Zaavan זעון
Zaavan (זעון) is a person named in the Tanakh. Zaavan appears 3,751 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 3,671 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 3,751
- Chance alone
- 3,671
- P (≥ found)
- 0.10
- 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 3,751 sequences of זעון at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,671).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 28:14, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 39,039 sequences of זעון, against about 38,253 from chance alone.
- Genesis 758
- Exodus 939
- Leviticus 715
- Numbers 857
- Deuteronomy 482
The shortest skips
וְהָיָה זַרְעֲךָ כַּעֲפַר הָאָרֶץ וּפָרַצְתָּ יָמָּה וָקֵדְמָה וְצָפֹנָה וָנֶגְבָּה וְנִבְרֲכוּ בְךָ כָּל־מִשְׁפְּחֹת הָאֲדָמָה וּבְזַרְעֶֽךָ
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. And in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 39,369Open in the laboratory →
כִּי נֶפֶשׁ הַבָּשָׂר בַּדָּם הִוא וַאֲנִי נְתַתִּיו לָכֶם עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ לְכַפֵּר עַל־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם כִּֽי־הַדָּם הוּא בַּנֶּפֶשׁ יְכַפֵּֽר
For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the life.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 168,671Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי בְנֵֽי־עֵשָׂו בְּנֵי אֱלִיפַז בְּכוֹר עֵשָׂו אַלּוּף תֵּימָן אַלּוּף אוֹמָר אַלּוּף צְפוֹ אַלּוּף קְנַֽז
These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the first-born of Esau: the chief of Teman, the chief of Omar, the chief of Zepho, the chief of Kenaz,
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 52,870Open in the laboratory →
וְהִגִּישׁוֹ אֲדֹנָיו אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים וְהִגִּישׁוֹ אֶל־הַדֶּלֶת אוֹ אֶל־הַמְּזוּזָה וְרָצַע אֲדֹנָיו אֶת־אָזְנוֹ בַּמַּרְצֵעַ וַעֲבָדוֹ לְעֹלָֽם
then his master shall bring him unto God, and shall bring him to the door, or unto the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 108,384Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּרְבּוּ הַיָּמִים וַתָּמָת בַּת־שׁוּעַ אֵֽשֶׁת־יְהוּדָה וַיִּנָּחֶם יְהוּדָה וַיַּעַל עַל־גֹּֽזֲזֵי צֹאנוֹ הוּא וְחִירָה רֵעֵהוּ הָעֲדֻלָּמִי תִּמְנָֽתָה
And in process of time Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 56,524Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 17,182 sequences of זעון at skips 2–5,000, 1.9% above what chance alone gives (about 16,864); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0073 by chance alone.
- Genesis 758
- Exodus 939
- Leviticus 715
- Numbers 857
- Deuteronomy 542
- Joshua 655
- Judges 596
- Samuel 917
- Kings 1,109
- Isaiah 1,336
- Jeremiah 954
- Ezekiel 747
- The Twelve 730
- Psalms 1,513
- Proverbs 453
- Job 626
- Song of Songs 77
- Ruth 61
- Lamentations 82
- Ecclesiastes 152
- Esther 103
- Daniel 505
- Ezra–Nehemiah 973
- Chronicles 1,782
Outside the Torah
כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה אָרוּר הַגֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר יִבְטַח בָּֽאָדָם וְשָׂם בָּשָׂר זְרֹעוֹ וּמִן־יְהוָה יָסוּר לִבּֽוֹ
Thus saith the LORD: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, And maketh flesh his arm, And whose heart departeth from the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 666,402Open in the laboratory →
עַד־עוֹלָם אָכִין זַרְעֶךָ וּבָנִיתִי לְדֹר־וָדוֹר כִּסְאֲךָ סֶֽלָה
For ever will I establish thy seed, And build up thy throne to all generations.' Selah
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 905,673Open in the laboratory →
וּלְקֵץ שָׁנִים יִתְחַבָּרוּ וּבַת מֶֽלֶךְ־הַנֶּגֶב תָּבוֹא אֶל־מֶלֶךְ הַצָּפוֹן לַעֲשׂוֹת מֵישָׁרִים וְלֹֽא־תַעְצֹר כּוֹחַ הַזְּרוֹעַ וְלֹא יַעֲמֹד וּזְרֹעוֹ וְתִנָּתֵן הִיא וּמְבִיאֶיהָ וְהַיֹּלְדָהּ וּמַחֲזִקָהּ בָּעִתִּֽים
And at the end of years they shall join themselves together; and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement; but she shall not retain the strength of her arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm; but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begot her, and he that obtained her in those times.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,056,381Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
זעון — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as זעון, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 133.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Zaavan in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 3,751 sequences of זעון at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,671).
What is the shortest skip for Zaavan in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 28:14 — the shortest of 3,751 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,671.
How is Zaavan spelled in Hebrew?
Zaavan is spelled זעון — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 133.
Is Zaavan in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 17,182 sequences of זעון at skips 2–5,000, 1.9% above what chance alone gives (about 16,864); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0073 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 3,671 here) beside the count.