Altar מזבח
Altar is written מזבח in Hebrew. Altar appears 2,257 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 2,231 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,257
- Chance alone
- 2,231
- P (≥ found)
- 0.29
- 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 2,257 sequences of מזבח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,231).
The shortest skip at which מזבח appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 23:10, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), מזבח is found 25,142 times; chance alone would give about 23,242.
- Genesis 412
- Exodus 552
- Leviticus 423
- Numbers 604
- Deuteronomy 266
The shortest skips
וְעֶפְרוֹן יֹשֵׁב בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי־חֵת וַיַּעַן עֶפְרוֹן הַחִתִּי אֶת־אַבְרָהָם בְּאָזְנֵי בְנֵי־חֵת לְכֹל בָּאֵי שַֽׁעַר־עִירוֹ לֵאמֹֽר
Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying:
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 28,804Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּפֶן וַיֵּרֶד מֹשֶׁה מִן־הָהָר וּשְׁנֵי לֻחֹת הָעֵדֻת בְּיָדוֹ לֻחֹת כְּתֻבִים מִשְּׁנֵי עֶבְרֵיהֶם מִזֶּה וּמִזֶּה הֵם כְּתֻבִֽים
And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, with the two tables of the testimony in his hand; tables that were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 126,639Open in the laboratory →
מִנְחָתָם וְנִסְכֵּיהֶם לַפָּרִים לָאֵילִם וְלַכְּבָשִׂים בְּמִסְפָּרָם כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט
their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance;
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 237,818Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹֽא־יֵרָאֶה לְךָ שְׂאֹר בְּכָל־גְּבֻלְךָ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וְלֹא־יָלִין מִן־הַבָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר תִּזְבַּח בָּעֶרֶב בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן לַבֹּֽקֶר
And there shall be no leaven seen with thee in all thy borders seven days; neither shall any of the flesh, which thou sacrificest the first day at even, remain all night until the morning.
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 276,749Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר מִי מִלֵּל לְאַבְרָהָם הֵינִיקָה בָנִים שָׂרָה כִּֽי־יָלַדְתִּי בֵן לִזְקֻנָֽיו
And she said: ‘Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age.’
skip 24, width 24 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 25,613Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
9,444 sequences of מזבח at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 9,384 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 412
- Exodus 552
- Leviticus 423
- Numbers 604
- Deuteronomy 299
- Joshua 312
- Judges 229
- Samuel 395
- Kings 911
- Isaiah 587
- Jeremiah 492
- Ezekiel 513
- The Twelve 394
- Psalms 711
- Proverbs 294
- Job 280
- Song of Songs 42
- Ruth 49
- Lamentations 66
- Ecclesiastes 92
- Esther 89
- Daniel 179
- Ezra–Nehemiah 461
- Chronicles 1,058
Outside the Torah
וְדֵי חֲלֵב עִזִּים לְֽלַחְמְךָ לְלֶחֶם בֵּיתֶךָ וְחַיִּים לְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ
And there will be goats’milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; And maintenance for thy maidens.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 960,317Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּמְעֲלוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מַעַל בַּחֵרֶם וַיִּקַּח עָכָן בֶּן־כַּרְמִי בֶן־זַבְדִּי בֶן־זֶרַח לְמַטֵּה יְהוּדָה מִן־הַחֵרֶם וַיִּֽחַר־אַף יְהוָה בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
But the children of Israel committed a trespass concerning the devoted thing; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted thing; and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 313,383Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת־בֵּיתוֹ לַגְּבָרִים וַיִּלָּכֵד עָכָן בֶּן־כַּרְמִי בֶן־זַבְדִּי בֶּן־זֶרַח לְמַטֵּה יְהוּדָֽה
And he brought near his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 314,620Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מזבח — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מזבח, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 57.
As a plain word it stands 122 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 8:20. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Altar in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 2,257 sequences of מזבח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,231).
What is the shortest skip for Altar in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Genesis 23:10 — the shortest of 2,257 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,231.
What is the gematria of Altar in Hebrew?
Altar is spelled מזבח — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 57.
How many times is Altar found in the whole Tanakh?
9,444 sequences of מזבח at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 9,384 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 2,231 here) beside the count.