Luck מזל
Luck — in Hebrew מזל — luck, fortune; also a constellation. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 124,543 sequences of Luck, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 15:1); chance alone would give about 125,873.
- Found in the Torah
- 124,543
- Chance alone
- 125,873
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
124,543 sequences of מזל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 125,873 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 15:1, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 2,155,829 sequences of מזל, against about 1,950,984 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 125,873 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 21,601
- Exodus 30,494
- Leviticus 22,294
- Numbers 30,533
- Deuteronomy 19,621
The shortest skips
אַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה הָיָה דְבַר־יְהוָה אֶל־אַבְרָם בַּֽמַּחֲזֶה לֵאמֹר אַל־תִּירָא אַבְרָם אָנֹכִי מָגֵן לָךְ שְׂכָרְךָ הַרְבֵּה מְאֹֽד
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying: ‘Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceeding great.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 17,351Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר עֵשָׂו הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי הוֹלֵךְ לָמוּת וְלָמָּה־זֶּה לִי בְּכֹרָֽה
And Esau said: ‘Behold, I am at the point to die; and what profit shall the birthright do to me?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 34,287Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר לֵאָה זְבָדַנִי אֱלֹהִים אֹתִי זֵבֶד טוֹב הַפַּעַם יִזְבְּלֵנִי אִישִׁי כִּֽי־יָלַדְתִּי לוֹ שִׁשָּׁה בָנִים וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ זְבֻלֽוּן
And Leah said: ‘God hath endowed me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons.’ And she called his name Zebulun.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 42,374Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר לֵאָה זְבָדַנִי אֱלֹהִים אֹתִי זֵבֶד טוֹב הַפַּעַם יִזְבְּלֵנִי אִישִׁי כִּֽי־יָלַדְתִּי לוֹ שִׁשָּׁה בָנִים וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ זְבֻלֽוּן
And Leah said: ‘God hath endowed me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons.’ And she called his name Zebulun.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 42,409Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתֶּם חֲשַׁבְתֶּם עָלַי רָעָה אֱלֹהִים חֲשָׁבָהּ לְטֹבָה לְמַעַן עֲשֹׂה כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה לְהַחֲיֹת עַם־רָֽב
And as for you, ye meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 77,724Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
551,508 sequences of מזל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 552,285 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 21,601
- Exodus 30,494
- Leviticus 22,294
- Numbers 30,533
- Deuteronomy 20,809
- Joshua 16,750
- Judges 17,061
- Samuel 31,903
- Kings 50,013
- Isaiah 35,495
- Jeremiah 35,548
- Ezekiel 27,660
- The Twelve 24,381
- Psalms 41,263
- Proverbs 11,490
- Job 14,467
- Song of Songs 2,414
- Ruth 2,263
- Lamentations 2,900
- Ecclesiastes 5,852
- Esther 5,638
- Daniel 13,731
- Ezra–Nehemiah 24,367
- Chronicles 62,581
Outside the Torah
אֵל אֱלֹהִים יְהוָה אֵל אֱלֹהִים יְהוָה הוּא יֹדֵעַ וְיִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא יֵדָע אִם־בְּמֶרֶד וְאִם־בְּמַעַל בַּֽיהוָה אַל־תּוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
’God, God, the LORD, God, God, the LORD, He knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in treachery against the LORD—save Thou us not this day—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 340,073Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁמַע זְבֻל שַׂר־הָעִיר אֶת־דִּבְרֵי גַּעַל בֶּן־עָבֶד וַיִּחַר אַפּֽוֹ
And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 361,620Open in the laboratory →
וָֽאֶרְאֶה כִּֽי־אֵינְךָ מוֹשִׁיע וָאָשִׂימָה נַפְשִׁי בְכַפִּי וָֽאֶעְבְּרָה אֶל־בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן וַיִּתְּנֵם יְהוָה בְּיָדִי וְלָמָה עֲלִיתֶם אֵלַי הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה לְהִלָּחֶם בִּֽי
And when I saw that ye saved me not, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand; wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 367,068Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מזל — a Hebrew word: luck, fortune; also a constellation. Searched as מזל, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 77.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Luck in the Bible code?
124,543 sequences of מזל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 125,873 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Luck in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 15:1 — the shortest of 124,543 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 125,873.
How is Luck spelled in Hebrew?
Luck is spelled מזל — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 77.
Is Luck in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
551,508 sequences of מזל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 552,285 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 125,873 here) beside the count.