Zana זנה
In Hebrew letters the first name Zana is written זנה — female given name. Zana appears 92,764 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 0.6% more than chance alone would give (about 92,175; probability 0.03).
- Found in the Torah
- 92,764
- Chance alone
- 92,175
- P (≥ found)
- 0.03
- 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, זנה appears 92,764 times in the Torah — 0.6% more than the 92,175 chance alone would give; the probability of 92,764 or more by chance alone is 0.03.
The shortest skip at which זנה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 24:36, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), זנה is found 1,443,507 times; chance alone would give about 1,428,672.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 92,175 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 16,091
- Exodus 21,500
- Leviticus 19,458
- Numbers 22,432
- Deuteronomy 13,283
The shortest skips
וַתֵּלֶד שָׂרָה אֵשֶׁת אֲדֹנִי בֵן לַֽאדֹנִי אַחֲרֵי זִקְנָתָהּ וַיִּתֶּן־לּוֹ אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֽוֹ
And Sarah my master’s wife bore a son to my master when she was old; and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 31,209Open in the laboratory →
אָז תִּנָּקֶה מֵאָלָתִי כִּי תָבוֹא אֶל־מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי וְאִם־לֹא יִתְּנוּ לָךְ וְהָיִיתָ נָקִי מֵאָלָתִֽי
then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 31,421Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה וַיִּקְרָא לְזִקְנֵי הָעָם וַיָּשֶׂם לִפְנֵיהֶם אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר צִוָּהוּ יְהוָֽה
And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which the LORD commanded him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 105,966Open in the laboratory →
וְסָמְכוּ זִקְנֵי הָעֵדָה אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם עַל־רֹאשׁ הַפָּר לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְשָׁחַט אֶת־הַפָּר לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD; and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 145,100Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אֶסְפָה־לִּי שִׁבְעִים אִישׁ מִזִּקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר יָדַעְתָּ כִּי־הֵם זִקְנֵי הָעָם וְשֹׁטְרָיו וְלָקַחְתָּ אֹתָם אֶל־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְהִֽתְיַצְּבוּ שָׁם עִמָּֽךְ
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Gather unto Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 207,518Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, זנה appears 353,749 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 355,144, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 16,091
- Exodus 21,500
- Leviticus 19,458
- Numbers 22,432
- Deuteronomy 14,554
- Joshua 13,131
- Judges 10,438
- Samuel 17,287
- Kings 26,861
- Isaiah 23,194
- Jeremiah 23,068
- Ezekiel 18,994
- The Twelve 16,865
- Psalms 23,309
- Proverbs 5,534
- Job 6,886
- Song of Songs 1,460
- Ruth 1,545
- Lamentations 1,936
- Ecclesiastes 2,780
- Esther 2,282
- Daniel 11,021
- Ezra–Nehemiah 19,040
- Chronicles 34,083
Outside the Torah
וִיהוֹשֻׁעַ זָקֵן בָּא בַּיָּמִים וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלָיו אַתָּה זָקַנְתָּה בָּאתָ בַיָּמִים וְהָאָרֶץ נִשְׁאֲרָה הַרְבֵּֽה־מְאֹד לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ
Now Joshua was old and well stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him: ‘Thou art old and well stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 324,890Open in the laboratory →
וְנָס אֶל־אַחַת מֵהֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְעָמַד פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הָעִיר וְדִבֶּר בְּאָזְנֵי זִקְנֵי־הָעִֽיר הַהִיא אֶת־דְּבָרָיו וְאָסְפוּ אֹתוֹ הָעִירָה אֲלֵיהֶם וְנָתְנוּ־לוֹ מָקוֹם וְיָשַׁב עִמָּֽם
And he shall flee unto one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 335,646Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּלְכָּד־נַעַר מֵאַנְשֵׁי סֻכּוֹת וַיִּשְׁאָלֵהוּ וַיִּכְתֹּב אֵלָיו אֶת־שָׂרֵי סֻכּוֹת וְאֶת־זְקֵנֶיהָ שִׁבְעִים וְשִׁבְעָה אִֽישׁ
And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him; and he wrote down for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy and seven men.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 358,571Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
זנה — the name in Hebrew letters: female given name. Searched as זנה, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 62.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at Leviticus 21:7. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Zana appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, זנה appears 92,764 times in the Torah — 0.6% more than the 92,175 chance alone would give; the probability of 92,764 or more by chance alone is 0.03.
What is the shortest skip for Zana in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 24:36 — the shortest of 92,764 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 92,175.
What is the gematria of Zana in Hebrew?
Zana is spelled זנה — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 62.
How many times is Zana found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, זנה appears 353,749 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 355,144, so the count is in line with chance.
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