Jordan ירדן
Jordan (ירדן) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Jordan is found 19,605 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 37:14) — about what chance alone gives (about 19,556).
- Found in the Torah
- 19,605
- Chance alone
- 19,556
- P (≥ found)
- 0.37
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
19,605 sequences of ירדן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 19,556 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which ירדן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 37:14, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), ירדן is found 201,485 times; chance alone would give about 203,775.
- Genesis 6,073
- Exodus 3,823
- Leviticus 2,127
- Numbers 4,717
- Deuteronomy 2,865
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ לֶךְ־נָא רְאֵה אֶת־שְׁלוֹם אַחֶיךָ וְאֶת־שְׁלוֹם הַצֹּאן וַהֲשִׁבֵנִי דָּבָר וַיִּשְׁלָחֵהוּ מֵעֵמֶק חֶבְרוֹן וַיָּבֹא שְׁכֶֽמָה
And he said to him: ‘Go now, see whether it is well with thy brethren, and well with the flock; and bring me back word.’ So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 54,826Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ הֲרַק אַךְ־בְּמֹשֶׁה דִּבֶּר יְהוָה הֲלֹא גַּם־בָּנוּ דִבֵּר וַיִּשְׁמַע יְהוָֽה
And they said: ‘Hath the LORD indeed spoken only with Moses? hath He not spoken also with us?’ And the LORD heard it.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 208,842Open in the laboratory →
וַיְצַו לָהֶם מֹשֶׁה אֵת אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וְאֵת יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן וְאֶת־רָאשֵׁי אֲבוֹת הַמַּטּוֹת לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
So Moses gave charge concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 243,418Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְחוּ בְיָדָם מִפְּרִי הָאָרֶץ וַיּוֹרִדוּ אֵלֵינוּ וַיָּשִׁבוּ אֹתָנוּ דָבָר וַיֹּאמְרוּ טוֹבָה הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ נֹתֵן לָֽנוּ
And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us back word, and said: ‘Good is the land which the LORD our God giveth unto us.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 251,381Open in the laboratory →
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יֵאָכֵל לֹֽא־תוֹתִירוּ מִמֶּנּוּ עַד־בֹּקֶר אֲנִי יְהוָֽה
On the same day it shall be eaten; ye shall leave none of it until the morning: I am the LORD.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 176,038Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 97,416 sequences of ירדן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 96,939).
- Genesis 6,073
- Exodus 3,823
- Leviticus 2,127
- Numbers 4,717
- Deuteronomy 3,225
- Joshua 3,180
- Judges 3,080
- Samuel 8,458
- Kings 6,415
- Isaiah 5,507
- Jeremiah 6,503
- Ezekiel 5,984
- The Twelve 4,205
- Psalms 8,577
- Proverbs 2,545
- Job 3,202
- Song of Songs 567
- Ruth 453
- Lamentations 551
- Ecclesiastes 748
- Esther 1,389
- Daniel 4,201
- Ezra–Nehemiah 4,470
- Chronicles 7,416
Outside the Torah
וְאֵין מַצִּיל כִּי רְֽחוֹקָה־הִיא מִצִּידוֹן וְדָבָר אֵין־לָהֶם עִם־אָדָם וְהִיא בָּעֵמֶק אֲשֶׁר לְבֵית־רְחוֹב וַיִּבְנוּ אֶת־הָעִיר וַיֵּשְׁבוּ בָֽהּ
And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no dealings with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built the city, and dwelt therein.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 376,772Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד לַאֲחִימֶלֶךְ הַכֹּהֵן הַמֶּלֶךְ צִוַּנִי דָבָר וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי אִישׁ אַל־יֵדַע מְאוּמָה אֶת־הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר־אָנֹכִי שֹׁלֵֽחֲךָ וַאֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִךָ וְאֶת־הַנְּעָרִים יוֹדַעְתִּי אֶל־מְקוֹם פְּלֹנִי אַלְמוֹנִֽי
And David said unto Ahimelech the priest: ‘The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me: Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee; and the young men have I appointed to such and such a place.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 418,749Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹֽא־יָכֹל עוֹד לְהָשִׁיב אֶת־אַבְנֵר דָּבָר מִיִּרְאָתוֹ אֹתֽוֹ
And he could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 439,009Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ירדן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ירדן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 264.
As a plain word it stands 9 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 26:3. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- ז׳ורדן — the name in Hebrew letters found 144 in the Torah (chance 135)
Questions
Is Jordan in the Bible code?
19,605 sequences of ירדן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 19,556 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Jordan in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 37:14 — the shortest of 19,605 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 19,556.
What is the gematria of Jordan in Hebrew?
Jordan is spelled ירדן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 264; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Jordan found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 97,416 sequences of ירדן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 96,939).
Search it yourself
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