Jaakan יעקן
Jaakan (יעקן) is a person named in the Tanakh. Jaakan appears 8,263 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 2.0% more than chance alone would give (about 8,104; probability 0.04).
- Found in the Torah
- 8,263
- Chance alone
- 8,104
- P (≥ found)
- 0.04
- 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, יעקן appears 8,263 times in the Torah — 2.0% more than the 8,104 chance alone would give; the probability of 8,263 or more by chance alone is 0.04.
The shortest skip at which יעקן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 13:32, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), יעקן is found 90,158 times; chance alone would give about 84,447.
- Genesis 2,617
- Exodus 1,751
- Leviticus 1,062
- Numbers 1,955
- Deuteronomy 878
The shortest skips
וְרָאָה הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַנֶּגַע בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וְהִנֵּה לֹא־פָשָׂה הַנֶּתֶק וְלֹא־הָיָה בוֹ שֵׂעָר צָהֹב וּמַרְאֵה הַנֶּתֶק אֵין עָמֹק מִן־הָעֽוֹר
And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague; and, behold, if the scall be not spread, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the appearance of the scall be not deeper than the skin,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 159,781Open in the laboratory →
הַעֲנֵיק תַּעֲנִיק לוֹ מִצֹּאנְךָ וּמִֽגָּרְנְךָ וּמִיִּקְבֶךָ אֲשֶׁר בֵּרַכְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ תִּתֶּן־לֽוֹ
thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy threshing-floor, and out of thy winepress; of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 276,001Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ לֻֽלָאֹת חֲמִשִּׁים עַל שְׂפַת הַיְרִיעָה הַקִּיצֹנָה בַּמַּחְבָּרֶת וַחֲמִשִּׁים לֻלָאֹת עָשָׂה עַל־שְׂפַת הַיְרִיעָה הַחֹבֶרֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית
And he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the first set, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which was outmost in the second set.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 133,714Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח אֲבִימֶלֶךְ צֹאן וּבָקָר וַעֲבָדִים וּשְׁפָחֹת וַיִּתֵּן לְאַבְרָהָם וַיָּשֶׁב לוֹ אֵת שָׂרָה אִשְׁתּֽוֹ
And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 25,138Open in the laboratory →
אִם־לֹא יִמָּצֵא הַגַּנָּב וְנִקְרַב בַּֽעַל־הַבַּיִת אֶל־הָֽאֱלֹהִים אִם־לֹא שָׁלַח יָדוֹ בִּמְלֶאכֶת רֵעֵֽהוּ
If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall come near unto God, to see whether he have not put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 110,037Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, יעקן appears 32,390 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.9% more than the 32,093 chance alone would give; the probability of 32,390 or more by chance alone is 0.05.
- Genesis 2,617
- Exodus 1,751
- Leviticus 1,062
- Numbers 1,955
- Deuteronomy 950
- Joshua 1,004
- Judges 1,078
- Samuel 1,765
- Kings 1,817
- Isaiah 2,335
- Jeremiah 1,995
- Ezekiel 1,652
- The Twelve 1,698
- Psalms 2,963
- Proverbs 1,035
- Job 1,505
- Song of Songs 200
- Ruth 158
- Lamentations 205
- Ecclesiastes 240
- Esther 228
- Daniel 936
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,233
- Chronicles 2,008
Outside the Torah
וְעַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי אַתָּה הִמְלַכְתָּ אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ תַּחַת דָּוִד אָבִי וְאָֽנֹכִי נַעַר קָטֹן לֹא אֵדַע צֵאת וָבֹֽא
And now, O LORD my God, Thou hast made Thy servant king instead of David my father; and I am but a little child; I know not how to go out or come in.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 483,790Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ כָל־הַשָּׂרִים אֶל־בָּרוּךְ אֶת־יְהוּדִי בֶּן־נְתַנְיָהוּ בֶּן־שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ בֶן־כּוּשִׁי לֵאמֹר הַמְּגִלָּה אֲשֶׁר קָרָאתָ בָּהּ בְּאָזְנֵי הָעָם קָחֶנָּה בְיָדְךָ וָלֵךְ וַיִּקַּח בָּרוּךְ בֶּן־נֵרִיָּהוּ אֶת־הַמְּגִלָּה בְּיָדוֹ וַיָּבֹא אֲלֵיהֶֽם
Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying: ‘Take in thy hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come.’ So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 698,374Open in the laboratory →
אֵל יְהוָה וַיָּאֶר לָנוּ אִסְרוּ־חַג בַּעֲבֹתִים עַד־קַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
The LORD is God, and hath given us light; Order the festival procession with boughs, even unto the horns of the altar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 922,543Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יעקן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as יעקן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 230.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 33:31. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Jaakan in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, יעקן appears 8,263 times in the Torah — 2.0% more than the 8,104 chance alone would give; the probability of 8,263 or more by chance alone is 0.04.
What is the shortest skip for Jaakan in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 13:32 — the shortest of 8,263 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 8,104.
What is the gematria of Jaakan in Hebrew?
Jaakan is spelled יעקן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 230.
How many times is Jaakan found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, יעקן appears 32,390 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.9% more than the 32,093 chance alone would give; the probability of 32,390 or more by chance alone is 0.05.
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