Tahan תחן
Tahan (תחן) is a person named in the Tanakh. Tahan appears 197,935 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 2.6% more than chance alone would give (about 192,889; probability 1.3 × 10⁻³⁰).
- Found in the Torah
- 197,935
- Chance alone
- 192,889
- P (≥ found)
- 1.3 × 10⁻³⁰
- 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, תחן appears 197,935 times in the Torah — 2.6% more than the 192,889 chance alone would give; the probability of 197,935 or more by chance alone is 1.3 × 10⁻³⁰.
The shortest skip at which תחן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 34:14, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), תחן is found 3,123,748 times; chance alone would give about 2,989,699.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 192,889 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 47,347
- Exodus 46,253
- Leviticus 31,684
- Numbers 48,492
- Deuteronomy 24,159
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵיהֶם לֹא נוּכַל לַעֲשׂוֹת הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה לָתֵת אֶת־אֲחֹתֵנוּ לְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ עָרְלָה כִּֽי־חֶרְפָּה הִוא לָֽנוּ
and said unto them: ‘We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 49,844Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה אֶל־אֶחָיו מַה־בֶּצַע כִּי נַהֲרֹג אֶת־אָחִינוּ וְכִסִּינוּ אֶת־דָּמֽוֹ
And Judah said unto his brethren: ‘What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 55,465Open in the laboratory →
אִם־יֶשְׁךָ מְשַׁלֵּחַ אֶת־אָחִינוּ אִתָּנוּ נֵרְדָה וְנִשְׁבְּרָה לְךָ אֹֽכֶל
If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 65,186Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה אִם־לֹא יַאֲמִינוּ גַּם לִשְׁנֵי הָאֹתוֹת הָאֵלֶּה וְלֹא יִשְׁמְעוּן לְקֹלֶךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ מִמֵּימֵי הַיְאֹר וְשָׁפַכְתָּ הַיַּבָּשָׁה וְהָיוּ הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר תִּקַּח מִן־הַיְאֹר וְהָיוּ לְדָם בַּיַּבָּֽשֶׁת
And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land; and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 82,350Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּלֶךְ מֹשֶׁה וַיָּשָׁב אֶל־יֶתֶר חֹֽתְנוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אֵלֲכָה נָּא וְאָשׁוּבָה אֶל־אַחַי אֲשֶׁר־בְּמִצְרַיִם וְאֶרְאֶה הַעוֹדָם חַיִּים וַיֹּאמֶר יִתְרוֹ לְמֹשֶׁה לֵךְ לְשָׁלֽוֹם
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him: ‘Let me go, I pray thee, and unto my brethren that are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive.’ And Jethro said to Moses: ‘Go in peace.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 82,811Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, תחן appears 676,804 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.4% more than the 667,741 chance alone would give; the probability of 676,804 or more by chance alone is 9.2 × 10⁻²⁹.
- Genesis 47,347
- Exodus 46,253
- Leviticus 31,684
- Numbers 48,492
- Deuteronomy 25,485
- Joshua 23,439
- Judges 19,824
- Samuel 39,292
- Kings 43,163
- Isaiah 32,582
- Jeremiah 35,488
- Ezekiel 53,028
- The Twelve 23,221
- Psalms 47,950
- Proverbs 21,874
- Job 25,148
- Song of Songs 4,079
- Ruth 4,530
- Lamentations 3,884
- Ecclesiastes 7,078
- Esther 6,325
- Daniel 16,300
- Ezra–Nehemiah 24,266
- Chronicles 46,072
Outside the Torah
וַאֲרוֹן אֱלֹהִים נִלְקָח וּשְׁנֵי בְנֵֽי־עֵלִי מֵתוּ חָפְנִי וּפִֽינְחָֽס
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 389,204Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַן הַֽמְבַשֵּׂר וַיֹּאמֶר נָס יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים וְגַם מַגֵּפָה גְדוֹלָה הָיְתָה בָעָם וְגַם־שְׁנֵי בָנֶיךָ מֵתוּ חָפְנִי וּפִינְחָס וַאֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים נִלְקָֽחָה
And he that brought the tidings answered and said: ‘Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 389,574Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל אֶתְּנֶנָּה לּוֹ וּתְהִי־לוֹ לְמוֹקֵשׁ וּתְהִי־בוֹ יַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּים וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל אֶל־דָּוִד בִּשְׁתַּיִם תִּתְחַתֵּן בִּי הַיּֽוֹם
And Saul said: ‘I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.’ Wherefore Saul said to David: ‘Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law through the one of the twain.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 413,943Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תחן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as תחן, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 458.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Psalms 59:6. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Tahan in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, תחן appears 197,935 times in the Torah — 2.6% more than the 192,889 chance alone would give; the probability of 197,935 or more by chance alone is 1.3 × 10⁻³⁰.
What is the shortest skip for Tahan in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 34:14 — the shortest of 197,935 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 192,889.
What is the gematria of Tahan in Hebrew?
Tahan is spelled תחן — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 458.
How many times is Tahan found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, תחן appears 676,804 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.4% more than the 667,741 chance alone would give; the probability of 676,804 or more by chance alone is 9.2 × 10⁻²⁹.
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