Midian מדין
Midian (מדין) is a person named in the Tanakh. Midian appears 27,469 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.5% more than chance alone would give (about 27,072; probability 0.008).
- Found in the Torah
- 27,469
- Chance alone
- 27,072
- P (≥ found)
- 0.008
- 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, מדין appears 27,469 times in the Torah — 1.5% more than the 27,072 chance alone would give; the probability of 27,469 or more by chance alone is 0.008.
The shortest skip at which מדין appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 24:27, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), מדין is found 275,927 times; chance alone would give about 282,081.
- Genesis 7,533
- Exodus 5,668
- Leviticus 2,912
- Numbers 7,715
- Deuteronomy 3,641
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲדֹנִי אַבְרָהָם אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־עָזַב חַסְדּוֹ וַאֲמִתּוֹ מֵעִם אֲדֹנִי אָנֹכִי בַּדֶּרֶךְ נָחַנִי יְהוָה בֵּית אֲחֵי אֲדֹנִֽי
And he said: ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who hath not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master; as for me, the LORD hath led me in the way to the house of my master’s brethren.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 30,734Open in the laboratory →
דַּבֵּר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן וְאֶל־בָּנָיו וְיִנָּֽזְרוּ מִקָּדְשֵׁי בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא יְחַלְּלוּ אֶת־שֵׁם קָדְשִׁי אֲשֶׁר הֵם מַקְדִּשִׁים לִי אֲנִי יְהוָֽה
Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, which they hallow unto Me, and that they profane not My holy name: I am the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 174,592Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹא תְחַלְּלוּ אֶת־שֵׁם קָדְשִׁי וְנִקְדַּשְׁתִּי בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲנִי יְהוָה מְקַדִּשְׁכֶֽם
And ye shall not profane My holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD who hallow you,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 176,081Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיֻּגַּד לְאַבְרָהָם לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה יָלְדָה מִלְכָּה גַם־הִוא בָּנִים לְנָחוֹר אָחִֽיךָ
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying: ‘Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto thy brother Nahor:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 28,160Open in the laboratory →
וַיֻּגַּד לְמֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם כִּי בָרַח הָעָם וַיֵּהָפֵךְ לְבַב פַּרְעֹה וַעֲבָדָיו אֶל־הָעָם וַיֹּֽאמרוּ מַה־זֹּאת עָשִׂינוּ כִּֽי־שִׁלַּחְנוּ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵעָבְדֵֽנוּ
And it was told the king of Egypt that the people were fled; and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned towards the people, and they said: ‘What is this we have done, that we have let Israel go from serving us?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 98,245Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, מדין appears 142,462 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.1% more than the 140,898 chance alone would give; the probability of 142,462 or more by chance alone is 1.6 × 10⁻⁵.
- Genesis 7,533
- Exodus 5,668
- Leviticus 2,912
- Numbers 7,715
- Deuteronomy 4,033
- Joshua 4,014
- Judges 4,363
- Samuel 12,830
- Kings 9,066
- Isaiah 7,390
- Jeremiah 9,503
- Ezekiel 9,320
- The Twelve 6,143
- Psalms 13,002
- Proverbs 3,395
- Job 4,893
- Song of Songs 887
- Ruth 731
- Lamentations 697
- Ecclesiastes 1,236
- Esther 2,209
- Daniel 5,829
- Ezra–Nehemiah 7,459
- Chronicles 11,634
Outside the Torah
וַיַּכֵּם מֵעֲרוֹעֵר וְעַד־בּוֹאֲךָ מִנִּית עֶשְׂרִים עִיר וְעַד אָבֵל כְּרָמִים מַכָּה גְּדוֹלָה מְאֹד וַיִּכָּֽנְעוּ בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And he smote them from Aroer until thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto Abel-cheramim, with a very great slaughter. So the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 366,306Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל חָטָאתִי שׁוּב בְּנִֽי־דָוִד כִּי לֹֽא־אָרַע לְךָ עוֹד תַּחַת אֲשֶׁר יָקְרָה נַפְשִׁי בְּעֵינֶיךָ הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה הִנֵּה הִסְכַּלְתִּי וָאֶשְׁגֶּה הַרְבֵּה מְאֹֽד
Then said Saul: ‘I have sinned; return, my son David; for I will no more do thee harm, because my life was precious in thine eyes this day; behold, I have played the fool and erred exceedingly.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 428,700Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקֶם אֶת־הָֽעַמֻּדִים לְאֻלָם הַֽהֵיכָל וַיָּקֶם אֶת־הָעַמּוּד הַיְמָנִי וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ יָכִין וַיָּקֶם אֶת־הָעַמּוּד הַשְּׂמָאלִי וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ בֹּֽעַז
And he set up the pillars at the porch of the temple; and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin; and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 491,077Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מדין — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מדין, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 104.
As a plain word it stands 55 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 25:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Middin.
Questions
Does Midian appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, מדין appears 27,469 times in the Torah — 1.5% more than the 27,072 chance alone would give; the probability of 27,469 or more by chance alone is 0.008.
What is the shortest skip for Midian in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 24:27 — the shortest of 27,469 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 27,072.
What is the gematria of Midian in Hebrew?
Midian is spelled מדין — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 104.
How many times is Midian found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, מדין appears 142,462 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.1% more than the 140,898 chance alone would give; the probability of 142,462 or more by chance alone is 1.6 × 10⁻⁵.
Search it yourself
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