Jachan יעכן
Jachan (יעכן) is a person named in the Tanakh — Jacan. In the Torah codes, Jachan is found 20,041 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Leviticus 25:39) — about what chance alone gives (about 20,659).
- Found in the Torah
- 20,041
- Chance alone
- 20,659
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- 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, יעכן appears 20,041 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 20,659, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 25:39, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 205,953 sequences of יעכן, against about 215,263 from chance alone.
- Genesis 5,370
- Exodus 4,076
- Leviticus 2,392
- Numbers 3,888
- Deuteronomy 4,315
The shortest skips
וְכִֽי־יָמוּךְ אָחִיךָ עִמָּךְ וְנִמְכַּר־לָךְ לֹא־תַעֲבֹד בּוֹ עֲבֹדַת עָֽבֶד
And if thy brother be waxen poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee, thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 181,494Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן יְמוּאֵל וְיָמִין וְאֹהַד וְיָכִין וְצֹחַר וְשָׁאוּל בֶּן־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽית
And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 70,777Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן יְמוּאֵל וְיָמִין וְאֹהַד וְיָכִין וְצֹחַר וְשָׁאוּל בֶּן־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִית אֵלֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹת שִׁמְעֽוֹן
And the sons of Simeon: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. These are the families of Simeon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 85,615Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח שֵׁם וָיֶפֶת אֶת־הַשִּׂמְלָה וַיָּשִׂימוּ עַל־שְׁכֶם שְׁנֵיהֶם וַיֵּֽלְכוּ אֲחֹרַנִּית וַיְכַסּוּ אֵת עֶרְוַת אֲבִיהֶם וּפְנֵיהֶם אֲחֹרַנִּית וְעֶרְוַת אֲבִיהֶם לֹא רָאֽוּ
And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 11,300Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָם אֶל־לוֹט אַל־נָא תְהִי מְרִיבָה בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶיךָ וּבֵין רֹעַי וּבֵין רֹעֶיךָ כִּֽי־אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים אֲנָֽחְנוּ
And Abram said unto Lot: ‘Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we are brethren.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 15,511Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
92,909 sequences of יעכן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 93,586 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 5,370
- Exodus 4,076
- Leviticus 2,392
- Numbers 3,888
- Deuteronomy 4,606
- Joshua 2,996
- Judges 2,844
- Samuel 6,195
- Kings 6,422
- Isaiah 6,068
- Jeremiah 6,425
- Ezekiel 5,777
- The Twelve 4,304
- Psalms 9,449
- Proverbs 2,517
- Job 4,094
- Song of Songs 566
- Ruth 444
- Lamentations 635
- Ecclesiastes 991
- Esther 919
- Daniel 2,541
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,389
- Chronicles 6,001
Outside the Torah
וַיָּבֹאוּ מִנֶּגֶד לַגִּבְעָה עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים אִישׁ בָּחוּר מִכָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהַמִּלְחָמָה כָּבֵדָה וְהֵם לֹא יָדְעוּ כִּֽי־נֹגַעַת עֲלֵיהֶם הָרָעָֽה
And there came over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore; but they knew not that evil was close upon them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 381,194Open in the laboratory →
הֲֽרָאִיתָ כִּֽי־נִכְנַע אַחְאָב מִלְּפָנָי יַעַן כִּֽי־נִכְנַע מִפָּנַי לֹֽא־אבי הָֽרָעָה בְּיָמָיו בִּימֵי בְנוֹ אָבִיא הָרָעָה עַל־בֵּיתֽוֹ
’Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before Me? because he humbleth himself before Me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but in his son’s days will I bring the evil upon his house.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 524,586Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ שָׂרֵי המאיות כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהוֹיָדָע הַכֹּהֵן וַיִּקְחוּ אִישׁ אֶת־אֲנָשָׁיו בָּאֵי הַשַּׁבָּת עִם יֹצְאֵי הַשַּׁבָּת וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־יְהוֹיָדָע הַכֹּהֵֽן
And the captains over hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they took every man his men, those that were to come in on the sabbath, with those that were to go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 548,014Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יעכן — the Tanakh's own spelling: Jacan. Searched as יעכן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 150.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Jachan in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, יעכן appears 20,041 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 20,659, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Jachan in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 25:39 — the shortest of 20,041 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 20,659.
How is Jachan spelled in Hebrew?
Jachan is spelled יעכן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 150.
Is Jachan in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
92,909 sequences of יעכן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 93,586 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 20,659 here) beside the count.