Lance לאנס
Lance is a first name, written לאנס in Hebrew (male given name). In the Torah codes, Lance is found 5,412 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 5 (Exodus 13:5) — 4.0% above the 5,202 chance alone would give (probability of 5,412 or more by chance alone: 0.002).
- Found in the Torah
- 5,412
- Chance alone
- 5,202
- P (≥ found)
- 0.002
- Shortest skip
- 5
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 5,412 sequences of לאנס at skips 2–5,000, 4.0% above what chance alone gives (about 5,202); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.002 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 5 — the first at Exodus 13:5, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 54,172 sequences of לאנס, against about 54,207 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,372
- Exodus 943
- Leviticus 721
- Numbers 1,586
- Deuteronomy 790
The shortest skips
וְהָיָה כִֽי־יְבִֽיאֲךָ יְהוָה אֶל־אֶרֶץ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַחִתִּי וְהָאֱמֹרִי וְהַחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ לָתֶת לָךְ אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ וְעָבַדְתָּ אֶת־הָעֲבֹדָה הַזֹּאת בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּֽה
And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which He swore unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 97,031Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַן הַכֹּהֵן מִן־הַדָּם עַל־קַרְנוֹת מִזְבַּח קְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּים לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְאֵת כָּל־דַּם הַפָּר יִשְׁפֹּךְ אֶל־יְסוֹד מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה אֲשֶׁר־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד
And the priest shall put of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tent of meeting; and all the remaining blood of the bullock shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering, which is at the door of the tent of meeting.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 144,637Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אָנֹכִי אֱלֹהֵי אָבִיךָ אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב וַיַּסְתֵּר מֹשֶׁה פָּנָיו כִּי יָרֵא מֵהַבִּיט אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִֽים
Moreover He said: ‘I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 80,681Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אִם־נָא מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ אֲדֹנָי יֵֽלֶךְ־נָא אֲדֹנָי בְּקִרְבֵּנוּ כִּי עַם־קְשֵׁה־עֹרֶף הוּא וְסָלַחְתָּ לַעֲוֺנֵנוּ וּלְחַטָּאתֵנוּ וּנְחַלְתָּֽנוּ
And he said: ‘If now I have found grace in Thy sight, O Lord, let the Lord, I pray Thee, go in the midst of us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for Thine inheritance.’
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 129,548Open in the laboratory →
עֲשֵׂה לְךָ תֵּבַת עֲצֵי־גֹפֶר קִנִּים תַּֽעֲשֶׂה אֶת־הַתֵּבָה וְכָֽפַרְתָּ אֹתָהּ מִבַּיִת וּמִחוּץ בַּכֹּֽפֶר
Make thee an ark of gopher wood; with rooms shalt thou make the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 7,455Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 20,272 sequences of לאנס at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 20,586).
- Genesis 1,372
- Exodus 943
- Leviticus 721
- Numbers 1,586
- Deuteronomy 827
- Joshua 505
- Judges 662
- Samuel 1,144
- Kings 1,700
- Isaiah 1,144
- Jeremiah 1,200
- Ezekiel 1,087
- The Twelve 891
- Psalms 1,751
- Proverbs 458
- Job 603
- Song of Songs 73
- Ruth 96
- Lamentations 98
- Ecclesiastes 255
- Esther 301
- Daniel 943
- Ezra–Nehemiah 740
- Chronicles 1,172
Outside the Torah
וּבְהִקָּבֵץ בְּתוּלוֹת שֵׁנִית וּמָרְדֳּכַי יֹשֵׁב בְּשַֽׁעַר־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, and Mordecai sat in the king’s gate—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,025,826Open in the laboratory →
הִנֵּה טְפָחוֹת נָתַתָּה יָמַי וְחֶלְדִּי כְאַיִן נֶגְדֶּךָ אַךְ כָּֽל־הֶבֶל כָּל־אָדָם נִצָּב סֶֽלָה
Behold, Thou hast made my days as hand-breadths; and mine age is as nothing before Thee; surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. Selah
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 878,051Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצֵא הַגּוֹרָל הָרִאשׁוֹן לְאָסָף לְיוֹסֵף גְּדַלְיָהוּ הַשֵּׁנִי הֽוּא־וְאֶחָיו וּבָנָיו שְׁנֵים עָשָֽׂר
Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph; The second to Gedaliah; he and his brethren and sons were twelve;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,134,433Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
לאנס — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as לאנס, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 141.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Lance in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 5,412 sequences of לאנס at skips 2–5,000, 4.0% above what chance alone gives (about 5,202); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.002 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Lance in the Torah?
Skip 5, reading backward from Exodus 13:5 — the shortest of 5,412 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 5,202.
How is Lance spelled in Hebrew?
Lance is spelled לאנס — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 141.
Is Lance in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 20,272 sequences of לאנס at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 20,586).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 5,202 here) beside the count.