Maaseiah מחסיה
Maaseiah (מחסיה) is a person named in the Tanakh — Mahseiah. Maaseiah appears 366 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 12% more than chance alone would give (about 328; probability 0.02).
- Found in the Torah
- 366
- Chance alone
- 328
- P (≥ found)
- 0.02
- Shortest skip
- 9
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, מחסיה appears 366 times in the Torah — 12% more than the 328 chance alone would give; the probability of 366 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
The shortest skip at which מחסיה appears in the Torah is 9 — the first at Leviticus 23:6, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), מחסיה is found 2,790 times; chance alone would give about 2,583.
- Genesis 76
- Exodus 81
- Leviticus 55
- Numbers 114
- Deuteronomy 40
The shortest skips
וּבַחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה חַג הַמַּצּוֹת לַיהוָה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים מַצּוֹת תֹּאכֵֽלוּ
And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD; seven days ye shall eat unleavened bread.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 176,401Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּפְקֹד אֹתָם מֹשֶׁה עַל־פִּי יְהוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר צֻוָּֽה
And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded.
skip 31, width 31 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 190,988Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת־מִקְנֵיהֶם אֶל־יוֹסֵף וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם יוֹסֵף לֶחֶם בַּסּוּסִים וּבְמִקְנֵה הַצֹּאן וּבְמִקְנֵה הַבָּקָר וּבַחֲמֹרִים וַיְנַהֲלֵם בַּלֶּחֶם בְּכָל־מִקְנֵהֶם בַּשָּׁנָה הַהִֽוא
And they brought their cattle unto Joseph. And Joseph gave them bread in exchange for the horses, and for the flocks, and for the herds, and for the asses; and he fed them with bread in exchange for all their cattle for that year.
skip 34, width 34 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 72,898Open in the laboratory →
מִחוּץ תְּשַׁכֶּל־חֶרֶב וּמֵחֲדָרִים אֵימָה גַּם־בָּחוּר גַּם־בְּתוּלָה יוֹנֵק עִם־אִישׁ שֵׂיבָֽה
Without shall the sword bereave, And in the chambers terror; Slaying both young man and virgin, The suckling with the man of gray hairs.
skip 55, width 55 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 301,591Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם־עַתָּה כְדִבְרֵיכֶם כֶּן־הוּא אֲשֶׁר יִמָּצֵא אִתּוֹ יִהְיֶה־לִּי עָבֶד וְאַתֶּם תִּהְיוּ נְקִיִּֽם
And he said: ‘Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my bondman; and ye shall be blameless.’
skip 68, width 68 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 67,512Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,439 sequences of מחסיה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,415).
- Genesis 76
- Exodus 81
- Leviticus 55
- Numbers 114
- Deuteronomy 44
- Joshua 34
- Judges 42
- Samuel 57
- Kings 135
- Isaiah 86
- Jeremiah 68
- Ezekiel 73
- The Twelve 76
- Psalms 170
- Proverbs 57
- Job 44
- Song of Songs 5
- Ruth 5
- Lamentations 8
- Ecclesiastes 23
- Esther 18
- Daniel 34
- Ezra–Nehemiah 48
- Chronicles 86
Outside the Torah
וְהַמֶּלֶךְ לָאַט אֶת־פָּנָיו וַיִּזְעַק הַמֶּלֶךְ קוֹל גָּדוֹל בְּנִי אַבְשָׁלוֹם אַבְשָׁלוֹם בְּנִי בְנִֽי
And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice: ‘O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son! ’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 466,049Open in the laboratory →
מִֽהֲרוּ בָּנָיִךְ מְהָֽרְסַיִךְ וּמַחֲרִבַיִךְ מִמֵּךְ יֵצֵֽאוּ
Thy children make haste; Thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth from thee.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 626,062Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא יִרְמְיָהוּ אֶת־בָּרוּךְ בֶּן־נֵֽרִיָּה וַיִּכְתֹּב בָּרוּךְ מִפִּי יִרְמְיָהוּ אֵת כָּל־דִּבְרֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר אֵלָיו עַל־מְגִלַּת־סֵֽפֶר
Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah; and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which He had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 697,585Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מחסיה — the Tanakh's own spelling: Mahseiah. Searched as מחסיה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 123.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Jeremiah 32:12. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Maaseiah in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, מחסיה appears 366 times in the Torah — 12% more than the 328 chance alone would give; the probability of 366 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
What is the shortest skip for Maaseiah in the Torah?
Skip 9, reading backward from Leviticus 23:6 — the shortest of 366 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 328.
What is the gematria of Maaseiah in Hebrew?
Maaseiah is spelled מחסיה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 123.
How many times is Maaseiah found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,439 sequences of מחסיה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,415).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 328 here) beside the count.