Biblical names

Naaman נעמן

Naaman (נעמן) is a person named in the Tanakh. Naaman appears 19,738 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.8% more than chance alone would give (about 19,388; probability 0.0061).

Found in the Torah
19,738
Chance alone
19,388
P (≥ found)
0.0061
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, נעמן appears 19,738 times in the Torah — 1.8% more than the 19,388 chance alone would give; the probability of 19,738 or more by chance alone is 0.0061.

The shortest skip at which נעמן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 13:7, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), נעמן is found 208,590 times; chance alone would give about 202,016.

  • Genesis 4,805
  • Exodus 3,967
  • Leviticus 2,431
  • Numbers 6,090
  • Deuteronomy 2,445

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 13:7בראשית יג:זskip 2, forward

    וַֽיְהִי־רִיב בֵּין רֹעֵי מִקְנֵֽה־אַבְרָם וּבֵין רֹעֵי מִקְנֵה־לוֹט וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי אָז יֹשֵׁב בָּאָֽרֶץ

    And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt then in the land.

    נעמן at skip 2, forward from Genesis 13:7יריבביריקהאברםובןעמנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 15,418Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 13:7בראשית יג:זskip 2, forward

    וַֽיְהִי־רִיב בֵּין רֹעֵי מִקְנֵֽה־אַבְרָם וּבֵין רֹעֵי מִקְנֵה־לוֹט וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי אָז יֹשֵׁב בָּאָֽרֶץ

    And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt then in the land.

    נעמן at skip 2, forward from Genesis 13:7ברםוביריקהלוטוהכןעמנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 15,433Open in the laboratory →

  3. Numbers 4:5במדבר ד:הskip 2, forward

    וּבָא אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו בִּנְסֹעַ הַֽמַּחֲנֶה וְהוֹרִדוּ אֵת פָּרֹכֶת הַמָּסָךְ וְכִסּוּ־בָהּ אֵת אֲרֹן הָעֵדֻֽת

    when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall go in, and his sons, and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the testimony with it;

    נעמן at skip 2, forward from Numbers 4:5ובניובסהחהוהורדונעמנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 192,847Open in the laboratory →

  4. Numbers 4:15במדבר ד:טוskip 2, forward

    וְכִלָּה אַֽהֲרֹן־וּבָנָיו לְכַסֹּת אֶת־הַקֹּדֶשׁ וְאֶת־כָּל־כְּלֵי הַקֹּדֶשׁ בִּנְסֹעַ הַֽמַּחֲנֶה וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן יָבֹאוּ בְנֵי־קְהָת לָשֵׂאת וְלֹֽא־יִגְּעוּ אֶל־הַקֹּדֶשׁ וָמֵתוּ אֵלֶּה מַשָּׂא בְנֵֽי־קְהָת בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד

    And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the holy furniture, and all the holy vessels, as the camp is to set forward—after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear them; but they shall not touch the holy things, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tent of meeting.

    נעמן at skip 2, forward from Numbers 4:15יהקדשבסהחהואחריכנעמנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 193,477Open in the laboratory →

  5. Numbers 10:29במדבר י:כטskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה לְחֹבָב בֶּן־רְעוּאֵל הַמִּדְיָנִי חֹתֵן מֹשֶׁה נֹסְעִים אֲנַחְנוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אָמַר יְהוָה אֹתוֹ אֶתֵּן לָכֶם לְכָה אִתָּנוּ וְהֵטַבְנוּ לָךְ כִּֽי־יְהוָה דִּבֶּר־טוֹב עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

    And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’father-in-law: ‘We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said: I will give it you; come thou with us, and we will do thee good; for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.’

    נעמן at skip 2, forward from Numbers 10:29חתןמשהסיאחנואלהמנעםנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 206,301Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, נעמן appears 79,258 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.7% more than the 77,939 chance alone would give; the probability of 79,258 or more by chance alone is 1.2 × 10⁻⁶.

  • Genesis 4,805
  • Exodus 3,967
  • Leviticus 2,431
  • Numbers 6,090
  • Deuteronomy 2,704
  • Joshua 3,181
  • Judges 2,807
  • Samuel 4,538
  • Kings 4,170
  • Isaiah 4,125
  • Jeremiah 4,927
  • Ezekiel 4,587
  • The Twelve 3,162
  • Psalms 6,125
  • Proverbs 2,055
  • Job 3,020
  • Song of Songs 524
  • Ruth 317
  • Lamentations 565
  • Ecclesiastes 671
  • Esther 762
  • Daniel 2,781
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 4,972
  • Chronicles 5,972

Outside the Torah

  1. 2 Samuel 1:21שמואל ב א:כאskip 2, forward

    הָרֵי בַגִּלְבֹּעַ אַל־טַל וְאַל־מָטָר עֲלֵיכֶם וּשְׂדֵי תְרוּמֹת כִּי שָׁם נִגְעַל מָגֵן גִּבּוֹרִים מָגֵן שָׁאוּל בְּלִי מָשִׁיחַ בַּשָּֽׁמֶן

    Ye mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, Neither fields of choice fruits; For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

    נעמן at skip 2, forward from 2 Samuel 1:21מתכישםגלגגבוריםמנעמן
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 436,044Open in the laboratory →

  2. 2 Samuel 24:15שמואל ב כד:טוskip 2, forward

    וַיִּתֵּן יְהוָה דֶּבֶר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל מֵהַבֹּקֶר וְעַד־עֵת מוֹעֵד וַיָּמָת מִן־הָעָם מִדָּן וְעַד־בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע שִׁבְעִים אֶלֶף אִֽישׁ

    So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed; and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men.

    נעמן at skip 2, forward from 2 Samuel 24:15דוימתמהםדועדבארשןעמן
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 476,417Open in the laboratory →

  3. Jeremiah 12:14ירמיהו יב:ידskip 2, forward

    כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה עַל־כָּל־שְׁכֵנַי הָֽרָעִים הַנֹּֽגְעִים בַּֽנַּחֲלָה אֲשֶׁר־הִנְחַלְתִּי אֶת־עַמִּי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל הִנְנִי נֹֽתְשָׁם מֵעַל אַדְמָתָם וְאֶת־בֵּית יְהוּדָה אֶתּוֹשׁ מִתּוֹכָֽם

    Thus saith the LORD: As for all Mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused My people Israel to inherit, behold, I will pluck them up from off their land, and will pluck up the house of Judah from among them.

    נעמן at skip 2, forward from Jeremiah 12:14הרעיםהגיבחלהאשרהנעםנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 660,414Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

נעמן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as נעמן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 210.

As a plain word it stands 10 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Kings 5:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Naaman in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, נעמן appears 19,738 times in the Torah — 1.8% more than the 19,388 chance alone would give; the probability of 19,738 or more by chance alone is 0.0061.

What is the shortest skip for Naaman in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 13:7 — the shortest of 19,738 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 19,388.

What is the gematria of Naaman in Hebrew?

Naaman is spelled נעמן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 210.

How many times is Naaman found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, נעמן appears 79,258 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.7% more than the 77,939 chance alone would give; the probability of 79,258 or more by chance alone is 1.2 × 10⁻⁶.

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