Ethan איתן
Ethan (איתן) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Ethan is found 73,694 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 7:5) — about what chance alone gives (about 74,529).
- Found in the Torah
- 73,694
- Chance alone
- 74,529
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 73,694 sequences of איתן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 74,529).
The shortest skip at which איתן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 7:5, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), איתן is found 776,561 times; chance alone would give about 776,581.
- Genesis 21,829
- Exodus 14,785
- Leviticus 10,632
- Numbers 14,687
- Deuteronomy 11,761
The shortest skips
וְיָדְעוּ מִצְרַיִם כִּֽי־אֲנִי יְהוָה בִּנְטֹתִי אֶת־יָדִי עַל־מִצְרָיִם וְהוֹצֵאתִי אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִתּוֹכָֽם
And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth My hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 86,613Open in the laboratory →
וְהַחִטָּה וְהַכֻּסֶּמֶת לֹא נֻכּוּ כִּי אֲפִילֹת הֵֽנָּה
But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten; for they ripen late.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 91,368Open in the laboratory →
וְשַׂמְתִּי אֲנִי אֶת־פָּנַי בָּאִישׁ הַהוּא וּבְמִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ וְהִכְרַתִּי אֹתוֹ וְאֵת כָּל־הַזֹּנִים אַחֲרָיו לִזְנוֹת אַחֲרֵי הַמֹּלֶךְ מִקֶּרֶב עַמָּֽם
then I will set My face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go astray after him, to go astray after Molech, from among their people.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 172,141Open in the laboratory →
וָאֹמַר לָכֶם אַתֶּם תִּֽירְשׁוּ אֶת־אַדְמָתָם וַאֲנִי אֶתְּנֶנָּה לָכֶם לָרֶשֶׁת אֹתָהּ אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר־הִבְדַּלְתִּי אֶתְכֶם מִן־הָֽעַמִּֽים
But I have said unto you: ‘Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey.’ I am the LORD your God, who have set you apart from the peoples.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 173,212Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתֵּן יְהוָה אֵלַי אֶת־שְׁנֵי לוּחֹת הָֽאֲבָנִים כְּתֻבִים בְּאֶצְבַּע אֱלֹהִים וַעֲלֵיהֶם כְּֽכָל־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה עִמָּכֶם בָּהָר מִתּוֹךְ הָאֵשׁ בְּיוֹם הַקָּהָֽל
And the LORD delivered unto me the two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the LORD spoke with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 266,055Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, איתן appears 261,770 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 266,088, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 21,829
- Exodus 14,785
- Leviticus 10,632
- Numbers 14,687
- Deuteronomy 12,682
- Joshua 7,906
- Judges 10,048
- Samuel 20,301
- Kings 19,106
- Isaiah 11,558
- Jeremiah 18,597
- Ezekiel 20,614
- The Twelve 10,667
- Psalms 15,400
- Proverbs 4,409
- Job 8,286
- Song of Songs 1,047
- Ruth 1,515
- Lamentations 1,388
- Ecclesiastes 2,131
- Esther 2,077
- Daniel 7,043
- Ezra–Nehemiah 8,757
- Chronicles 16,305
Outside the Torah
וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵן וּבְנֵי־גָד לַמִּזְבֵּחַ כִּי עֵד הוּא בֵּֽינֹתֵינוּ כִּי יְהוָה הָאֱלֹהִֽים
And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar—: ‘for it is a witness between us that the LORD is God.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 341,095Open in the laboratory →
אַל־נָא תָמֻשׁ מִזֶּה עַד־בֹּאִי אֵלֶיךָ וְהֹֽצֵאתִי אֶת־מִנְחָתִי וְהִנַּחְתִּי לְפָנֶיךָ וַיֹּאמַר אָנֹכִי אֵשֵׁב עַד שׁוּבֶֽךָ
Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and lay it before thee.’ And he said: ‘I will tarry until thou come back.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 354,221Open in the laboratory →
כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה גֹּאַלְכֶם קְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמַעַנְכֶם שִׁלַּחְתִּי בָבֶלָה וְהוֹרַדְתִּי בָֽרִיחִים כֻּלָּם וְכַשְׂדִּים בָּאֳנִיּוֹת רִנָּתָֽם
Thus saith the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have sent to Babylon, And I will bring down all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their shouting.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 619,188Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
איתן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as איתן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 461.
As a plain word it stands 12 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 24:21. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Eitan.
Questions
Does Ethan appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 73,694 sequences of איתן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 74,529).
What is the shortest skip for Ethan in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 7:5 — the shortest of 73,694 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 74,529.
What is the gematria of Ethan in Hebrew?
Ethan is spelled איתן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 461.
How many times is Ethan found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, איתן appears 261,770 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 266,088, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 74,529 here) beside the count.