First names

Ivan איוואן

In Hebrew letters the first name Ivan is written איוואן — male given name. In the Torah codes, Ivan is found 1,140 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 12 (Genesis 18:8) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,108).

Found in the Torah
1,140
Chance alone
1,108
P (≥ found)
0.17
Shortest skip
12

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, איוואן appears 1,140 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,108, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which איוואן appears in the Torah is 12 — the first at Genesis 18:8, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–60,969), איוואן is found 6,818 times; chance alone would give about 7,046.

  • Genesis 435
  • Exodus 184
  • Leviticus 161
  • Numbers 208
  • Deuteronomy 152

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 18:8בראשית יח:חskip 12, forward

    וַיִּקַּח חֶמְאָה וְחָלָב וּבֶן־הַבָּקָר אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וַיִּתֵּן לִפְנֵיהֶם וְהֽוּא־עֹמֵד עֲלֵיהֶם תַּחַת הָעֵץ וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ

    And he took curd, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

    איוואן at skip 12, forward from Genesis 18:8ןהבקראשרעשהויתןלפניהםוהואעמדעליהםתחתהעץויכלוויאמרואלואיהשרהאשתךיאמרהנהבאהליאמרשובאשובליךכעתחיהוההבןלשרהאשתךושרהשמעתפתחהאהלוהואאחריוואברהםואיוואנ
    skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 20,890Open in the laboratory →

  2. Leviticus 14:44ויקרא יד:מדskip 13, backward

    וּבָא הַכֹּהֵן וְרָאָה וְהִנֵּה פָּשָׂה הַנֶּגַע בַּבָּיִת צָרַעַת מַמְאֶרֶת הִוא בַּבַּיִת טָמֵא הֽוּא

    then the priest shall come in and look; and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a malignant leprosy in the house: it is unclean.

    איוואן at skip 13, backward from Leviticus 14:44אחריקחוטחאתהביתואםישובהנגעופרחבביתאחרחלץאתהאביםואחריהקצותתהביתואחריהטחובאהכהןוראההנהפשההנגעבבתצרעתממארתהובביתטמאהואונתץאתהביתאתאבניוואתעציוואתכלעפרהביאיוואנ
    skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 163,720Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 2:7בראשית ב:זskip 25, forward

    וַיִּיצֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָֽאָדָם עָפָר מִן־הָאֲדָמָה וַיִּפַּח בְּאַפָּיו נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים וַֽיְהִי הָֽאָדָם לְנֶפֶשׁ חַיָּֽה

    Then the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

    איוואן at skip 25, forward from Genesis 2:7רץואדםאיןלעבדאתהאדמהולהמןהארץוהשקהאתכלפניהוייצריקוקאלהיםאתהאדםעהאדמהויפחבפיונשמתחיייהאדםלנפשחהויטעיקוקאגןבעדןמקדםישםשםאתהאדיצרויצמחיקקאלהיםמןהאלעץנחמדלמרהוטובלמאכלחייםבתוךהגועץהדעתטובנהריצאמעדןלהשקותאתהגןיפרדוהיהלארבעהראשיםשםפישוןהואהסבבאתכלארץהחאיוואן
    skip 25, width 25 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 2,011Open in the laboratory →

  4. Numbers 30:8במדבר ל:חskip 28, forward

    וְשָׁמַע אִישָׁהּ בְּיוֹם שָׁמְעוֹ וְהֶחֱרִישׁ לָהּ וְקָמוּ נְדָרֶיהָ וֶֽאֱסָרֶהָ אֲשֶׁר־אָסְרָה עַל־נַפְשָׁהּ יָקֻֽמוּ

    and her husband hear it, whatsoever day it be that he heareth it, and hold his peace at her; then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.

    איוואן at skip 28, forward from Numbers 30:8אאביהאתהואםהיותהיהלאיעליהאומבטאשפתיהאשראסרושמעאישהביוםשמעווהחרינדריהואסרהשראסרהעלנפאםביוםשמעאשהיניאאותהדרהאשרעליהאתמבטאשפתיהעלנפשהויקקיסלחלהונדגרושהכלאשרסרהעלנפשהיואםביתאישהדרהאואסרהאהבשבעהושמעאישהוהחרשלהתהוקמוכלנדריהוכלאסראשנפשהיקוםואםהפריפראתםאאיוואנ
    skip 28, width 28 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 238,904Open in the laboratory →

  5. Leviticus 20:21ויקרא כ:כאskip 39, backward

    וְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יִקַּח אֶת־אֵשֶׁת אָחִיו נִדָּה הִוא עֶרְוַת אָחִיו גִּלָּה עֲרִירִים יִהְיֽוּ

    And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.

    איוואן at skip 39, backward from Leviticus 20:21אשרתקרבאלכלבהמהלרבעהאהמהמותיומתודמיהםבםואיואובתאמווראהאתערותהוהאונכרתולעייבניעמםערושאשרישכבאתשהדוהוגלהאיאגלתהאתמקרדמיהונכרתאחותאמךואחתאביךלאתגלשאוואישאשרשכבאתדדתועריריםימתווישאשריקחאתחיוגלהעריריםיהיוושמרתיועשיתםאתםולאתקיאאתכםשמהלשבתבהולאתלכובחקתהאיוואנ
    skip 39, width 39 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown.

    letter 173,024Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

4,710 sequences of איוואן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 4,702 that chance alone would produce.

  • Genesis 435
  • Exodus 184
  • Leviticus 161
  • Numbers 208
  • Deuteronomy 178
  • Joshua 141
  • Judges 234
  • Samuel 564
  • Kings 424
  • Isaiah 233
  • Jeremiah 345
  • Ezekiel 252
  • The Twelve 223
  • Psalms 214
  • Proverbs 71
  • Job 157
  • Song of Songs 14
  • Ruth 15
  • Lamentations 15
  • Ecclesiastes 25
  • Esther 39
  • Daniel 94
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 131
  • Chronicles 353

Outside the Torah

  1. 2 Samuel 2:14שמואל ב ב:ידskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְנֵר אֶל־יוֹאָב יָקוּמוּ נָא הַנְּעָרִים וִֽישַׂחֲקוּ לְפָנֵינוּ וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹאָב יָקֻֽמוּ

    And Abner said to Joab: ‘Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us.’ And Joab said: ‘Let them arise.’

    איוואן at skip 2, forward from 2 Samuel 2:14נראליובקמנהעריםוישאיוואנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 437,203Open in the laboratory →

  2. 2 Samuel 22:42שמואל ב כב:מבskip 2, forward

    יִשְׁעוּ וְאֵין מֹשִׁיעַ אֶל־יְהוָה וְלֹא עָנָֽם

    They looked, but there was none to save; Even unto the LORD, but He answered them not.

    איוואן at skip 2, forward from 2 Samuel 22:42יןמשיעלקקלעםואשחקםאיוואנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 473,417Open in the laboratory →

  3. Jeremiah 39:17ירמיהו לט:יזskip 2, forward

    וְהִצַּלְתִּיךָ בַיּוֹם־הַהוּא נְאֻם־יְהוָה וְלֹא תִנָּתֵן בְּיַד הָֽאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה יָגוֹר מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם

    But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD; and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.

    איוואן at skip 2, forward from Jeremiah 39:17םההואנםקקלתתןבידהאאיוואנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 704,270Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

איוואן — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as איוואן, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 74.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Ivan in the Bible code?

At skips 2–5,000, איוואן appears 1,140 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,108, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Ivan in the Torah?

Skip 12, reading forward from Genesis 18:8 — the shortest of 1,140 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,108.

What is the gematria of Ivan in Hebrew?

Ivan is spelled איוואן — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 74.

How many times is Ivan found in the whole Tanakh?

4,710 sequences of איוואן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 4,702 that chance alone would produce.

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