Maaz מעץ
Maaz (מעץ) is a person named in the Tanakh. Maaz appears 118,304 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 118,338 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 118,304
- Chance alone
- 118,338
- P (≥ found)
- 0.54
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
118,304 sequences of מעץ at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 118,338 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 46:32, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 1,865,782 sequences of מעץ, against about 1,834,184 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 118,338 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 29,340
- Exodus 32,914
- Leviticus 13,390
- Numbers 22,365
- Deuteronomy 20,295
The shortest skips
וְהָאֲנָשִׁים רֹעֵי צֹאן כִּֽי־אַנְשֵׁי מִקְנֶה הָיוּ וְצֹאנָם וּבְקָרָם וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר לָהֶם הֵבִֽיאוּ
and the men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 71,736Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסַּע דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָה בָּרִאשֹׁנָה לְצִבְאֹתָם וְעַל־צְבָאוֹ נַחְשׁוֹן בֶּן־עַמִּינָדָֽב
And in the first place the standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward according to their hosts; and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 205,772Open in the laboratory →
וְנָסַע דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה רְאוּבֵן לְצִבְאֹתָם וְעַל־צְבָאוֹ אֱלִיצוּר בֶּן־שְׁדֵיאֽוּר
And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts; and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 205,910Open in the laboratory →
וְנָסַע דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה בְנֵֽי־אֶפְרַיִם לְצִבְאֹתָם וְעַל־צְבָאוֹ אֱלִישָׁמָע בֶּן־עַמִּיהֽוּד
And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts; and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 206,052Open in the laboratory →
וְנָסַע דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה בְנֵי־דָן מְאַסֵּף לְכָל־הַֽמַּחֲנֹת לְצִבְאֹתָם וְעַל־צְבָאוֹ אֲחִיעֶזֶר בֶּן־עַמִּישַׁדָּֽי
And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rearward of all the camps, set forward according to their hosts; and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 206,167Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 465,181 sequences of מעץ at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% above what chance alone gives (about 461,327); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 7.3 × 10⁻⁹ by chance alone.
- Genesis 29,340
- Exodus 32,914
- Leviticus 13,390
- Numbers 22,365
- Deuteronomy 21,296
- Joshua 16,800
- Judges 11,449
- Samuel 23,326
- Kings 28,765
- Isaiah 40,098
- Jeremiah 35,207
- Ezekiel 28,060
- The Twelve 26,462
- Psalms 40,260
- Proverbs 15,522
- Job 16,417
- Song of Songs 2,221
- Ruth 1,728
- Lamentations 1,969
- Ecclesiastes 4,148
- Esther 3,236
- Daniel 6,520
- Ezra–Nehemiah 13,031
- Chronicles 30,657
Outside the Torah
לְכוּ וְזַֽעֲקוּ אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר בְּחַרְתֶּם בָּם הֵמָּה יוֹשִׁיעוּ לָכֶם בְּעֵת צָרַתְכֶֽם
Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 364,025Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּתְפַּלֵּל חַנָּה וַתֹּאמַר עָלַץ לִבִּי בַּֽיהוָה רָמָה קַרְנִי בַּֽיהוָה רָחַב פִּי עַל־אוֹיְבַי כִּי שָׂמַחְתִּי בִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ
And Hannah prayed, and said: My heart exulteth in the LORD, My horn is exalted in the LORD; My mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; Because I rejoice in Thy salvation.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 385,196Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר חֲנַנְיָה לְעֵינֵי כָל־הָעָם לֵאמֹר כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה כָּכָה אֶשְׁבֹּר אֶת־עֹל נְבֻֽכַדְנֶאצַּר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל בְּעוֹד שְׁנָתַיִם יָמִים מֵעַל צַוַּאר כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם וַיֵּלֶךְ יִרְמְיָה הַנָּבִיא לְדַרְכּֽוֹ
And Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying: ‘Thus saith the LORD: Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from off the neck of all the nations within two full years.’ And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 683,461Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מעץ — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מעץ, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 200.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 3:22. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Maaz appear in the Torah codes?
118,304 sequences of מעץ at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 118,338 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Maaz in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 46:32 — the shortest of 118,304 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 118,338.
How is Maaz spelled in Hebrew?
Maaz is spelled מעץ — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 200.
Is Maaz in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 465,181 sequences of מעץ at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% above what chance alone gives (about 461,327); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 7.3 × 10⁻⁹ 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 118,338 here) beside the count.