Bar mitzvah בר מצווה
Bar mitzvah — in Hebrew בר מצווה — a boy's coming of age at thirteen. In the Torah codes, מצווה (from Bar mitzvah) is found 2,910 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 11:35) — about what chance alone gives (about 2,911).
- Found in the Torah (מצווה)
- 2,910
- Chance alone
- 2,911
- P (≥ found)
- 0.51
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for מצווה, and בר has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
At skips 2–5,000, מצווה appears 2,910 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 2,911, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 11:35, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 21,952 sequences of מצווה, against about 22,942 from chance alone.
- Genesis 742
- Exodus 744
- Leviticus 410
- Numbers 532
- Deuteronomy 482
The shortest skips
מִקִּבְרוֹת הַֽתַּאֲוָה נָסְעוּ הָעָם חֲצֵרוֹת וַיִּהְיוּ בַּחֲצֵרֽוֹת
From Kibroth-hattaavah the people journeyed unto Hazeroth; and they abode at Hazeroth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 208,740Open in the laboratory →
וַיְצַו מֹשֶׁה אֶת־הָעָם בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא לֵאמֹֽר
And Moses charged the people the same day, saying:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 290,914Open in the laboratory →
אִם־חָפֵץ בָּנוּ יְהוָה וְהֵבִיא אֹתָנוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וּנְתָנָהּ לָנוּ אֶרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־הִוא זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָֽשׁ
If the LORD delight in us, then He will bring us into this land, and give it unto us—a land which floweth with milk and honey.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 211,310Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה עַד־אָנָה מֵֽאַנְתֶּם לִשְׁמֹר מִצְוֺתַי וְתוֹרֹתָֽי
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘How long refuse ye to keep My commandments and My laws?
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 102,736Open in the laboratory →
בָּרֵךְ יְהוָה חֵילוֹ וּפֹעַל יָדָיו תִּרְצֶה מְחַץ מָתְנַיִם קָמָיו וּמְשַׂנְאָיו מִן־יְקוּמֽוּן
Bless, LORD, his substance, And accept the work of his hands; Smite through the loins of them that rise up against him, And of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 303,368Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, מצווה appears 12,282 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 12,254, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 742
- Exodus 744
- Leviticus 410
- Numbers 532
- Deuteronomy 553
- Joshua 485
- Judges 302
- Samuel 747
- Kings 819
- Isaiah 1,116
- Jeremiah 1,096
- Ezekiel 757
- The Twelve 856
- Psalms 836
- Proverbs 238
- Job 240
- Song of Songs 42
- Ruth 24
- Lamentations 46
- Ecclesiastes 87
- Esther 62
- Daniel 153
- Ezra–Nehemiah 324
- Chronicles 1,071
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא וַיֵּצֵא מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה וַיַּךְ בְּמַחֲנֵה אַשּׁוּר מֵאָה שְׁמוֹנִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה אָלֶף וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ בַבֹּקֶר וְהִנֵּה כֻלָּם פְּגָרִים מֵתִֽים
And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred fourscore and five thousand; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 564,774Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁב הַגְּבוּל יָמָּה אַזְנוֹת תָּבוֹר וְיָצָא מִשָּׁם חוּקֹקָה וּפָגַע בִּזְבֻלוּן מִנֶּגֶב וּבְאָשֵׁר פָּגַע מִיָּם וּבִיהוּדָה הַיַּרְדֵּן מִזְרַח הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ
And the border turned westward to Aznoth-tabor, and went out from thence to Hukok; and it reached to Zebulun on the south, and reached to Asher on the west, and to Judah at the Jordan toward the sunrising.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 334,776Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת אֲמַצְיָהוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה בֶּן־יוֹאָשׁ בֶּן־יְהוֹאָחָז תָּפַשׂ יוֹאָשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּבֵית שָׁמֶשׁ וַיְבִיאֵהוּ יְרוּשָׁלִַם וַיִּפְרֹץ בְּחוֹמַת יְרוּשָׁלִַם מִשַּׁעַר אֶפְרַיִם עַד־שַׁעַר הַפּוֹנֶה אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת אַמָּֽה
And Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,177,123Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
בר מצווה — a Hebrew word: a boy's coming of age at thirteen. Searched as מצווה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 147.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Bar mitzvah in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, מצווה appears 2,910 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 2,911, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Bar mitzvah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 11:35 — the shortest of 2,910 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,911.
How is Bar mitzvah spelled in Hebrew?
Bar mitzvah is spelled בר מצווה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 147.
Is Bar mitzvah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, מצווה appears 12,282 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 12,254, 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 2,911 here) beside the count.