Peninnah פננה
Peninnah (פננה) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Peninnah is found 9,583 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 21:22) — 3.5% above the 9,259 chance alone would give (probability of 9,583 or more by chance alone: 0.00042).
- Found in the Torah
- 9,583
- Chance alone
- 9,259
- P (≥ found)
- 0.00042
- 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 9,583 sequences of פננה at skips 2–5,000, 3.5% above what chance alone gives (about 9,259); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00042 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 21:22, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 99,106 sequences of פננה, against about 96,480 from chance alone.
- Genesis 2,172
- Exodus 1,744
- Leviticus 1,425
- Numbers 3,200
- Deuteronomy 1,042
The shortest skips
וְכִֽי־יִנָּצוּ אֲנָשִׁים וְנָגְפוּ אִשָּׁה הָרָה וְיָצְאוּ יְלָדֶיהָ וְלֹא יִהְיֶה אָסוֹן עָנוֹשׁ יֵעָנֵשׁ כַּֽאֲשֶׁר יָשִׁית עָלָיו בַּעַל הָֽאִשָּׁה וְנָתַן בִּפְלִלִֽים
And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no harm follow, he shall be surely fined, according as the woman’s husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 109,016Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת הֶחָזוֹת וְאֵת שׁוֹק הַיָּמִין הֵנִיף אַהֲרֹן תְּנוּפָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה מֹשֶֽׁה
And the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave-offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 153,961Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן מִיַּד הָֽאִשָּׁה אֵת מִנְחַת הַקְּנָאֹת וְהֵנִיף אֶת־הַמִּנְחָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְהִקְרִיב אֹתָהּ אֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
And the priest shall take the meal-offering of jealousy out of the woman’s hand, and shall wave the meal-offering before the LORD, and bring it unto the altar.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 196,628Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת בַּת הַֽיַּעֲנָה וְאֶת־הַתַּחְמָס וְאֶת־הַשָּׁחַף וְאֶת־הַנֵּץ לְמִינֵֽהוּ
and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-mew, and the hawk after its kinds;
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 274,462Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם מִבֶּן־חֹדֶשׁ וְעַד בֶּן־חָמֵשׁ שָׁנִים וְהָיָה עֶרְכְּךָ הַזָּכָר חֲמִשָּׁה שְׁקָלִים כָּסֶף וְלַנְּקֵבָה עֶרְכְּךָ שְׁלֹשֶׁת שְׁקָלִים כָּֽסֶף
And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy valuation shall be for the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy valuation shall be three shekels of silver.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 184,986Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 33,376 sequences of פננה at skips 2–5,000, 1.8% above what chance alone gives (about 32,776); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00048 by chance alone.
- Genesis 2,172
- Exodus 1,744
- Leviticus 1,425
- Numbers 3,200
- Deuteronomy 1,172
- Joshua 1,491
- Judges 1,105
- Samuel 1,759
- Kings 1,531
- Isaiah 1,890
- Jeremiah 1,985
- Ezekiel 2,303
- The Twelve 1,344
- Psalms 2,585
- Proverbs 798
- Job 1,066
- Song of Songs 228
- Ruth 72
- Lamentations 263
- Ecclesiastes 198
- Esther 273
- Daniel 1,211
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,414
- Chronicles 2,147
Outside the Torah
לִבְנֵי אָסָף זַכּוּר וְיוֹסֵף וּנְתַנְיָה וַאֲשַׂרְאֵלָה בְּנֵי אָסָף עַל יַד־אָסָף הַנִּבָּא עַל־יְדֵי הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph; under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied according to the direction of the king.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,133,952Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי הַיּוֹם וַיִּזְבַּח אֶלְקָנָה וְנָתַן לִפְנִנָּה אִשְׁתּוֹ וּֽלְכָל־בָּנֶיהָ וּבְנוֹתֶיהָ מָנֽוֹת
And it came to pass upon a day, when Elkanah sacrificed, that he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 383,835Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אַנְשֵׁי דָוִד אֵלָיו הִנֵּה אֲנַחְנוּ פֹה בִּֽיהוּדָה יְרֵאִים וְאַף כִּֽי־נֵלֵךְ קְעִלָה אֶל־מַֽעַרְכוֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים
And David’s men said unto him: ‘Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 421,330Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
פננה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as פננה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 185.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 1:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Peninnah in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 9,583 sequences of פננה at skips 2–5,000, 3.5% above what chance alone gives (about 9,259); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00042 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Peninnah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Exodus 21:22 — the shortest of 9,583 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 9,259.
How is Peninnah spelled in Hebrew?
Peninnah is spelled פננה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 185.
Is Peninnah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 33,376 sequences of פננה at skips 2–5,000, 1.8% above what chance alone gives (about 32,776); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00048 by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 9,259 here) beside the count.