Padan פדנה ארם
Padan (פדנה ארם) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Paddan-aram. In the Torah codes, פדנה (from Padan) is found 4,657 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3 (Numbers 10:12) — about what chance alone gives (about 4,609).
- Found in the Torah (פדנה)
- 4,657
- Chance alone
- 4,609
- P (≥ found)
- 0.24
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for פדנה, and ארם has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
4,657 sequences of פדנה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 4,609 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which פדנה appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Numbers 10:12, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), פדנה is found 48,786 times; chance alone would give about 48,028.
- Genesis 1,020
- Exodus 890
- Leviticus 677
- Numbers 1,532
- Deuteronomy 538
The shortest skips
וַיִּסְעוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמַסְעֵיהֶם מִמִּדְבַּר סִינָי וַיִּשְׁכֹּן הֶעָנָן בְּמִדְבַּר פָּארָֽן
And the children of Israel set forward by their stages out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud abode in the wilderness of Paran.—
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 205,713Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּדְבַּק נַפְשׁוֹ בְּדִינָה בַּֽת־יַעֲקֹב וַיֶּֽאֱהַב אֶת־הַֽנַּעֲרָ וַיְדַבֵּר עַל־לֵב הַֽנַּעֲרָֽ
And his soul did cleave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke comfortingly unto the damsel.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 49,285Open in the laboratory →
וְהַחֲסִידָה וְהָאֲנָפָה לְמִינָהּ וְהַדּוּכִיפַת וְהָעֲטַלֵּֽף
and the stork, and the heron after its kinds, and the hoopoe, and the bat.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 274,541Open in the laboratory →
דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם אִישׁ אֽוֹ־אִשָּׁה כִּי יַפְלִא לִנְדֹּר נֶדֶר נָזִיר לְהַזִּיר לַֽיהוָֽה
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When either man or woman shall clearly utter a vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to consecrate himself unto the LORD,
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 197,039Open in the laboratory →
בְּנֽוּ־לָכֶם עָרִים לְטַפְּכֶם וּגְדֵרֹת לְצֹנַאֲכֶם וְהַיֹּצֵא מִפִּיכֶם תַּעֲשֽׂוּ
Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 243,257Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
18,982 sequences of פדנה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 19,258 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1,020
- Exodus 890
- Leviticus 677
- Numbers 1,532
- Deuteronomy 601
- Joshua 577
- Judges 520
- Samuel 1,494
- Kings 956
- Isaiah 1,083
- Jeremiah 1,144
- Ezekiel 1,425
- The Twelve 854
- Psalms 1,587
- Proverbs 470
- Job 596
- Song of Songs 113
- Ruth 52
- Lamentations 122
- Ecclesiastes 120
- Esther 206
- Daniel 792
- Ezra–Nehemiah 740
- Chronicles 1,411
Outside the Torah
כִּֽי־פִתְאֹם יָקוּם אֵידָם וּפִיד שְׁנֵיהֶם מִי יוֹדֵֽעַ
For their calamity shall rise suddenly; And who knoweth the ruin from them both?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 957,479Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשָׁב מָרְדֳּכַי אֶל־שַׁעַר הַמֶּלֶךְ וְהָמָן נִדְחַף אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ אָבֵל וַחֲפוּי רֹֽאשׁ
And Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman hasted to his house, mourning and having his head covered.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,030,216Open in the laboratory →
בִּשְׁנַת שָׁלוֹשׁ לְכוֹרֶשׁ מֶלֶךְ פָּרַס דָּבָר נִגְלָה לְדָֽנִיֵּאל אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָא שְׁמוֹ בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר וֶאֱמֶת הַדָּבָר וְצָבָא גָדוֹל וּבִין אֶת־הַדָּבָר וּבִינָה לוֹ בַּמַּרְאֶֽה
In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the word was true, even a great warfare; and he gave heed to the word, and had understanding of the vision.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,054,704Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
פדנה ארם — the Tanakh's own spelling: Paddan-aram. Searched as פדנה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 139.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 28:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- ארם — the Tanakh's own spelling found 1,298,188 in the Torah (chance 1,302,153)
Questions
Is Padan in the Bible code?
4,657 sequences of פדנה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 4,609 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Padan in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Numbers 10:12 — the shortest of 4,657 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4,609.
What is the gematria of Padan in Hebrew?
Padan is spelled פדנה ארם — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 139; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Padan found in the whole Tanakh?
18,982 sequences of פדנה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 19,258 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 4,609 here) beside the count.