Tanhum תנחום
Tanhum is a first name, written תנחום in Hebrew (male given name). In the Torah codes, Tanhum is found 1,590 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3 (Genesis 24:53) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,564).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,590
- Chance alone
- 1,564
- P (≥ found)
- 0.25
- Shortest skip
- 3
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, תנחום appears 1,590 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,564, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 24:53, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 13,088 sequences of תנחום, against about 12,322 from chance alone.
- Genesis 395
- Exodus 391
- Leviticus 227
- Numbers 405
- Deuteronomy 172
The shortest skips
וַיּוֹצֵא הָעֶבֶד כְּלֵי־כֶסֶף וּכְלֵי זָהָב וּבְגָדִים וַיִּתֵּן לְרִבְקָה וּמִגְדָּנֹת נָתַן לְאָחִיהָ וּלְאִמָּֽהּ
And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah; he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 32,173Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲנוּ בְנֵֽי־יַעֲקֹב אֶת־שְׁכֶם וְאֶת־חֲמוֹר אָבִיו בְּמִרְמָה וַיְדַבֵּרוּ אֲשֶׁר טִמֵּא אֵת דִּינָה אֲחֹתָֽם
And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 49,802Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתָּה קַח־לְךָ בְּשָׂמִים רֹאשׁ מָר־דְּרוֹר חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת וְקִנְּמָן־בֶּשֶׂם מַחֲצִיתוֹ חֲמִשִּׁים וּמָאתָיִם וּקְנֵה־בֹשֶׂם חֲמִשִּׁים וּמָאתָֽיִם
’Take thou also unto thee the chief spices, of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty,
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 124,203Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְחִי־עֵבֶר אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־פֶּלֶג שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת
And Eber lived after he begot Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 13,474Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־בָּנָיו תַּקְרִיב וְהִלְבַּשְׁתָּ אֹתָם כֻּתֳּנֹֽת
And thou shalt bring his sons, and put tunics upon them.
skip 16, width 16 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 140,510Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, תנחום appears 6,000 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 5,950, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 395
- Exodus 391
- Leviticus 227
- Numbers 405
- Deuteronomy 184
- Joshua 207
- Judges 194
- Samuel 398
- Kings 369
- Isaiah 332
- Jeremiah 331
- Ezekiel 496
- The Twelve 211
- Psalms 398
- Proverbs 178
- Job 236
- Song of Songs 21
- Ruth 53
- Lamentations 41
- Ecclesiastes 43
- Esther 49
- Daniel 124
- Ezra–Nehemiah 248
- Chronicles 469
Outside the Torah
מִן־שָׁמַיִם נִלְחָמוּ הַכּֽוֹכָבִים מִמְּסִלּוֹתָם נִלְחֲמוּ עִם־סִיסְרָֽא
They fought from heaven, The stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 352,604Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים מִי עָשָׂה זֹאת וַיֹּאמְרוּ שִׁמְשׁוֹן חֲתַן הַתִּמְנִי כִּי לָקַח אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וַֽיִּתְּנָהּ לְמֵרֵעֵהוּ וַיַּעֲלוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיִּשְׂרְפוּ אוֹתָהּ וְאֶת־אָבִיהָ בָּאֵֽשׁ
Then the Philistines said: ‘Who hath done this?’ And they said: ‘Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he hath taken his wife, and given her to his companion.’ And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 370,976Open in the laboratory →
מָֽה־אֱנוֹשׁ כִּֽי־תִזְכְּרֶנּוּ וּבֶן־אָדָם כִּי תִפְקְדֶֽנּוּ
What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that Thou thinkest of him?
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 861,352Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תנחום — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as תנחום, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 504.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Tanhum appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, תנחום appears 1,590 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,564, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Tanhum in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Genesis 24:53 — the shortest of 1,590 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,564.
How is Tanhum spelled in Hebrew?
Tanhum is spelled תנחום — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 504.
Is Tanhum in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, תנחום appears 6,000 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 5,950, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,564 here) beside the count.