Key מפתח
Key is written מפתח in Hebrew. In the Torah codes, Key is found 5,477 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 3:27) — 2.3% above the 5,355 chance alone would give (probability of 5,477 or more by chance alone: 0.05).
- Found in the Torah
- 5,477
- Chance alone
- 5,355
- P (≥ found)
- 0.05
- 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 5,477 sequences of מפתח at skips 2–5,000, 2.3% above what chance alone gives (about 5,355); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.05 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 3:27, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 61,089 sequences of מפתח, against about 55,798 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,081
- Exodus 1,361
- Leviticus 888
- Numbers 1,564
- Deuteronomy 583
The shortest skips
וְלִקְהָת מִשְׁפַּחַת הַֽעַמְרָמִי וּמִשְׁפַּחַת הַיִּצְהָרִי וּמִשְׁפַּחַת הַֽחֶבְרֹנִי וּמִשְׁפַּחַת הָֽעָזִּיאֵלִי אֵלֶּה הֵם מִשְׁפְּחֹת הַקְּהָתִֽי
And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 191,439Open in the laboratory →
רְאוּבֵן בְּכוֹר יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּנֵי רְאוּבֵן חֲנוֹךְ מִשְׁפַּחַת הַחֲנֹכִי לְפַלּוּא מִשְׁפַּחַת הַפַּלֻּאִֽי
Reuben, the first-born of Israel: the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 231,307Open in the laboratory →
לְחֶצְרֹן מִשְׁפַּחַת הַֽחֶצְרוֹנִי לְכַרְמִי מִשְׁפַּחַת הַכַּרְמִֽי
of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 231,337Open in the laboratory →
בְּנֵי גָד לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לִצְפוֹן מִשְׁפַּחַת הַצְּפוֹנִי לְחַגִּי מִשְׁפַּחַת הַֽחַגִּי לְשׁוּנִי מִשְׁפַּחַת הַשּׁוּנִֽי
The sons of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 231,751Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּהְיוּ בְנֵי־פֶרֶץ לְחֶצְרֹן מִשְׁפַּחַת הַֽחֶצְרֹנִי לְחָמוּל מִשְׁפַּחַת הֶחָמוּלִֽי
And the sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 231,985Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 18,792 sequences of מפתח at skips 2–5,000, 2.8% above what chance alone gives (about 18,276); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 7.4 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
- Genesis 1,081
- Exodus 1,361
- Leviticus 888
- Numbers 1,564
- Deuteronomy 630
- Joshua 529
- Judges 515
- Samuel 932
- Kings 1,125
- Isaiah 996
- Jeremiah 880
- Ezekiel 1,623
- The Twelve 788
- Psalms 1,499
- Proverbs 871
- Job 913
- Song of Songs 147
- Ruth 84
- Lamentations 122
- Ecclesiastes 170
- Esther 192
- Daniel 267
- Ezra–Nehemiah 481
- Chronicles 1,134
Outside the Torah
וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ בְנֵי־דָן מִֽמִּשְׁפַּחְתָּם חֲמִשָּׁה אֲנָשִׁים מִקְצוֹתָם אֲנָשִׁים בְּנֵי־חַיִל מִצָּרְעָה וּמֵֽאֶשְׁתָּאֹל לְרַגֵּל אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וּלְחָקְרָהּ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵהֶם לְכוּ חִקְרוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וַיָּבֹאוּ הַר־אֶפְרַיִם עַד־בֵּית מִיכָה וַיָּלִינוּ שָֽׁם
And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them: ‘Go, search the land’; and they came to the hill-country of Ephraim, unto the house of Micah, and lodged there.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 375,018Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁפַלְתְּ מֵאֶרֶץ תְּדַבֵּרִי וּמֵֽעָפָר תִּשַּׁח אִמְרָתֵךְ וְֽהָיָה כְּאוֹב מֵאֶרֶץ קוֹלֵךְ וּמֵעָפָר אִמְרָתֵךְ תְּצַפְצֵֽף
And brought down thou shalt speak out of the ground, And thy speech shall be low out of the dust; And thy voice shall be as of a ghost out of the ground, And thy speech shall chirp out of the dust.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 602,178Open in the laboratory →
הִנֵּה יִסַּרְתָּ רַבִּים וְיָדַיִם רָפוֹת תְּחַזֵּֽק
Behold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 966,928Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מפתח — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מפתח, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 528.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 18:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Key in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 5,477 sequences of מפתח at skips 2–5,000, 2.3% above what chance alone gives (about 5,355); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.05 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Key in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 3:27 — the shortest of 5,477 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 5,355.
How is Key spelled in Hebrew?
Key is spelled מפתח — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 528.
Is Key in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 18,792 sequences of מפתח at skips 2–5,000, 2.8% above what chance alone gives (about 18,276); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 7.4 × 10⁻⁵ 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 5,355 here) beside the count.