Ian איאן
In Hebrew letters the first name Ian is written איאן — male given name. Ian appears 114,346 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.8% more than chance alone would give (about 112,354; probability 1.6 × 10⁻⁹).
- Found in the Torah
- 114,346
- Chance alone
- 112,354
- P (≥ found)
- 1.6 × 10⁻⁹
- 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, איאן appears 114,346 times in the Torah — 1.8% more than the 112,354 chance alone would give; the probability of 114,346 or more by chance alone is 1.6 × 10⁻⁹.
The shortest skip at which איאן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 23:8, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), איאן is found 1,130,969 times; chance alone would give about 1,170,713.
- Genesis 40,525
- Exodus 19,691
- Leviticus 14,312
- Numbers 22,883
- Deuteronomy 16,935
The shortest skips
וַיְדַבֵּר אִתָּם לֵאמֹר אִם־יֵשׁ אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁכֶם לִקְבֹּר אֶת־מֵתִי מִלְּפָנַי שְׁמָעוּנִי וּפִגְעוּ־לִי בְּעֶפְרוֹן בֶּן־צֹֽחַר
And he spoke with them, saying: ‘If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 28,656Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם יַעֲקֹב אַחַי מֵאַיִן אַתֶּם וַיֹּאמְרוּ מֵחָרָן אֲנָֽחְנוּ
And Jacob said unto them: ‘My brethren, whence are ye?’ And they said: ‘Of Haran are we.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 40,008Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֲדֹנִי יֹדֵעַ כִּֽי־הַיְלָדִים רַכִּים וְהַצֹּאן וְהַבָּקָר עָלוֹת עָלָי וּדְפָקוּם יוֹם אֶחָד וָמֵתוּ כָּל־הַצֹּֽאן
And he said unto him: ‘My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds giving suck are a care to me; and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 48,789Open in the laboratory →
וּקְחוּ אֶת־אֲבִיכֶם וְאֶת־בָּתֵּיכֶם וּבֹאוּ אֵלָי וְאֶתְּנָה לָכֶם אֶת־טוּב אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וְאִכְלוּ אֶת־חֵלֶב הָאָֽרֶץ
and take your father and your households, and come unto me; and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 69,706Open in the laboratory →
רְאוּבֵן בְּכֹרִי אַתָּה כֹּחִי וְרֵאשִׁית אוֹנִי יֶתֶר שְׂאֵת וְיֶתֶר עָֽז
Reuben, thou art my first-born, My might, and the first-fruits of my strength; The excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 75,349Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, איאן appears 405,754 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.7% more than the 402,820 chance alone would give; the probability of 405,754 or more by chance alone is 2.0 × 10⁻⁶.
- Genesis 40,525
- Exodus 19,691
- Leviticus 14,312
- Numbers 22,883
- Deuteronomy 18,452
- Joshua 11,862
- Judges 17,419
- Samuel 39,781
- Kings 34,206
- Isaiah 17,852
- Jeremiah 28,866
- Ezekiel 25,739
- The Twelve 17,312
- Psalms 19,004
- Proverbs 4,938
- Job 12,205
- Song of Songs 1,411
- Ruth 1,666
- Lamentations 1,502
- Ecclesiastes 2,825
- Esther 3,177
- Daniel 12,984
- Ezra–Nehemiah 13,028
- Chronicles 24,114
Outside the Torah
וּמָשַׁכְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ אֶל־נַחַל קִישׁוֹן אֶת־סִֽיסְרָא שַׂר־צְבָא יָבִין וְאֶת־רִכְבּוֹ וְאֶת־הֲמוֹנוֹ וּנְתַתִּיהוּ בְּיָדֶֽךָ
And I will draw unto thee to the brook Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thy hand.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 350,475Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אִם־נָא מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ וְעָשִׂיתָ לִּי אוֹת שָׁאַתָּה מְדַבֵּר עִמִּֽי
And he said unto him: ‘If now I have found favour in thy sight, then show me a sign that it is thou that talkest with me.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 354,157Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֲדֹנָיו לֹא נָסוּר אֶל־עִיר נָכְרִי אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֵנָּה וְעָבַרְנוּ עַד־גִּבְעָֽה
And his master said unto him: ‘We will not turn aside into the city of a foreigner, that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 377,783Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
איאן — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as איאן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 62.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ian in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, איאן appears 114,346 times in the Torah — 1.8% more than the 112,354 chance alone would give; the probability of 114,346 or more by chance alone is 1.6 × 10⁻⁹.
What is the shortest skip for Ian in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 23:8 — the shortest of 114,346 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 112,354.
What is the gematria of Ian in Hebrew?
Ian is spelled איאן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 62.
How many times is Ian found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, איאן appears 405,754 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.7% more than the 402,820 chance alone would give; the probability of 405,754 or more by chance alone is 2.0 × 10⁻⁶.
Search it yourself
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