Chance מקרה
Chance — in Hebrew מקרה — chance, happening. Chance appears 217,450 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–101,616), 1.2% more than chance alone would give (about 214,841; probability 9.8 × 10⁻⁹).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 217,450
- Chance alone · every skip
- 214,841
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 9.8 × 10⁻⁹
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 101,290
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 4 letters (2–101,616), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 19,891 found · chance alone about 20,618 (probability of 19,891 or more by chance alone: 1.00).
In the Torah
Across every skip (2–101,616), מקרה appears 217,450 times in the Torah — 1.2% more than the 214,841 chance alone would give; the probability of 217,450 or more by chance alone is 9.8 × 10⁻⁹.
The shortest skip at which מקרה appears in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 10:30, reading backward.
The longest skip at which מקרה was found in the Torah is 101,290 — at Genesis 1:6, reading forward; a spelling of 4 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 101,616.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 53,136
- Exodus 47,632
- Leviticus 33,277
- Numbers 50,907
- Deuteronomy 32,498
Examples across the range
5 of the 217,450 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- ם ק ר הGenesis 10:30
וַֽיְהִי מוֹשָׁבָם מִמֵּשָׁא בֹּאֲכָה סְפָרָה הַר הַקֶּֽדֶם
And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest toward Sephar, unto the mountain of the east.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 12,605 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ם ק ר הGenesis 10:30
Letter by letter
- ם ק ר הNumbers 23:7
… אֲרָם יַנְחֵנִי בָלָק מֶֽלֶךְ־מוֹאָב מֵֽהַרְרֵי־קֶדֶם לְכָה אָֽרָה־לִּי יַעֲקֹב וּלְכָה …
And he took up his parable, and said: From Aram Balak bringeth me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: ‘Come, curse me Jacob, And come, execrate Israel.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 227,960 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ם ק ר הNumbers 23:7
- מExodus 35:14
וְאֶת־מְנֹרַת הַמָּאוֹר וְאֶת־כֵּלֶיהָ וְאֶת־נֵרֹתֶיהָ וְאֵת שֶׁמֶן הַמָּאֽוֹר
the candlestick also for the light, and its vessels, and its lamps, and the oil for the light;
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- קExodus 35:11
… וְאֶת־מִכְסֵהוּ אֶת־קְרָסָיו וְאֶת־קְרָשָׁיו אֶת־בְּרִיחָו אֶת־עַמֻּדָיו וְאֶת …
the tabernacle, its tent, and its covering, its clasps, and its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets;
- רExodus 35:8
וְשֶׁמֶן לַמָּאוֹר וּבְשָׂמִים לְשֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וְלִקְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּֽים
and oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;
- הExodus 35:5
קְחוּ מֵֽאִתְּכֶם תְּרוּמָה לַֽיהוָה כֹּל נְדִיב לִבּוֹ יְבִיאֶהָ אֵת תְּרוּמַת יְהוָה זָהָב וָכֶסֶף וּנְחֹֽשֶׁת
Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD, whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, the LORD’S offering: gold, and silver, and brass;
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 131,530 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- מExodus 35:14
- םDeuteronomy 22:1
לֹֽא־תִרְאֶה אֶת־שׁוֹר אָחִיךָ אוֹ אֶת־שֵׂיוֹ נִדָּחִים וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ מֵהֶם הָשֵׁב תְּשִׁיבֵם לְאָחִֽיךָ
Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ox or his sheep driven away, and hide thyself from them; thou shalt surely bring them back unto thy brother.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- קDeuteronomy 22:21
… הנער אֶל־פֶּתַח בֵּית־אָבִיהָ וּסְקָלוּהָ אַנְשֵׁי עִירָהּ בָּאֲבָנִים וָמֵתָה כִּֽי …
then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die; because she hath wrought a wanton deed in Israel, to play the harlot in her father’s house; so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.
- רDeuteronomy 23:10
כִּֽי־תֵצֵא מַחֲנֶה עַל־אֹיְבֶיךָ וְנִשְׁמַרְתָּ מִכֹּל דָּבָר רָֽע
When thou goest forth in camp against thine enemies, then thou shalt keep thee from every evil thing.
- הDeuteronomy 24:4
… הָרִאשׁוֹן אֲשֶֽׁר־שִׁלְּחָהּ לָשׁוּב לְקַחְתָּהּ לִהְיוֹת לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר הֻטַּמָּאָה …
her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD; and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
skip 1,001, width 1,001 — one row is 1,001 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 284,022 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,001 in the laboratory →
- םDeuteronomy 22:1
- מGenesis 1:6
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִם וִיהִי מַבְדִּיל בֵּין מַיִם לָמָֽיִם
And God said: ‘Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.’
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- קExodus 16:5
וְהָיָה בַּיּוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי וְהֵכִינוּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר־יָבִיאוּ וְהָיָה מִשְׁנֶה עַל אֲשֶֽׁר־יִלְקְטוּ יוֹם יֽוֹם
And it shall come to pass on the sixth day that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.’
- רNumbers 8:9
וְהִקְרַבְתָּ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם לִפְנֵי אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְהִקְהַלְתָּ אֶֽת־כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And thou shalt present the Levites before the tent of meeting; and thou shalt assemble the whole congregation of the children of Israel.
- הDeuteronomy 33:27
מְעֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם וּמִתַּחַת זְרֹעֹת עוֹלָם וַיְגָרֶשׁ מִפָּנֶיךָ אוֹיֵב וַיֹּאמֶר הַשְׁמֵֽד
The eternal God is a dwelling-place, And underneath are the everlasting arms; And He thrust out the enemy from before thee, And said: ‘Destroy.’
skip 101,290, width 101,290 — one row is 101,290 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 201 of the TorahOpen at skip 101,290 in the laboratory →
- מGenesis 1:6
Across the Tanakh
Across every skip (2–399,013), מקרה appears 2,574,757 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,599,783, so the count is in line with chance.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 64,047 found · chance alone about 64,734 (probability of 64,047 or more by chance alone: 1.00).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 173,569
- Exodus 147,366
- Leviticus 91,141
- Numbers 144,070
- Deuteronomy 104,632
- Joshua 77,149
- Judges 76,698
- Samuel 179,338
- Kings 203,073
- Isaiah 137,637
- Jeremiah 189,512
- Ezekiel 170,620
- The Twelve 133,304
- Psalms 175,983
- Proverbs 58,154
- Job 67,920
- Song of Songs 11,802
- Ruth 10,208
- Lamentations 11,875
- Ecclesiastes 26,524
- Esther 30,414
- Daniel 47,146
- Ezra–Nehemiah 92,044
- Chronicles 214,578
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ם ק ר הJeremiah 8:1
… עַצְמוֹת הַנְּבִיאִים וְאֵת עַצְמוֹת יוֹשְׁבֵֽי־יְרוּשָׁלִָם מִקִּבְרֵיהֶֽם
At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 654,188 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ם ק ר הJeremiah 8:1
- מ1 Samuel 12:5
… כִּי לֹא מְצָאתֶם בְּיָדִי מְאוּמָה וַיֹּאמֶר עֵֽד
And he said unto them: ‘The LORD is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand.’ And they said: ‘He is witness.’
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- ק1 Samuel 12:7
… אִתְּכֶם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֵת כָּל־צִדְקוֹת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה אִתְּכֶם וְאֶת …
Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before the LORD concerning all the righteous acts of the LORD, which He did to you and to your fathers.
- ר1 Samuel 12:8
… וְאֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן וַיּוֹצִיאוּ אֶת־אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם מִמִּצְרַיִם וַיֹּשִׁבוּם בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּֽה
When Jacob was come into Egypt, then your fathers cried unto the LORD, and the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and they were made to dwell in this place.
- ה1 Samuel 12:10
וַיִּזְעֲקוּ אֶל־יְהוָה ויאמר חָטָאנוּ כִּי עָזַבְנוּ אֶת …
And they cried unto the LORD, and said: We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth; but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve Thee.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 399,737 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- מ1 Samuel 12:5
- ם2 Chronicles 36:16
וַיִּֽהְיוּ מַלְעִבִים בְּמַלְאֲכֵי הָאֱלֹהִים וּבוֹזִים דְּבָרָיו וּמִֽתַּעְתְּעִים בִּנְבִאָיו עַד …
but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against His people, till there was no remedy.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- קEzekiel 46:13
וְכֶבֶשׂ בֶּן־שְׁנָתוֹ תָּמִים תַּעֲשֶׂה עוֹלָה לַיּוֹם לַֽיהֹוָה בַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר תַּעֲשֶׂה אֹתֽוֹ
And thou shalt prepare a lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt-offering unto the LORD daily; morning by morning shalt thou prepare it.
- ר1 Samuel 11:7
… שָׁאוּל וְאַחַר שְׁמוּאֵל כֹּה יֵעָשֶׂה לִבְקָרוֹ וַיִּפֹּל פַּֽחַד־יְהוָה עַל־הָעָם …
And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying: ‘Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen.’ And the dread of the LORD fell on the people…
- הGenesis 1:2
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 398,806, width 398,806 — one row is 398,806 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,452 of the TanakhOpen at skip 398,806 in the laboratory →
- ם2 Chronicles 36:16
The spelling
מקרה — the Tanakh's own spelling: chance, happening. Searched as מקרה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 345.
As a plain word it stands 8 times in the Tanakh, first at Leviticus 20:18. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Chance appear in the Torah codes?
Across every skip (2–101,616), מקרה appears 217,450 times in the Torah — 1.2% more than the 214,841 chance alone would give; the probability of 217,450 or more by chance alone is 9.8 × 10⁻⁹.
What is the shortest skip for Chance in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 10:30 — the shortest of 217,450 sequences across every skip (2–101,616), where chance alone would give about 214,841.
What is the gematria of Chance in Hebrew?
Chance is spelled מקרה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 345.
How many times is Chance found in the whole Tanakh?
Across every skip (2–399,013), מקרה appears 2,574,757 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,599,783, 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 214,841 across every skip (2–101,616) here) beside the count.