Zaanan צאנן
Zaanan (צאנן) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Zaanan appears 7,423 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 7,364 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 7,423
- Chance alone
- 7,364
- 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
The Torah holds 7,423 sequences of צאנן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 7,364).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Exodus 3:1, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 76,033 sequences of צאנן, against about 76,732 from chance alone.
- Genesis 2,399
- Exodus 1,426
- Leviticus 851
- Numbers 1,667
- Deuteronomy 1,080
The shortest skips
וּמֹשֶׁה הָיָה רֹעֶה אֶת־צֹאן יִתְרוֹ חֹתְנוֹ כֹּהֵן מִדְיָן וַיִּנְהַג אֶת־הַצֹּאן אַחַר הַמִּדְבָּר וַיָּבֹא אֶל־הַר הָאֱלֹהִים חֹרֵֽבָה
Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the farthest end of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 80,359Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת הַמִּצְנֶפֶת שֵׁשׁ וְאֶת־פַּאֲרֵי הַמִּגְבָּעֹת שֵׁשׁ וְאֶת־מִכְנְסֵי הַבָּד שֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָֽר
and the mitre of fine linen, and the goodly head-tires of fine linen, and the linen breeches of fine twined linen,
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 139,194Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־אָחִיו אֲבָל אֲשֵׁמִים אֲנַחְנוּ עַל־אָחִינוּ אֲשֶׁר רָאִינוּ צָרַת נַפְשׁוֹ בְּהִתְחַֽנְנוֹ אֵלֵינוּ וְלֹא שָׁמָעְנוּ עַל־כֵּן בָּאָה אֵלֵינוּ הַצָּרָה הַזֹּֽאת
And they said one to another: ‘We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 64,034Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְבָרְכֵהוּ וַיֹּאמַר בָּרוּךְ אַבְרָם לְאֵל עֶלְיוֹן קֹנֵה שָׁמַיִם וָאָֽרֶץ
And he blessed him, and said: ‘Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth;
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 17,083Open in the laboratory →
לֹא תִּרְצָֽח
Thou shalt not murder.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 107,555Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
25,319 sequences of צאנן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 25,195 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 2,399
- Exodus 1,426
- Leviticus 851
- Numbers 1,667
- Deuteronomy 1,201
- Joshua 953
- Judges 713
- Samuel 1,435
- Kings 1,123
- Isaiah 1,736
- Jeremiah 1,875
- Ezekiel 1,558
- The Twelve 1,197
- Psalms 2,003
- Proverbs 589
- Job 871
- Song of Songs 116
- Ruth 94
- Lamentations 167
- Ecclesiastes 120
- Esther 152
- Daniel 975
- Ezra–Nehemiah 782
- Chronicles 1,316
Outside the Torah
עַל צַוָּארֵנוּ נִרְדָּפְנוּ יָגַעְנוּ לא הֽוּנַח לָֽנוּ
To our very necks we are pursued; We labour, and have no rest.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,011,439Open in the laboratory →
וְצָבָא תִּנָּתֵן עַל־הַתָּמִיד בְּפָשַׁע וְתַשְׁלֵךְ אֱמֶת אַרְצָה וְעָשְׂתָה וְהִצְלִֽיחָה
And the host was given over to it together with the continual burnt-offering through transgression; and it cast down truth to the ground, and it wrought, and prospered.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,051,917Open in the laboratory →
בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה נֹשְׂאֵי צִנָּה וָרֹמַח שֵׁשֶׁת אֲלָפִים וּשְׁמוֹנֶה מֵאוֹת חֲלוּצֵי צָבָֽא
The children of Judah that bore shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, armed for war.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,117,878Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צאנן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as צאנן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 191.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Micah 1:11. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Zaanan in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 7,423 sequences of צאנן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 7,364).
What is the shortest skip for Zaanan in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Exodus 3:1 — the shortest of 7,423 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 7,364.
How is Zaanan spelled in Hebrew?
Zaanan is spelled צאנן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 191.
Is Zaanan in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
25,319 sequences of צאנן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 25,195 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 7,364 here) beside the count.