Lavan (Laban · לבן)
Lavan (Laban · לבן) is a person named in the Tanakh. Lavan (Laban) appears 532,677 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.1% more than chance alone would give (about 526,999; probability 2.9 × 10⁻¹⁵).
- Found in the Torah
- 532,677
- Chance alone
- 526,999
- P (≥ found)
- 2.9 × 10⁻¹⁵
- 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, לבן appears 532,677 times in the Torah — 1.1% more than the 526,999 chance alone would give; the probability of 532,677 or more by chance alone is 2.9 × 10⁻¹⁵.
The shortest skip at which לבן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 3:8, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), לבן is found 8,101,195 times; chance alone would give about 8,168,260.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 526,999 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 139,415
- Exodus 89,383
- Leviticus 73,809
- Numbers 144,022
- Deuteronomy 86,048
The shortest skips
וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶת־קוֹל יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים מִתְהַלֵּךְ בַּגָּן לְרוּחַ הַיּוֹם וַיִּתְחַבֵּא הָֽאָדָם וְאִשְׁתּוֹ מִפְּנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים בְּתוֹךְ עֵץ הַגָּֽן
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden toward the cool of the day; and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 3,309Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיְתָה הַקֶּשֶׁת בֶּֽעָנָן וּרְאִיתִיהָ לִזְכֹּר בְּרִית עוֹלָם בֵּין אֱלֹהִים וּבֵין כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה בְּכָל־בָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 11,029Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּלֶךְ לְמַסָּעָיו מִנֶּגֶב וְעַד־בֵּֽית־אֵל עַד־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־הָיָה שָׁם אהלה בַּתְּחִלָּה בֵּין בֵּֽית־אֵל וּבֵין הָעָֽי
And he went on his journeys from the South even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Ai;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 15,268Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּלֶךְ לְמַסָּעָיו מִנֶּגֶב וְעַד־בֵּֽית־אֵל עַד־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־הָיָה שָׁם אהלה בַּתְּחִלָּה בֵּין בֵּֽית־אֵל וּבֵין הָעָֽי
And he went on his journeys from the South even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Ai;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 15,277Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ רָאוֹ רָאִינוּ כִּֽי־הָיָה יְהוָה עִמָּךְ וַנֹּאמֶר תְּהִי נָא אָלָה בֵּינוֹתֵינוּ בֵּינֵינוּ וּבֵינֶךָ וְנִכְרְתָה בְרִית עִמָּֽךְ
And they said: ‘We saw plainly that the LORD was with thee; and we said: Let there now be an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 35,877Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, לבן appears 2,206,002 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,204,433, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 139,415
- Exodus 89,383
- Leviticus 73,809
- Numbers 144,022
- Deuteronomy 89,906
- Joshua 78,725
- Judges 75,834
- Samuel 173,867
- Kings 163,217
- Isaiah 101,319
- Jeremiah 157,001
- Ezekiel 128,716
- The Twelve 85,784
- Psalms 150,301
- Proverbs 49,360
- Job 57,044
- Song of Songs 8,270
- Ruth 10,965
- Lamentations 11,857
- Ecclesiastes 21,699
- Esther 21,436
- Daniel 70,057
- Ezra–Nehemiah 101,458
- Chronicles 202,557
Outside the Torah
וַיִּשְׁלָחֵם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיֵּֽלְכוּ אֶל־הַמַּאְרָב וַיֵּשְׁבוּ בֵּין בֵּֽית־אֵל וּבֵין הָעַי מִיָּם לָעָי וַיָּלֶן יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא בְּתוֹךְ הָעָֽם
And Joshua sent them forth; and they went to the ambushment, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai; but Joshua lodged that night among the people.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 315,839Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח כַּחֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִים אִישׁ וַיָּשֶׂם אוֹתָם אֹרֵב בֵּין בֵּֽית־אֵל וּבֵין הָעַי מִיָּם לָעִֽיר
And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 316,030Open in the laboratory →
וּמֹשֵׁל בְּהַר חֶרְמוֹן וּבְסַלְכָה וּבְכָל־הַבָּשָׁן עַד־גְּבוּל הַגְּשׁוּרִי וְהַמַּעֲכָתִי וַחֲצִי הַגִּלְעָד גְּבוּל סִיחוֹן מֶֽלֶךְ־חֶשְׁבּֽוֹן
and ruled in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and half Gilead, even unto the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 324,205Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
לבן — the Tanakh's own spelling: Laban. Searched as לבן, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 82.
As a plain word it stands 75 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 24:29. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Laban, Muwth.
Questions
Does Lavan (Laban) appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, לבן appears 532,677 times in the Torah — 1.1% more than the 526,999 chance alone would give; the probability of 532,677 or more by chance alone is 2.9 × 10⁻¹⁵.
What is the shortest skip for Lavan (Laban) in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 3:8 — the shortest of 532,677 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 526,999.
What is the gematria of Lavan (Laban) in Hebrew?
Lavan is spelled לבן — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 82.
How many times is Lavan (Laban) found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, לבן appears 2,206,002 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,204,433, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 526,999 here) beside the count.