Lotan לוטן
Lotan (לוטן) is a person named in the Tanakh. Lotan appears 5,900 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 5,777 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 5,900
- Chance alone
- 5,777
- P (≥ found)
- 0.05
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 5,900 sequences of לוטן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5,777).
The shortest skip at which לוטן appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Numbers 34:21, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), לוטן is found 66,092 times; chance alone would give about 60,196.
- Genesis 1,037
- Exodus 1,025
- Leviticus 1,561
- Numbers 1,515
- Deuteronomy 762
The shortest skips
לְמַטֵּה בִנְיָמִן אֱלִידָד בֶּן־כִּסְלֽוֹן
Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 247,077Open in the laboratory →
וּלְמַטֵּה בְנֵי־אָשֵׁר נָשִׂיא אֲחִיהוּד בֶּן־שְׁלֹמִֽי
And of the tribe of the children of Asher a prince, Ahihud the son of Shelomi.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 247,245Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּצְעַק אֶל־יְהוָה וַיּוֹרֵהוּ יְהוָה עֵץ וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ אֶל־הַמַּיִם וַֽיִּמְתְּקוּ הַמָּיִם שָׁם שָׂם לוֹ חֹק וּמִשְׁפָּט וְשָׁם נִסָּֽהוּ
And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD showed him a tree, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There He made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He proved them;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 100,950Open in the laboratory →
וְהָאֲנָקָה וְהַכֹּחַ וְהַלְּטָאָה וְהַחֹמֶט וְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת
and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 156,673Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָן וְאֶת־כֵּלָיו וְאֶת־הַמְּנֹרָה הַטְּהֹרָה וְאֶת־כָּל־כֵּלֶיהָ וְאֵת מִזְבַּח הַקְּטֹֽרֶת
and the table and its vessels, and the pure candlestick with all its vessels, and the altar of incense;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 125,139Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 23,030 sequences of לוטן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 23,045).
- Genesis 1,037
- Exodus 1,025
- Leviticus 1,561
- Numbers 1,515
- Deuteronomy 796
- Joshua 699
- Judges 643
- Samuel 1,435
- Kings 1,327
- Isaiah 1,291
- Jeremiah 1,302
- Ezekiel 1,352
- The Twelve 998
- Psalms 2,139
- Proverbs 745
- Job 962
- Song of Songs 87
- Ruth 108
- Lamentations 165
- Ecclesiastes 300
- Esther 266
- Daniel 745
- Ezra–Nehemiah 945
- Chronicles 1,587
Outside the Torah
וָאֵלֵךְ וָאֶטְמְנֵהוּ בִּפְרָת כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אוֹתִֽי
So I went, and hid it in Perath, as the LORD commanded me.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 660,809Open in the laboratory →
וַעֲשָׂרָה אֲנָשִׁים נִמְצְאוּ־בָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־יִשְׁמָעֵאל אַל־תְּמִתֵנוּ כִּֽי־יֶשׁ־לָנוּ מַטְמֹנִים בַּשָּׂדֶה חִטִּים וּשְׂעֹרִים וְשֶׁמֶן וּדְבָשׁ וַיֶּחְדַּל וְלֹא הֱמִיתָם בְּתוֹךְ אֲחֵיהֶֽם
But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael: ‘Slay us not; for we have stores hidden in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey.’ So he forbore, and slew them not among their brethren.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 706,357Open in the laboratory →
זֶה יָמוּת בְּעֶצֶם תֻּמּוֹ כֻּלּוֹ שַׁלְאֲנַן וְשָׁלֵֽיו
One dieth in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and quiet;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 979,596Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
לוטן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as לוטן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 95.
As a plain word it stands 7 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 36:20. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Lotan in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 5,900 sequences of לוטן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5,777).
What is the shortest skip for Lotan in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Numbers 34:21 — the shortest of 5,900 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 5,777.
What is the gematria of Lotan in Hebrew?
Lotan is spelled לוטן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 95.
How many times is Lotan found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 23,030 sequences of לוטן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 23,045).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 5,777 here) beside the count.