Edan עידן
In Hebrew letters the first name Edan is written עידן — given name. In the Torah codes, Edan is found 12,248 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 33:46) — about what chance alone gives (about 12,138).
- Found in the Torah
- 12,248
- Chance alone
- 12,138
- P (≥ found)
- 0.16
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
12,248 sequences of עידן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 12,138 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which עידן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 33:46, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), עידן is found 123,465 times; chance alone would give about 126,481.
- Genesis 3,551
- Exodus 2,621
- Leviticus 1,280
- Numbers 3,186
- Deuteronomy 1,610
The shortest skips
וַיִּסְעוּ מִדִּיבֹן גָּד וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּעַלְמֹן דִּבְלָתָֽיְמָה
And they journeyed from Dibon-gad, and pitched in Almon-diblathaim.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 245,571Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח אַהֲרֹן כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר מֹשֶׁה וַיָּרָץ אֶל־תּוֹך הַקָּהָל וְהִנֵּה הֵחֵל הַנֶּגֶף בָּעָם וַיִּתֵּן אֶֽת־הַקְּטֹרֶת וַיְכַפֵּר עַל־הָעָֽם
And Aaron took as Moses spoke, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people; and he put on the incense, and made atonement for the people.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 217,853Open in the laboratory →
וְאָמַרְתָּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בִּעַרְתִּי הַקֹּדֶשׁ מִן־הַבַּיִת וְגַם נְתַתִּיו לַלֵּוִי וְלַגֵּר לַיָּתוֹם וְלָאַלְמָנָה כְּכָל־מִצְוָתְךָ אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתָנִי לֹֽא־עָבַרְתִּי מִמִּצְוֺתֶיךָ וְלֹא שָׁכָֽחְתִּי
then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God: ‘I have put away the hallowed things out of my house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all Thy commandment which Thou hast commanded me; I have not transgressed any of Thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 289,803Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה לְאוֹנָן בֹּא אֶל־אֵשֶׁת אָחִיךָ וְיַבֵּם אֹתָהּ וְהָקֵם זֶרַע לְאָחִֽיךָ
And Judah said unto Onan: ‘Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother unto her, and raise up seed to thy brother.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 56,299Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסְעוּ מִדִּיבֹן גָּד וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּעַלְמֹן דִּבְלָתָֽיְמָה
And they journeyed from Dibon-gad, and pitched in Almon-diblathaim.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 245,571Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עידן appears 65,259 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.3% more than the 63,821 chance alone would give; the probability of 65,259 or more by chance alone is 7.2 × 10⁻⁹.
- Genesis 3,551
- Exodus 2,621
- Leviticus 1,280
- Numbers 3,186
- Deuteronomy 1,766
- Joshua 2,090
- Judges 2,039
- Samuel 5,824
- Kings 3,982
- Isaiah 3,625
- Jeremiah 3,956
- Ezekiel 3,766
- The Twelve 2,759
- Psalms 6,285
- Proverbs 1,754
- Job 2,665
- Song of Songs 371
- Ruth 342
- Lamentations 321
- Ecclesiastes 595
- Esther 761
- Daniel 2,928
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,286
- Chronicles 5,506
Outside the Torah
כִּי יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה תִּכְבַּד עָלַי יָדֶךָ נֶהְפַּךְ לְשַׁדִּי בְּחַרְבֹנֵי קַיִץ סֶֽלָה
For day and night Thy hand was heavy upon me; My sap was turned as in the droughts of summer. Selah
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 873,027Open in the laboratory →
פְּדֵנִי מֵעֹשֶׁק אָדָם וְאֶשְׁמְרָה פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ
Redeem me from the oppression of man, And I will observe Thy precepts.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 925,979Open in the laboratory →
בֵּאדַיִן קְרִיבוּ וְאָמְרִין קֳדָם־מַלְכָּא עַל־אֱסָר מַלְכָּא הֲלָא אֱסָר רְשַׁמְתָּ דִּי כָל־אֱנָשׁ דִּֽי־יִבְעֵה מִן־כָּל־אֱלָהּ וֶֽאֱנָשׁ עַד־יוֹמִין תְּלָתִין לָהֵן מִנָּךְ מַלְכָּא יִתְרְמֵא לְגוֹב אַרְיָותָא עָנֵה מַלְכָּא וְאָמַר יַצִּיבָא מִלְּתָא כְּדָת־מָדַי וּפָרַס דִּי־לָא תֶעְדֵּֽא
Then they came near, and spoke before the king concerning the king’s interdict: ‘Hast thou not signed an interdict, that every man that shall make petition unto any god or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?’ The king answered and said: ‘The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,047,862Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עידן — the name in Hebrew letters: given name. Searched as עידן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 134.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Idan.
Questions
Does Edan appear in the Torah codes?
12,248 sequences of עידן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 12,138 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Edan in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Numbers 33:46 — the shortest of 12,248 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 12,138.
What is the gematria of Edan in Hebrew?
Edan is spelled עידן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 134.
How many times is Edan found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עידן appears 65,259 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.3% more than the 63,821 chance alone would give; the probability of 65,259 or more by chance alone is 7.2 × 10⁻⁹.
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