Maccabees מכבים
Maccabees — in Hebrew מכבים — the Maccabees. In the Torah codes, Maccabees is found 4,264 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 5 (Numbers 22:23) — about what chance alone gives (about 4,351).
- Found in the Torah
- 4,264
- Chance alone
- 4,351
- P (≥ found)
- 0.91
- Shortest skip
- 5
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 4,264 sequences of מכבים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,351).
The shortest skip at which מכבים appears in the Torah is 5 — the first at Numbers 22:23, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), מכבים is found 31,564 times; chance alone would give about 34,289.
- Genesis 1,002
- Exodus 898
- Leviticus 576
- Numbers 850
- Deuteronomy 938
The shortest skips
וַתֵּרֶא הָאָתוֹן אֶת־מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה נִצָּב בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְחַרְבּוֹ שְׁלוּפָה בְּיָדוֹ וַתֵּט הָֽאָתוֹן מִן־הַדֶּרֶךְ וַתֵּלֶךְ בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיַּךְ בִּלְעָם אֶת־הָאָתוֹן לְהַטֹּתָהּ הַדָּֽרֶךְ
And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field; and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 226,544Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשָּׂא מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַר מִן־אֲרָם יַנְחֵנִי בָלָק מֶֽלֶךְ־מוֹאָב מֵֽהַרְרֵי־קֶדֶם לְכָה אָֽרָה־לִּי יַעֲקֹב וּלְכָה זֹעֲמָה יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
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 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 227,953Open in the laboratory →
וַעֲבַרְתֶּם אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן וִֽישַׁבְתֶּם בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם מַנְחִיל אֶתְכֶם וְהֵנִיחַ לָכֶם מִכָּל־אֹיְבֵיכֶם מִסָּבִיב וִֽישַׁבְתֶּם־בֶּֽטַח
But when ye go over the Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God causeth you to inherit, and He giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 271,165Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׂמַחְתָּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אַתָּה וּבִנְךָ וּבִתֶּךָ וְעַבְדְּךָ וַאֲמָתֶךָ וְהַלֵּוִי אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ וְהַגֵּר וְהַיָּתוֹם וְהָאַלְמָנָה אֲשֶׁר בְּקִרְבֶּךָ בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְשַׁכֵּן שְׁמוֹ שָֽׁם
And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite that is within they gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are in the midst of thee, in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to cause His name to dwell there.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 277,171Open in the laboratory →
וְהִרְבֵּיתִי אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם וְנָתַתִּי לְזַרְעֲךָ אֵת כָּל־הָאֲרָצֹת הָאֵל וְהִתְבָּרֲכוּ בְזַרְעֲךָ כֹּל גּוֹיֵי הָאָֽרֶץ
and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands; and by thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves;
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 34,616Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
19,865 sequences of מכבים at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 20,170 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1,002
- Exodus 898
- Leviticus 576
- Numbers 850
- Deuteronomy 1,014
- Joshua 474
- Judges 563
- Samuel 1,311
- Kings 1,787
- Isaiah 1,125
- Jeremiah 1,657
- Ezekiel 1,378
- The Twelve 1,114
- Psalms 1,563
- Proverbs 587
- Job 537
- Song of Songs 114
- Ruth 110
- Lamentations 88
- Ecclesiastes 273
- Esther 252
- Daniel 332
- Ezra–Nehemiah 643
- Chronicles 1,617
Outside the Torah
וַתֹּאמֶר כְּדִבְרֵיכֶם כֶּן־הוּא וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵם וַיֵּלֵכוּ וַתִּקְשֹׁר אֶת־תִּקְוַת הַשָּׁנִי בַּחַלּֽוֹן
And she said: ‘According unto your words, so be it.’ And she sent them away, and they departed; and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,370Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי לִשְׁנָתַיִם יָמִים וַיִּהְיוּ גֹֽזְזִים לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם בְּבַעַל חָצוֹר אֲשֶׁר עִם־אֶפְרָיִם וַיִּקְרָא אַבְשָׁלוֹם לְכָל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheep-shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim; and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 454,569Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ נַעֲרֵי אַבְשָׁלוֹם לְאַמְנוֹן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אַבְשָׁלוֹם וַיָּקֻמוּ כָּל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וַֽיִּרְכְּבוּ אִישׁ עַל־פִּרְדּוֹ וַיָּנֻֽסוּ
And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and every man got him up upon his mule, and fled.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 454,944Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מכבים — a Hebrew word: the Maccabees. Searched as מכבים, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 112.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Maccabees in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 4,264 sequences of מכבים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,351).
What is the shortest skip for Maccabees in the Torah?
Skip 5, reading forward from Numbers 22:23 — the shortest of 4,264 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4,351.
What is the gematria of Maccabees in Hebrew?
Maccabees is spelled מכבים — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 112.
How many times is Maccabees found in the whole Tanakh?
19,865 sequences of מכבים at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 20,170 that chance alone would produce.
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