First names

Erna ארנה

In Hebrew letters the first name Erna is written ארנה — female given name. Erna appears 66,341 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 66,906 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
66,341
Chance alone
66,906
P (≥ found)
0.99
Shortest skip
2

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, ארנה appears 66,341 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 66,906, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which ארנה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 14:23, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), ארנה is found 694,132 times; chance alone would give about 697,154.

  • Genesis 17,593
  • Exodus 12,635
  • Leviticus 10,288
  • Numbers 14,796
  • Deuteronomy 11,029

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 14:23בראשית יד:כגskip 2, forward

    אִם־מִחוּט וְעַד שְׂרֽוֹךְ־נַעַל וְאִם־אֶקַּח מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָךְ וְלֹא תֹאמַר אֲנִי הֶעֱשַׁרְתִּי אֶת־אַבְרָֽם

    that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say: I have made Abram rich;

    ארנה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 14:23לךולאתמאיעשרתיאתארנה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 17,241Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 17:3בראשית יז:גskip 2, forward

    וַיִּפֹּל אַבְרָם עַל־פָּנָיו וַיְדַבֵּר אִתּוֹ אֱלֹהִים לֵאמֹֽר

    And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying:

    ארנה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 17:3אלהיםלמאינהבריתיארנה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 19,229Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 22:7בראשית כב:זskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר יִצְחָק אֶל־אַבְרָהָם אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר אָבִי וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֶּנִּֽי בְנִי וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה הָאֵשׁ וְהָעֵצִים וְאַיֵּה הַשֶּׂה לְעֹלָֽה

    And Isaac spoke unto Abraham his father, and said: ‘My father.’ And he said: ‘Here am I, my son.’ And he said: ‘Behold the fire and the wood; but where is the lamb for a burnt-offering?’

    ארנה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 22:7יבניוימההאשוהעציארנה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 27,413Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 26:20בראשית כו:כskip 2, forward

    וַיָּרִיבוּ רֹעֵי גְרָר עִם־רֹעֵי יִצְחָק לֵאמֹר לָנוּ הַמָּיִם וַיִּקְרָא שֵֽׁם־הַבְּאֵר עֵשֶׂק כִּי הִֽתְעַשְּׂקוּ עִמּֽוֹ

    And the herdmen of Gerar strove with Isaac’s herdmen, saying: ‘The water is ours.’ And he called the name of the well Esek; because they contended with him.

    ארנה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 26:20ייצחקלמלומיםויקרארנה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 35,451Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 38:24בראשית לח:כדskip 2, forward

    וַיְהִי כְּמִשְׁלֹשׁ חֳדָשִׁים וַיֻּגַּד לִֽיהוּדָה לֵֽאמֹר זָֽנְתָה תָּמָר כַּלָּתֶךָ וְגַם הִנֵּה הָרָה לִזְנוּנִים וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה הוֹצִיאוּהָ וְתִשָּׂרֵֽף

    And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying: ‘Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with child by harlotry.’ And Judah said: ‘Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.’

    ארנה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 38:24יהודהלמזתתמרכלתךארנה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 57,177Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

211,502 sequences of ארנה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 211,909 that chance alone would produce.

  • Genesis 17,593
  • Exodus 12,635
  • Leviticus 10,288
  • Numbers 14,796
  • Deuteronomy 12,117
  • Joshua 9,035
  • Judges 7,540
  • Samuel 14,824
  • Kings 17,137
  • Isaiah 9,843
  • Jeremiah 16,859
  • Ezekiel 13,407
  • The Twelve 9,705
  • Psalms 8,759
  • Proverbs 2,481
  • Job 3,677
  • Song of Songs 531
  • Ruth 928
  • Lamentations 783
  • Ecclesiastes 1,615
  • Esther 1,840
  • Daniel 5,301
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 6,673
  • Chronicles 13,135

Outside the Torah

  1. 1 Samuel 9:24שמואל א ט:כדskip 2, forward

    וַיָּרֶם הַטַּבָּח אֶת־הַשּׁוֹק וְהֶעָלֶיהָ וַיָּשֶׂם לִפְנֵי שָׁאוּל וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה הַנִּשְׁאָר שִׂים־לְפָנֶיךָ אֱכֹל כִּי לַמּוֹעֵד שָֽׁמוּר־לְךָ לֵאמֹר הָעָם קָרָאתִי וַיֹּאכַל שָׁאוּל עִם־שְׁמוּאֵל בַּיּוֹם הַהֽוּא

    And the cook took up the thigh, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And [Samuel] said: ‘Behold that which hath been reserved! set it before thee and eat; because unto the appointed time hath it been kept for thee, for I said: I have invited the people.’ So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.

    ארנה at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 9:24שאולוימההנשארשיםארנה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 396,362Open in the laboratory →

  2. 1 Samuel 14:33שמואל א יד:לגskip 2, forward

    וַיַּגִּידוּ לְשָׁאוּל לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה הָעָם חֹטִאים לַֽיהוָה לֶאֱכֹל עַל־הַדָּם וַיֹּאמֶר בְּגַדְתֶּם גֹּֽלּוּ־אֵלַי הַיּוֹם אֶבֶן גְּדוֹלָֽה

    Then they told Saul, saying: ‘Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood.’ And he said: ‘Ye have dealt treacherously; roll a great stone unto me this day.’

    ארנה at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 14:33לשאוללמההעםחטאיםארנה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 404,464Open in the laboratory →

  3. 1 Samuel 26:22שמואל א כו:כבskip 2, forward

    וַיַּעַן דָּוִד וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה החנית הַמֶּלֶךְ וְיַעֲבֹר אֶחָד מֵֽהַנְּעָרִים וְיִקָּחֶֽהָ

    And David answered and said: ‘Behold the king’s spear! let then one of the young men come over and fetch it.

    ארנה at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 26:22ןדודוימההחניתהמלארנה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 428,712Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

ארנה — the name in Hebrew letters: female given name. Searched as ארנה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 256.

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: Arne.

Questions

Is Erna in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, ארנה appears 66,341 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 66,906, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Erna in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 14:23 — the shortest of 66,341 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 66,906.

What is the gematria of Erna in Hebrew?

Erna is spelled ארנה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 256.

How many times is Erna found in the whole Tanakh?

211,502 sequences of ארנה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 211,909 that chance alone would produce.

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