Jonathan ג׳ונתן
Jonathan is a first name, written ג׳ונתן in Hebrew (male given name). In the Torah codes, Jonathan is found 277 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 52 (Genesis 2:10) — about what chance alone gives (about 258).
- Found in the Torah
- 277
- Chance alone
- 258
- P (≥ found)
- 0.13
- Shortest skip
- 52
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
277 sequences of ג׳ונתן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 258 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 52 — the first at Genesis 2:10, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 2,081 sequences of ג׳ונתן, against about 2,035 from chance alone.
- Genesis 82
- Exodus 42
- Leviticus 47
- Numbers 65
- Deuteronomy 41
The shortest skips
וְנָהָרּ יֹצֵא מֵעֵדֶן לְהַשְׁקוֹת אֶת־הַגָּן וּמִשָּׁם יִפָּרֵד וְהָיָה לְאַרְבָּעָה רָאשִֽׁים
And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.
skip 52, width 52 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 2,170Open in the laboratory →
כִּי תָבֹאוּ אֶל־אֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי נֹתֵן לָכֶם לַאֲחֻזָּה וְנָתַתִּי נֶגַע צָרַעַת בְּבֵית אֶרֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶֽם
When ye are come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession;
skip 63, width 63 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 163,171Open in the laboratory →
וְנִגְּשׁוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים בְּנֵי לֵוִי כִּי בָם בָּחַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְשָׁרְתוֹ וּלְבָרֵךְ בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה וְעַל־פִּיהֶם יִהְיֶה כָּל־רִיב וְכָל־נָֽגַע
And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near—for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto Him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.
skip 64, width 64 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 282,894Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא יַעֲקֹב אֶל־יִצְחָק אָבִיו מַמְרֵא קִרְיַת הָֽאַרְבַּע הִוא חֶבְרוֹן אֲשֶׁר־גָּֽר־שָׁם אַבְרָהָם וְיִצְחָֽק
And Jacob came unto Isaac his father to Mamre, to Kiriatharba—the same is Hebron—where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
skip 68, width 68 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 52,104Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹא־נָתַן סִיחֹן אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל עֲבֹר בִּגְבֻלוֹ וַיֶּאֱסֹף סִיחֹן אֶת־כָּל־עַמּוֹ וַיֵּצֵא לִקְרַאת יִשְׂרָאֵל הַמִּדְבָּרָה וַיָּבֹא יָהְצָה וַיִּלָּחֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz; and he fought against Israel.
skip 103, width 103 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 224,563Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,294 sequences of ג׳ונתן at skips 2–5,000, 6.9% above what chance alone gives (about 1,210); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0088 by chance alone.
- Genesis 82
- Exodus 42
- Leviticus 47
- Numbers 65
- Deuteronomy 48
- Joshua 80
- Judges 54
- Samuel 77
- Kings 48
- Isaiah 73
- Jeremiah 76
- Ezekiel 104
- The Twelve 68
- Psalms 98
- Proverbs 37
- Job 41
- Song of Songs 8
- Ruth 6
- Lamentations 11
- Ecclesiastes 15
- Esther 13
- Daniel 52
- Ezra–Nehemiah 65
- Chronicles 84
Outside the Torah
וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֲחוֹת תַּחְפְּנֵיס אֵת גְּנֻבַת בְּנוֹ וַתִּגְמְלֵהוּ תַחְפְּנֵס בְּתוֹךְ בֵּית פַּרְעֹה וַיְהִי גְנֻבַת בֵּית פַּרְעֹה בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי פַרְעֹֽה
And the sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh’s house; and Genubath was in Pharaoh’s house among the sons of Pharaoh.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 502,138Open in the laboratory →
וְלָמָּה מֵרֶחֶם הֹצֵאתָנִי אֶגְוַע וְעַיִן לֹא־תִרְאֵֽנִי
Wherefore then hast Thou brought me forth out of the womb? Would that I had perished, and no eye had seen me!
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 971,815Open in the laboratory →
וְעָבְדוּ אֹתוֹ כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם וְאֶת־בְּנוֹ וְאֶֽת־בֶּן־בְּנוֹ עַד בֹּא־עֵת אַרְצוֹ גַּם־הוּא וְעָבְדוּ בוֹ גּוֹיִם רַבִּים וּמְלָכִים גְּדֹלִֽים
And all the nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the time of his own land come; and then many nations and great kings shall make him their bondman.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 681,498Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ג׳ונתן — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as גונתן, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 509.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Jonatan.
Other spellings
- יהונתן — the name in Hebrew letters found 350 in the Torah (chance 353)
Questions
Is Jonathan in the Bible code?
277 sequences of ג׳ונתן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 258 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Jonathan in the Torah?
Skip 52, reading forward from Genesis 2:10 — the shortest of 277 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 258.
How is Jonathan spelled in Hebrew?
Jonathan is spelled ג׳ונתן — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 509; one other spelling is counted on this page.
Is Jonathan in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,294 sequences of ג׳ונתן at skips 2–5,000, 6.9% above what chance alone gives (about 1,210); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0088 by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 258 here) beside the count.