Ithnan יתנן
Ithnan (יתנן) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Ithnan appears 39,375 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.2% more than chance alone would give (about 38,906; probability 0.0089).
- Found in the Torah
- 39,375
- Chance alone
- 38,906
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0089
- 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, יתנן appears 39,375 times in the Torah — 1.2% more than the 38,906 chance alone would give; the probability of 39,375 or more by chance alone is 0.0089.
The shortest skip at which יתנן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 7:13, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), יתנן is found 417,046 times; chance alone would give about 405,395.
- Genesis 11,181
- Exodus 7,746
- Leviticus 5,395
- Numbers 9,578
- Deuteronomy 5,475
The shortest skips
בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה בָּא נֹחַ וְשֵׁם־וְחָם וָיֶפֶת בְּנֵי־נֹחַ וְאֵשֶׁת נֹחַ וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת נְשֵֽׁי־בָנָיו אִתָּם אֶל־הַתֵּבָֽה
In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 8,545Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־יִקַּח אִישׁ אִשָּׁה וּבְעָלָהּ וְהָיָה אִם־לֹא תִמְצָא־חֵן בְּעֵינָיו כִּי־מָצָא בָהּ עֶרְוַת דָּבָר וְכָתַב לָהּ סֵפֶר כְּרִיתֻת וְנָתַן בְּיָדָהּ וְשִׁלְּחָהּ מִבֵּיתֽוֹ
When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it cometh to pass, if she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he writeth her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 286,866Open in the laboratory →
וּשְׂנֵאָהּ הָאִישׁ הָאַחֲרוֹן וְכָתַב לָהּ סֵפֶר כְּרִיתֻת וְנָתַן בְּיָדָהּ וְשִׁלְּחָהּ מִבֵּיתוֹ אוֹ כִי יָמוּת הָאִישׁ הָאַחֲרוֹן אֲשֶׁר־לְקָחָהּ לוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה
and the latter husband hateth her, and writeth her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, who took her to be his wife;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 286,940Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי בִלְהָה שִׁפְחַת רָחֵל דָּן וְנַפְתָּלִֽי
and the sons of Bilhah, Rachel’s handmaid: Dan and Naphtali;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 52,015Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי נַפְתָּלִי יַחְצְאֵל וְגוּנִי וְיֵצֶר וְשִׁלֵּֽם
And the sons of Naphtali: Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 71,305Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, יתנן appears 155,865 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.7% more than the 153,207 chance alone would give; the probability of 155,865 or more by chance alone is 6.4 × 10⁻¹².
- Genesis 11,181
- Exodus 7,746
- Leviticus 5,395
- Numbers 9,578
- Deuteronomy 5,993
- Joshua 5,360
- Judges 5,565
- Samuel 9,300
- Kings 8,524
- Isaiah 7,093
- Jeremiah 9,998
- Ezekiel 12,033
- The Twelve 5,781
- Psalms 12,620
- Proverbs 3,559
- Job 5,664
- Song of Songs 1,133
- Ruth 1,010
- Lamentations 1,160
- Ecclesiastes 1,325
- Esther 1,465
- Daniel 5,289
- Ezra–Nehemiah 7,861
- Chronicles 11,232
Outside the Torah
חַכְמוֹת שָׂרוֹתֶיהָ תַּעֲנֶינָּה אַף־הִיא תָּשִׁיב אֲמָרֶיהָ לָֽהּ
The wisest of her princesses answer her, Yea, she returneth answer to herself:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 353,006Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר מֶה חָטָאתִי כִּֽי־אַתָּה נֹתֵן אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ בְּיַד־אַחְאָב לַהֲמִיתֵֽנִי
And he said: ‘Wherein have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 516,053Open in the laboratory →
אַךְ יָדֹעַ תֵּדְעוּ כִּי אִם־מְמִתִים אַתֶּם אֹתִי כִּי־דָם נָקִי אַתֶּם נֹתְנִים עֲלֵיכֶם וְאֶל־הָעִיר הַזֹּאת וְאֶל־יֹשְׁבֶיהָ כִּי בֶאֱמֶת שְׁלָחַנִי יְהוָה עֲלֵיכֶם לְדַבֵּר בְּאָזְנֵיכֶם אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵֽלֶּה
Only know ye for certain that, if ye put me to death, ye will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof; for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 680,323Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יתנן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as יתנן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 510.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ithnan in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, יתנן appears 39,375 times in the Torah — 1.2% more than the 38,906 chance alone would give; the probability of 39,375 or more by chance alone is 0.0089.
What is the shortest skip for Ithnan in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 7:13 — the shortest of 39,375 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 38,906.
What is the gematria of Ithnan in Hebrew?
Ithnan is spelled יתנן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 510.
How many times is Ithnan found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, יתנן appears 155,865 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.7% more than the 153,207 chance alone would give; the probability of 155,865 or more by chance alone is 6.4 × 10⁻¹².
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 38,906 here) beside the count.