
  • Exodus 4,433
  • Leviticus 2,561
  • Numbers 6,310
  • Deuteronomy 3,426

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 49:20בראשית מט:כskip 2, forward

    מֵאָשֵׁר שְׁמֵנָה לַחְמוֹ וְהוּא יִתֵּן מַֽעֲדַנֵּי־מֶֽלֶךְ

    As for Asher, his bread shall be fat, And he shall yield royal dainties.

    דילן at skip 2, forward from Genesis 49:20איתןמענמךפתליאילדילנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 75,996Open in the laboratory →

  2. Exodus 4:13שמות ד:יגskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר בִּי אֲדֹנָי שְֽׁלַֽח־נָא בְּיַד־תִּשְׁלָֽח

    And he said: ‘Oh Lord, send, I pray Thee, by the hand of him whom Thou wilt send.’

    דילן at skip 2, forward from Exodus 4:13אמרביאנשחאבידתשלדילנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 82,556Open in the laboratory →

  3. Exodus 34:9שמות לד:טskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר אִם־נָא מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ אֲדֹנָי יֵֽלֶךְ־נָא אֲדֹנָי בְּקִרְבֵּנוּ כִּי עַם־קְשֵׁה־עֹרֶף הוּא וְסָלַחְתָּ לַעֲוֺנֵנוּ וּלְחַטָּאתֵנוּ וּנְחַלְתָּֽנוּ

    And he said: ‘If now I have found grace in Thy sight, O Lord, let the Lord, I pray Thee, go in the midst of us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for Thine inheritance.’

    דילן at skip 2, forward from Exodus 34:9עיניךאניךאאדניבקדילנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 129,495Open in the laboratory →

  4. Exodus 32:28שמות לב:כחskip 2, backward

    וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ בְנֵֽי־לֵוִי כִּדְבַר מֹשֶׁה וַיִּפֹּל מִן־הָעָם בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא כִּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אַלְפֵי אִֽישׁ

    And the sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses; and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

    דילן at skip 2, backward from Exodus 32:28ויעשוביוכברמשהוידילנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 127,336Open in the laboratory →

  5. Deuteronomy 9:21דברים ט:כאskip 2, backward

    וְֽאֶת־חַטַּאתְכֶם אֲשֶׁר־עֲשִׂיתֶם אֶת־הָעֵגֶל לָקַחְתִּי וָאֶשְׂרֹף אֹתוֹ בָּאֵשׁ וָאֶכֹּת אֹתוֹ טָחוֹן הֵיטֵב עַד אֲשֶׁר־דַּק לְעָפָר וָֽאַשְׁלִךְ אֶת־עֲפָרוֹ אֶל־הַנַּחַל הַיֹּרֵד מִן־הָהָֽר

    And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and beat it in pieces, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust; and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.—

    דילן at skip 2, backward from Deuteronomy 9:21פרואלהחהרמןההרובדילנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 266,822Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, דילן appears 129,108 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.7% more than the 125,762 chance alone would give; the probability of 129,108 or more by chance alone is 2.9 × 10⁻²¹.

  • Genesis 6,539
  • Exodus 4,433
  • Leviticus 2,561
  • Numbers 6,310
  • Deuteronomy 3,736
  • Joshua 3,577
  • Judges 4,087
  • Samuel 13,732
  • Kings 8,340
  • Isaiah 6,392
  • Jeremiah 8,372
  • Ezekiel 7,458
  • The Twelve 4,777
  • Psalms 12,008
  • Proverbs 2,813
  • Job 4,180
  • Song of Songs 931
  • Ruth 510
  • Lamentations 713
  • Ecclesiastes 1,083
  • Esther 1,743
  • Daniel 7,231
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 6,018
  • Chronicles 11,564

Outside the Torah

  1. Judges 1:11שופטים א:יאskip 2, forward

    וַיֵּלֶךְ מִשָּׁם אֶל־יוֹשְׁבֵי דְּבִיר וְשֵׁם־דְּבִיר לְפָנִים קִרְיַת־סֵֽפֶר

    And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir—now the name of Debir beforetime was Kiriath-sepher.

    דילן at skip 2, forward from Judges 1:11בירושםברפיםקריתסדילנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 345,291Open in the laboratory →

  2. Judges 19:12שופטים יט:יבskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֲדֹנָיו לֹא נָסוּר אֶל־עִיר נָכְרִי אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֵנָּה וְעָבַרְנוּ עַד־גִּבְעָֽה

    And his master said unto him: ‘We will not turn aside into the city of a foreigner, that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah.’

    דילן at skip 2, forward from Judges 19:12ראליואנואסוראלעידילנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 377,788Open in the laboratory →

  3. 2 Samuel 11:11שמואל ב יא:יאskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר אוּרִיָּה אֶל־דָּוִד הָאָרוֹן וְיִשְׂרָאֵל וִֽיהוּדָה יֹשְׁבִים בַּסֻּכּוֹת וַאדֹנִי יוֹאָב וְעַבְדֵי אֲדֹנִי עַל־פְּנֵי הַשָּׂדֶה חֹנִים וַאֲנִי אָבוֹא אֶל־בֵּיתִי לֶאֱכֹל וְלִשְׁתּוֹת וְלִשְׁכַּב עִם־אִשְׁתִּי חַיֶּךָ וְחֵי נַפְשֶׁךָ אִֽם־אֶעֱשֶׂה אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּֽה

    And Uriah said unto David: ‘The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in booths; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open field; shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.’

    דילן at skip 2, forward from 2 Samuel 11:11ועבדיאנעפיהשדהחנדילנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 450,120Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

דילן — the name in Hebrew letters: unisex given name. Searched as דילן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 94.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Dylan in the Torah codes?

23,269 sequences of דילן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 23,274 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Dylan in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 49:20 — the shortest of 23,269 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 23,274.

What is the gematria of Dylan in Hebrew?

Dylan is spelled דילן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 94.

How many times is Dylan found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, דילן appears 129,108 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.7% more than the 125,762 chance alone would give; the probability of 129,108 or more by chance alone is 2.9 × 10⁻²¹.

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