Gan הגן
Gan (הגן) is a name in the Tanakh — garden. Gan appears 88,340 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 88,443 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 88,340
- Chance alone
- 88,443
- P (≥ found)
- 0.64
- 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, הגן appears 88,340 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 88,443, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which הגן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 17:16, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), הגן is found 1,360,839 times; chance alone would give about 1,370,823.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 88,443 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 21,098
- Exodus 14,850
- Leviticus 19,099
- Numbers 18,551
- Deuteronomy 14,742
The shortest skips
וּבֵרַכְתִּי אֹתָהּ וְגַם נָתַתִּי מִמֶּנָּה לְךָ בֵּן וּבֵֽרַכְתִּיהָ וְהָֽיְתָה לְגוֹיִם מַלְכֵי עַמִּים מִמֶּנָּה יִהְיֽוּ
And I will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son of her; yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 19,853Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם כִּי אָמַרְתִּי רַק אֵין־יִרְאַת אֱלֹהִים בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וַהֲרָגוּנִי עַל־דְּבַר אִשְׁתִּֽי
And Abraham said: ‘Because I thought: Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 24,983Open in the laboratory →
כֹּל יְמֵי נִזְרוֹ מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר יֵעָשֶׂה מִגֶּפֶן הַיַּיִן מֵחַרְצַנִּים וְעַד־זָג לֹא יֹאכֵֽל
All the days of his Naziriteship shall he eat nothing that is made of the grape-vine, from the pressed grapes even to the grapestone.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 197,152Open in the laboratory →
וְלָמָה הֶֽעֱלִיתֻנוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם לְהָבִיא אֹתָנוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם הָרָע הַזֶּה לֹא מְקוֹם זֶרַע וּתְאֵנָה וְגֶפֶן וְרִמּוֹן וּמַיִם אַיִן לִשְׁתּֽוֹת
And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 222,132Open in the laboratory →
אֶרֶץ חִטָּה וּשְׂעֹרָה וְגֶפֶן וּתְאֵנָה וְרִמּוֹן אֶֽרֶץ־זֵית שֶׁמֶן וּדְבָֽשׁ
a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 264,644Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, הגן appears 392,628 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 393,433, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 21,098
- Exodus 14,850
- Leviticus 19,099
- Numbers 18,551
- Deuteronomy 15,675
- Joshua 27,400
- Judges 14,062
- Samuel 29,726
- Kings 21,055
- Isaiah 25,323
- Jeremiah 27,111
- Ezekiel 26,526
- The Twelve 25,817
- Psalms 24,615
- Proverbs 6,073
- Job 8,502
- Song of Songs 2,188
- Ruth 2,891
- Lamentations 2,582
- Ecclesiastes 4,431
- Esther 4,352
- Daniel 10,576
- Ezra–Nehemiah 14,999
- Chronicles 25,126
Outside the Torah
וַתֹּאמֶר תְּנָה־לִּי בְרָכָה כִּי אֶרֶץ הַנֶּגֶב נְתַתָּנִי וְנָתַתָּה לִי גֻּלֹּת מָיִם וַיִּתֶּן־לָהּ אֵת גֻּלֹּת עִלִּיּוֹת וְאֵת גֻּלֹּת תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת
And she said: ‘Give me a blessing; for that thou hast set me in the Southland, give me therefore springs of water.’ And he gave her the Upper Springs and the Nether Springs.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 328,792Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר לוֹ הָֽבָה־לִּי בְרָכָה כִּי אֶרֶץ הַנֶּגֶב נְתַתָּנִי וְנָתַתָּה לִי גֻּלֹּת מָיִם וַיִּתֶּן־לָהּ כָּלֵב אֵת גֻּלֹּת עִלִּית וְאֵת גֻּלֹּת תַּחְתִּֽית
And she said unto him: ‘Give me a blessing; for that thou hast set me in the Southland, give me therefore springs of water.’ And Caleb gave her the Upper Springs and the Nether Springs.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 345,485Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא הָעָם אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָמָּה נְגָפָנוּ יְהוָה הַיּוֹם לִפְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים נִקְחָה אֵלֵינוּ מִשִּׁלֹה אֶת־אֲרוֹן בְּרִית יְהוָה וְיָבֹא בְקִרְבֵּנוּ וְיֹשִׁעֵנוּ מִכַּף אֹיְבֵֽינוּ
And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said: ‘Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that He may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 388,604Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
הגן — the Tanakh's own spelling: garden. Searched as הגן, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 58.
As a plain word it stands 8 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 2:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Gan in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, הגן appears 88,340 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 88,443, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Gan in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 17:16 — the shortest of 88,340 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 88,443.
What is the gematria of Gan in Hebrew?
Gan is spelled הגן — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 58.
How many times is Gan found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, הגן appears 392,628 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 393,433, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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