Biblical names

Jaanai יעני

Jaanai (יעני) is a person named in the Tanakh — Janai. Jaanai appears 55,165 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.3% more than chance alone would give (about 54,471; probability 0.0015).

Found in the Torah
55,165
Chance alone
54,471
P (≥ found)
0.0015
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, יעני appears 55,165 times in the Torah — 1.3% more than the 54,471 chance alone would give; the probability of 55,165 or more by chance alone is 0.0015.

The shortest skip at which יעני appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 31:6, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), יעני is found 584,852 times; chance alone would give about 567,583.

  • Genesis 17,888
  • Exodus 11,547
  • Leviticus 5,446
  • Numbers 12,730
  • Deuteronomy 7,554

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 31:6בראשית לא:וskip 2, forward

    וְאַתֵּנָה יְדַעְתֶּן כִּי בְּכָל־כֹּחִי עָבַדְתִּי אֶת־אֲבִיכֶֽן

    And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.

    יעני at skip 2, forward from Genesis 31:6יואתנהדתכבכלכחיעיעןי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 43,865Open in the laboratory →

  2. Leviticus 19:8ויקרא יט:חskip 2, forward

    וְאֹֽכְלָיו עֲוֺנוֹ יִשָּׂא כִּֽי־אֶת־קֹדֶשׁ יְהוָה חִלֵּל וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מֵעַמֶּֽיהָ

    But every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from his people.

    יעני at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 19:8צהואכלווושאכיאתקיעני
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 170,524Open in the laboratory →

  3. Numbers 1:15במדבר א:טוskip 2, forward

    לְנַפְתָּלִי אֲחִירַע בֶּן־עֵינָֽן

    Of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.’

    יעני at skip 2, forward from Numbers 1:15פתליאחרבענןאלהקריעןי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 186,852Open in the laboratory →

  4. Numbers 2:29במדבר ב:כטskip 2, forward

    וּמַטֵּה נַפְתָּלִי וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי נַפְתָּלִי אֲחִירַע בֶּן־עֵינָֽן

    and the tribe of Naphtali; the prince of the children of Naphtali being Ahira the son of Enan,

    יעני at skip 2, forward from Numbers 2:29פתליאחרבענןוצבאויעןי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 189,991Open in the laboratory →

  5. Numbers 7:78במדבר ז:עחskip 2, forward

    בְּיוֹם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר יוֹם נָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי נַפְתָּלִי אֲחִירַע בֶּן־עֵינָֽן

    On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali:

    יעני at skip 2, forward from Numbers 7:78פתליאחרבענןקרבנויעןי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 201,739Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, יעני appears 277,161 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.0% more than the 271,820 chance alone would give; the probability of 277,161 or more by chance alone is 8.9 × 10⁻²⁵.

  • Genesis 17,888
  • Exodus 11,547
  • Leviticus 5,446
  • Numbers 12,730
  • Deuteronomy 8,396
  • Joshua 9,692
  • Judges 10,761
  • Samuel 19,219
  • Kings 18,630
  • Isaiah 16,722
  • Jeremiah 17,381
  • Ezekiel 15,290
  • The Twelve 13,094
  • Psalms 26,849
  • Proverbs 6,747
  • Job 12,882
  • Song of Songs 1,633
  • Ruth 1,371
  • Lamentations 1,794
  • Ecclesiastes 2,370
  • Esther 1,908
  • Daniel 7,319
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 13,356
  • Chronicles 24,136

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 3:7יהושע ג:זskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה אָחֵל גַּדֶּלְךָ בְּעֵינֵי כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר יֵֽדְעוּן כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר הָיִיתִי עִם־מֹשֶׁה אֶהְיֶה עִמָּֽךְ

    And the LORD said unto Joshua: ‘This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee.

    יעני at skip 2, forward from Joshua 3:7ראלאשרדוככאשרהיייעןי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 308,058Open in the laboratory →

  2. 1 Samuel 2:8שמואל א ב:חskip 2, forward

    מֵקִים מֵעָפָר דָּל מֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת יָרִים אֶבְיוֹן לְהוֹשִׁיב עִם־נְדִיבִים וְכִסֵּא כָבוֹד יַנְחִלֵם כִּי לַֽיהוָה מְצֻקֵי אֶרֶץ וַיָּשֶׁת עֲלֵיהֶם תֵּבֵֽל

    He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dung-hill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory; For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’S, And He hath set the world upon them.

    יעני at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 2:8וןלהושבםדביםוכסאיעני
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 385,495Open in the laboratory →

  3. 1 Samuel 23:17שמואל א כג:יזskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אַל־תִּירָא כִּי לֹא תִֽמְצָאֲךָ יַד שָׁאוּל אָבִי וְאַתָּה תִּמְלֹךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָנֹכִי אֶֽהְיֶה־לְּךָ לְמִשְׁנֶה וְגַם־שָׁאוּל אָבִי יֹדֵעַ כֵּֽן

    And he said unto him: ‘Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.’

    יעני at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 23:17אולאבידכוכרתושנייעןי
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 422,226Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

יעני — the Tanakh's own spelling: Janai. Searched as יעני, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 140.

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

Questions

Does Jaanai appear in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, יעני appears 55,165 times in the Torah — 1.3% more than the 54,471 chance alone would give; the probability of 55,165 or more by chance alone is 0.0015.

What is the shortest skip for Jaanai in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 31:6 — the shortest of 55,165 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 54,471.

What is the gematria of Jaanai in Hebrew?

Jaanai is spelled יעני — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 140.

How many times is Jaanai found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, יעני appears 277,161 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.0% more than the 271,820 chance alone would give; the probability of 277,161 or more by chance alone is 8.9 × 10⁻²⁵.

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