Mattan מתן
Mattan (מתן) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 669,141 sequences of Mattan, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 1:16); chance alone would give about 673,194.
- Found in the Torah
- 669,141
- Chance alone
- 673,194
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 669,141 sequences of מתן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 673,194).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:16, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 10,834,945 sequences of מתן, against about 10,434,210 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 673,194 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 152,897
- Exodus 149,539
- Leviticus 99,385
- Numbers 163,569
- Deuteronomy 103,751
The shortest skips
וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְאֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה וְאֵת הַכּוֹכָבִֽים
And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 726Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְחִי אָדָם שְׁלֹשִׁים וּמְאַת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בִּדְמוּתוֹ כְּצַלְמוֹ וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ שֵֽׁת
And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,522Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּֽהְיוּ יְמֵי־אָדָם אַֽחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־שֵׁת שְׁמֹנֶה מֵאֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת
And the days of Adam after he begot Seth were eight hundred years; and he begot sons and daughters.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,585Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְחִי־שֵׁת חָמֵשׁ שָׁנִים וּמְאַת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־אֱנֽוֹשׁ
And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begot Enosh.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,660Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְחִי־יֶרֶד שְׁתַּיִם וְשִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה וּמְאַת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־חֲנֽוֹךְ
And Jared lived a hundred sixty and two years, and begot Enoch.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 6,177Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, מתן appears 2,386,592 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,393,614, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 152,897
- Exodus 149,539
- Leviticus 99,385
- Numbers 163,569
- Deuteronomy 109,395
- Joshua 79,418
- Judges 75,830
- Samuel 146,505
- Kings 158,260
- Isaiah 111,293
- Jeremiah 166,590
- Ezekiel 191,863
- The Twelve 96,481
- Psalms 156,191
- Proverbs 55,974
- Job 66,190
- Song of Songs 14,089
- Ruth 13,021
- Lamentations 12,985
- Ecclesiastes 23,677
- Esther 28,137
- Daniel 52,623
- Ezra–Nehemiah 99,004
- Chronicles 163,676
Outside the Torah
וְהוֹדַעְתֶּם אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶם לֵאמֹר בַּיַּבָּשָׁה עָבַר יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן הַזֶּֽה
then ye shall let your children know, saying: Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 310,158Open in the laboratory →
זֶה לַחְמֵנוּ חָם הִצְטַיַּדְנוּ אֹתוֹ מִבָּתֵּינוּ בְּיוֹם צֵאתֵנוּ לָלֶכֶת אֲלֵיכֶם וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה יָבֵשׁ וְהָיָה נִקֻּדִֽים
This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and is become crumbs.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 318,378Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵלֶּה נֹאדוֹת הַיַּיִן אֲשֶׁר מִלֵּאנוּ חֲדָשִׁים וְהִנֵּה הִתְבַּקָּעוּ וְאֵלֶּה שַׂלְמוֹתֵינוּ וּנְעָלֵינוּ בָּלוּ מֵרֹב הַדֶּרֶךְ מְאֹֽד
And these wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are rent. And these our garments and our shoes are worn by reason of the very long journey.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 318,463Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מתן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מתן, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 490.
As a plain word it stands 7 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Samuel 20:3. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Mattan in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 669,141 sequences of מתן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 673,194).
What is the shortest skip for Mattan in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:16 — the shortest of 669,141 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 673,194.
How is Mattan spelled in Hebrew?
Mattan is spelled מתן — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 490.
Is Mattan in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, מתן appears 2,386,592 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,393,614, 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 673,194 here) beside the count.