Laadan לעדן
Laadan (לעדן) is a person named in the Tanakh — Ladan. In the Torah codes, Laadan is found 8,310 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3 (Numbers 1:50) — about what chance alone gives (about 8,297).
- Found in the Torah
- 8,310
- Chance alone
- 8,297
- P (≥ found)
- 0.45
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
8,310 sequences of לעדן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 8,297 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Numbers 1:50, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 87,924 sequences of לעדן, against about 86,456 from chance alone.
- Genesis 2,087
- Exodus 1,675
- Leviticus 995
- Numbers 2,395
- Deuteronomy 1,158
The shortest skips
וְאַתָּה הַפְקֵד אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם עַל־מִשְׁכַּן הָעֵדֻת וְעַל כָּל־כֵּלָיו וְעַל כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ הֵמָּה יִשְׂאוּ אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְאֶת־כָּל־כֵּלָיו וְהֵם יְשָׁרְתֻהוּ וְסָבִיב לַמִּשְׁכָּן יַחֲנֽוּ
but appoint thou the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all the furniture thereof, and over all that belongeth to it; they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the furniture thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 188,545Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹאוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל כָּל־הָעֵדָה מִדְבַּר־צִן בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָֽרִאשׁוֹן וַיֵּשֶׁב הָעָם בְּקָדֵשׁ וַתָּמָת שָׁם מִרְיָם וַתִּקָּבֵר שָֽׁם
And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month; and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 221,905Open in the laboratory →
כֹּל הָעֹבֵר עַל־הַפְּקֻדִים מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמָעְלָה יִתֵּן תְּרוּמַת יְהוָֽה
Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering of the LORD.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 123,722Open in the laboratory →
בֶּקַע לַגֻּלְגֹּלֶת מַחֲצִית הַשֶּׁקֶל בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ לְכֹל הָעֹבֵר עַל־הַפְּקֻדִים מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה לְשֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים
a beka a head, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that passed over to them that are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 137,500Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּתֵּן אֶת־הַמַּטְעַמִּים וְאֶת־הַלֶּחֶם אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂתָה בְּיַד יַעֲקֹב בְּנָֽהּ
And she gave the savoury food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 36,985Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 41,636 sequences of לעדן at skips 2–5,000, 1.9% above what chance alone gives (about 40,875); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 8.9 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
- Genesis 2,087
- Exodus 1,675
- Leviticus 995
- Numbers 2,395
- Deuteronomy 1,282
- Joshua 1,412
- Judges 1,303
- Samuel 4,042
- Kings 2,594
- Isaiah 1,986
- Jeremiah 2,517
- Ezekiel 2,297
- The Twelve 1,424
- Psalms 3,537
- Proverbs 1,041
- Job 1,532
- Song of Songs 183
- Ruth 246
- Lamentations 215
- Ecclesiastes 443
- Esther 592
- Daniel 2,203
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,022
- Chronicles 3,613
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ הַאֶפֶס עוֹד אִישׁ לְבֵית שָׁאוּל וְאֶעֱשֶׂה עִמּוֹ חֶסֶד אֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמֶר צִיבָא אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ עוֹד בֵּן לִיהוֹנָתָן נְכֵה רַגְלָֽיִם
And the king said: ‘Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God unto him?’ And Ziba said unto the king: ‘Jonathan hath yet a son, who is lame on his feet.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 447,538Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁלַח אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֶל־יוֹאָב לִשְׁלֹחַ אֹתוֹ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ וְלֹא אָבָה לָבוֹא אֵלָיו וַיִּשְׁלַח עוֹד שֵׁנִית וְלֹא אָבָה לָבֽוֹא
Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him; and he sent again a second time, but he would not come.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 457,439Open in the laboratory →
בָּעֵת הַהִיא עלה עַבְדֵי נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל יְרוּשָׁלִָם וַתָּבֹא הָעִיר בַּמָּצֽוֹר
At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up to Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 572,885Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
לעדן — the Tanakh's own spelling: Ladan. Searched as לעדן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 154.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Chronicles 7:26. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Laadan in the Torah codes?
8,310 sequences of לעדן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 8,297 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Laadan in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Numbers 1:50 — the shortest of 8,310 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 8,297.
How is Laadan spelled in Hebrew?
Laadan is spelled לעדן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 154.
Is Laadan in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 41,636 sequences of לעדן at skips 2–5,000, 1.9% above what chance alone gives (about 40,875); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 8.9 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
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