Ethnan אתנן
Ethnan (אתנן) is a person named in the Tanakh. Ethnan appears 33,832 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.4% more than chance alone would give (about 33,363; probability 0.0052).
- Found in the Torah
- 33,832
- Chance alone
- 33,363
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0052
- 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, אתנן appears 33,832 times in the Torah — 1.4% more than the 33,363 chance alone would give; the probability of 33,832 or more by chance alone is 0.0052.
The shortest skip at which אתנן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 1:41, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), אתנן is found 359,235 times; chance alone would give about 347,636.
- Genesis 9,347
- Exodus 6,210
- Leviticus 5,391
- Numbers 8,078
- Deuteronomy 4,806
The shortest skips
פְּקֻדֵיהֶם לְמַטֵּה אָשֵׁר אֶחָד וְאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֽוֹת
those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 188,164Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹת בְּנֵי־אָשֵׁר לִפְקֻדֵיהֶם שְׁלֹשָׁה וַחֲמִשִּׁים אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאֽוֹת
These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them, fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 233,136Open in the laboratory →
וַנִּצְעַק אֶל־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתֵינוּ וַיִּשְׁמַע יְהוָה אֶת־קֹלֵנוּ וַיַּרְא אֶת־עָנְיֵנוּ וְאֶת־עֲמָלֵנוּ וְאֶת־לַחֲצֵֽנוּ
And we cried unto the LORD, the God of our fathers, and the LORD heard our voice, and saw our affliction, and our toil, and our oppression.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 289,442Open in the laboratory →
וּלְשָׂרָה אָמַר הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי אֶלֶף כֶּסֶף לְאָחִיךְ הִנֵּה הוּא־לָךְ כְּסוּת עֵינַיִם לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר אִתָּךְ וְאֵת כֹּל וְנֹכָֽחַת
And unto Sarah he said: ‘Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver; behold, it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee; and before all men thou art righted.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 25,220Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁלַח יִצְחָק אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹב וַיֵּלֶךְ פַּדֶּנָֽה אֲרָם אֶל־לָבָן בֶּן־בְּתוּאֵל הָֽאֲרַמִּי אֲחִי רִבְקָה אֵם יַעֲקֹב וְעֵשָֽׂו
And Isaac sent away Jacob; and he went to Paddan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s and Esau’s mother.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 38,847Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אתנן appears 108,794 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.3% more than the 106,328 chance alone would give; the probability of 108,794 or more by chance alone is 2.5 × 10⁻¹⁴.
- Genesis 9,347
- Exodus 6,210
- Leviticus 5,391
- Numbers 8,078
- Deuteronomy 5,198
- Joshua 3,697
- Judges 3,828
- Samuel 7,491
- Kings 6,349
- Isaiah 4,286
- Jeremiah 7,075
- Ezekiel 8,520
- The Twelve 3,801
- Psalms 5,823
- Proverbs 1,823
- Job 3,212
- Song of Songs 484
- Ruth 740
- Lamentations 534
- Ecclesiastes 922
- Esther 1,063
- Daniel 4,200
- Ezra–Nehemiah 4,473
- Chronicles 6,249
Outside the Torah
לָמָּה צַּמְנוּ וְלֹא רָאִיתָ עִנִּינוּ נַפְשֵׁנוּ וְלֹא תֵדָע הֵן בְּיוֹם צֹֽמְכֶם תִּמְצְאוּ־חֵפֶץ וְכָל־עַצְּבֵיכֶם תִּנְגֹּֽשׂוּ
’Wherefore have we fasted, and Thou seest not? Wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and Thou takest no knowledge?’— Behold, in the day of your fast ye pursue your business, And exact all your labours.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 633,531Open in the laboratory →
תְּחִלַּת דִּבֶּר־יְהוָה בְּהוֹשֵׁעַ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־הוֹשֵׁעַ לֵךְ קַח־לְךָ אֵשֶׁת זְנוּנִים וְיַלְדֵי זְנוּנִים כִּֽי־זָנֹה תִזְנֶה הָאָרֶץ מֵֽאַחֲרֵי יְהוָֽה
When the LORD spoke at first with Hosea, the LORD said unto Hosea: ‘Go, take unto thee a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry; for the land doth commit great harlotry, departing from the LORD.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 802,009Open in the laboratory →
מִֽי־אַתָּה הַֽר־הַגָּדוֹל לִפְנֵי זְרֻבָּבֶל לְמִישֹׁר וְהוֹצִיא אֶת־הָאֶבֶן הָרֹאשָׁה תְּשֻׁאוֹת חֵן חֵן לָֽהּ
Who art thou, O great mountain before Zerubbabel? thou shalt become a plain; and he shall bring forth the top stone with shoutings of Grace, grace, unto it.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 845,702Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אתנן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אתנן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 501.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Deuteronomy 23:19. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ethnan in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, אתנן appears 33,832 times in the Torah — 1.4% more than the 33,363 chance alone would give; the probability of 33,832 or more by chance alone is 0.0052.
What is the shortest skip for Ethnan in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 1:41 — the shortest of 33,832 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 33,363.
What is the gematria of Ethnan in Hebrew?
Ethnan is spelled אתנן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 501.
How many times is Ethnan found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אתנן appears 108,794 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.3% more than the 106,328 chance alone would give; the probability of 108,794 or more by chance alone is 2.5 × 10⁻¹⁴.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 33,363 here) beside the count.