First names

Ilan אילן

In Hebrew letters the first name Ilan is written אילן — given name. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 89,066 sequences of Ilan, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 10:21); chance alone would give about 89,559.

Found in the Torah
89,066
Chance alone
89,559
P (≥ found)
0.95
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 89,066 sequences of אילן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 89,559).

The shortest skip at which אילן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 10:21, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), אילן is found 906,096 times; chance alone would give about 933,195.

  • Genesis 27,425
  • Exodus 15,687
  • Leviticus 11,127
  • Numbers 20,470
  • Deuteronomy 14,357

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 10:21בראשית י:כאskip 2, forward

    וּלְשֵׁם יֻלַּד גַּם־הוּא אֲבִי כָּל־בְּנֵי־עֵבֶר אֲחִי יֶפֶת הַגָּדֽוֹל

    And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born.

    אילן at skip 2, forward from Genesis 10:21דגםהואבכביעבראחיאילנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 12,314Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 30:27בראשית ל:כזskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו לָבָן אִם־נָא מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ נִחַשְׁתִּי וַיְבָרֲכֵנִי יְהוָה בִּגְלָלֶֽךָ

    And Laban said unto him: ‘If now I have found favour in thine eyes—I have observed the signs, and the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.’

    אילן at skip 2, forward from Genesis 30:27ךויאמרלובאםנאמצאאילן
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 42,664Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 32:4בראשית לב:דskip 2, forward

    וַיִּשְׁלַח יַעֲקֹב מַלְאָכִים לְפָנָיו אֶל־עֵשָׂו אָחִיו אַרְצָה שֵׂעִיר שְׂדֵה אֱדֽוֹם

    And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the field of Edom.

    אילן at skip 2, forward from Genesis 32:4יעקבמלכםפיואלעשואילנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 46,606Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 44:27בראשית מד:כזskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר עַבְדְּךָ אָבִי אֵלֵינוּ אַתֶּם יְדַעְתֶּם כִּי שְׁנַיִם יָֽלְדָה־לִּי אִשְׁתִּֽי

    And thy servant my father said unto us: Ye know that my wife bore me two sons;

    אילן at skip 2, forward from Genesis 44:27מרעבדךבאיואתםידעאילנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 68,377Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 45:3בראשית מה:גskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל־אֶחָיו אֲנִי יוֹסֵף הַעוֹד אָבִי חָי וְלֹֽא־יָכְלוּ אֶחָיו לַעֲנוֹת אֹתוֹ כִּי נִבְהֲלוּ מִפָּנָֽיו

    And Joseph said unto his brethren: ‘I am Joseph; doth my father yet live?’ And his brethren could not answer him; for they were affrighted at his presence.

    אילן at skip 2, forward from Genesis 45:3לאיכלוחועותאתוכיאילנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 68,897Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

368,350 sequences of אילן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 371,739 that chance alone would produce.

  • Genesis 27,425
  • Exodus 15,687
  • Leviticus 11,127
  • Numbers 20,470
  • Deuteronomy 15,484
  • Joshua 11,448
  • Judges 15,072
  • Samuel 35,761
  • Kings 29,547
  • Isaiah 16,955
  • Jeremiah 25,822
  • Ezekiel 21,459
  • The Twelve 14,898
  • Psalms 23,139
  • Proverbs 5,626
  • Job 11,904
  • Song of Songs 1,324
  • Ruth 1,886
  • Lamentations 1,653
  • Ecclesiastes 3,167
  • Esther 3,414
  • Daniel 12,906
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 13,841
  • Chronicles 28,335

Outside the Torah

  1. Judges 9:45שופטים ט:מהskip 2, forward

    וַאֲבִימֶלֶךְ נִלְחָם בָּעִיר כֹּל הַיּוֹם הַהוּא וַיִּלְכֹּד אֶת־הָעִיר וְאֶת־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־בָּהּ הָרָג וַיִּתֹּץ אֶת־הָעִיר וַיִּזְרָעֶהָ מֶֽלַח

    And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that were therein; and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

    אילן at skip 2, forward from Judges 9:45ויכוםובמךלחםבעיראילנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 362,435Open in the laboratory →

  2. 1 Samuel 9:1שמואל א ט:אskip 2, forward

    וַֽיְהִי־אִישׁ מבן־ימין וּשְׁמוֹ קִישׁ בֶּן־אֲבִיאֵל בֶּן־צְרוֹר בֶּן־בְּכוֹרַת בֶּן־אֲפִיחַ בֶּן־אִישׁ יְמִינִי גִּבּוֹר חָֽיִל

    Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valour.

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

    letter 394,753Open in the laboratory →

  3. 1 Samuel 19:17שמואל א יט:יזskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל אֶל־מִיכַל לָמָּה כָּכָה רִמִּיתִנִי וַתְּשַׁלְּחִי אֶת־אֹיְבִי וַיִּמָּלֵט וַתֹּאמֶר מִיכַל אֶל־שָׁאוּל הוּא־אָמַר אֵלַי שַׁלְּחִנִי לָמָה אֲמִיתֵֽךְ

    And Saul said unto Michal: ‘Why hast thou deceived me thus, and let mine enemy go, that he is escaped?’ And Michal answered Saul: ‘He said unto me: Let me go; why should I kill thee?’

    אילן at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 19:17הואאמרלשחילמהאמיאילנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 415,570Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

אילן — the name in Hebrew letters: given name. Searched as אילן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 91.

As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 26:34. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Ilan in the Bible code?

The Torah holds 89,066 sequences of אילן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 89,559).

What is the shortest skip for Ilan in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 10:21 — the shortest of 89,066 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 89,559.

What is the gematria of Ilan in Hebrew?

Ilan is spelled אילן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 91.

How many times is Ilan found in the whole Tanakh?

368,350 sequences of אילן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 371,739 that chance alone would produce.

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