Iran איראן
Iran — in Hebrew איראן — country in western Asia. Iran appears 6,675 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 6,624 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 6,675
- Chance alone
- 6,624
- P (≥ found)
- 0.27
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
6,675 sequences of איראן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 6,624 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which איראן appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Leviticus 9:1, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), איראן is found 50,127 times; chance alone would give about 52,203.
- Genesis 2,409
- Exodus 1,190
- Leviticus 785
- Numbers 1,306
- Deuteronomy 985
The shortest skips
וַיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי קָרָא מֹשֶׁה לְאַהֲרֹן וּלְבָנָיו וּלְזִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 152,959Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא אֹתָהּ שְׁכֶם בֶּן־חֲמוֹר הַֽחִוִּי נְשִׂיא הָאָרֶץ וַיִּקַּח אֹתָהּ וַיִּשְׁכַּב אֹתָהּ וַיְעַנֶּֽהָ
And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 49,263Open in the laboratory →
וְצִוָּה הַכֹּהֵן וּפִנּוּ אֶת־הַבַּיִת בְּטֶרֶם יָבֹא הַכֹּהֵן לִרְאוֹת אֶת־הַנֶּגַע וְלֹא יִטְמָא כָּל־אֲשֶׁר בַּבָּיִת וְאַחַר כֵּן יָבֹא הַכֹּהֵן לִרְאוֹת אֶת־הַבָּֽיִת
And the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go in to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean; and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 163,241Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֶת־קֹלְךָ שָׁמַעְתִּי בַּגָּן וָאִירָא כִּֽי־עֵירֹם אָנֹכִי וָאֵחָבֵֽא
And he said: ‘I heard Thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 3,427Open in the laboratory →
לְאָשֵׁר פַּגְעִיאֵל בֶּן־עָכְרָֽן
Of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 186,814Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, איראן appears 22,973 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 22,856, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 2,409
- Exodus 1,190
- Leviticus 785
- Numbers 1,306
- Deuteronomy 1,117
- Joshua 728
- Judges 1,011
- Samuel 2,060
- Kings 2,024
- Isaiah 1,104
- Jeremiah 1,677
- Ezekiel 1,421
- The Twelve 980
- Psalms 1,003
- Proverbs 301
- Job 630
- Song of Songs 70
- Ruth 81
- Lamentations 93
- Ecclesiastes 148
- Esther 207
- Daniel 639
- Ezra–Nehemiah 721
- Chronicles 1,268
Outside the Torah
לִבְנֵי עַמּוֹן כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה הֲבָנִים אֵין לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אִם־יוֹרֵשׁ אֵין לוֹ מַדּוּעַ יָרַשׁ מַלְכָּם אֶת־גָּד וְעַמּוֹ בְּעָרָיו יָשָֽׁב
Of the children of Ammon. Thus saith the LORD: Hath Israel no sons? Hath he no heir? Why then doth Malcam take possession of Gad, And his people dwell in the cities thereof?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 716,787Open in the laboratory →
כִּי תִֽהְיוּ כְּאֵלָה נֹבֶלֶת עָלֶהָ וּֽכְגַנָּה אֲשֶׁר־מַיִם אֵין לָֽהּ
For ye shall be as a terebinth whose leaf fadeth, And as a garden that hath no water.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 576,999Open in the laboratory →
וְגַם־כָּכָה אָמַר הַמֶּלֶךְ בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר נָתַן הַיּוֹם יֹשֵׁב עַל־כִּסְאִי וְעֵינַי רֹאֽוֹת
And also thus said the king: Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 479,978Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
איראן — the name in Hebrew letters: country in western Asia. Searched as איראן, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 262.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Iran appear in the Torah codes?
6,675 sequences of איראן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 6,624 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Iran in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Leviticus 9:1 — the shortest of 6,675 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,624.
What is the gematria of Iran in Hebrew?
Iran is spelled איראן — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 262.
How many times is Iran found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, איראן appears 22,973 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 22,856, so the count is in line with chance.
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