Machbenah מכבנה
Machbenah (מכבנה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 2,103 sequences of Machbenah, the shortest at skip 5 (Genesis 41:54); chance alone would give about 2,178.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,103
- Chance alone
- 2,178
- P (≥ found)
- 0.95
- Shortest skip
- 5
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
2,103 sequences of מכבנה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 2,178 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 5 — the first at Genesis 41:54, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 16,262 sequences of מכבנה, against about 17,163 from chance alone.
- Genesis 426
- Exodus 383
- Leviticus 353
- Numbers 469
- Deuteronomy 472
The shortest skips
וַתְּחִלֶּינָה שֶׁבַע שְׁנֵי הָרָעָב לָבוֹא כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַר יוֹסֵף וַיְהִי רָעָב בְּכָל־הָאֲרָצוֹת וּבְכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם הָיָה לָֽחֶם
And the seven years of famine began to come, according as Joseph had said; and there was famine in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 62,773Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּהֲפֹךְ יְהוָה רֽוּחַ־יָם חָזָק מְאֹד וַיִּשָּׂא אֶת־הָאַרְבֶּה וַיִּתְקָעֵהוּ יָמָּה סּוּף לֹא נִשְׁאַר אַרְבֶּה אֶחָד בְּכֹל גְּבוּל מִצְרָֽיִם
And the LORD turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the border of Egypt.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 92,827Open in the laboratory →
וְרָאוּ כָּל־עַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ כִּי שֵׁם יְהוָה נִקְרָא עָלֶיךָ וְיָֽרְאוּ מִמֶּֽךָּ
And all the peoples of the earth shall see that the name of the LORD is called upon thee; and they shall be afraid of thee.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 291,980Open in the laboratory →
וַעֲשִׂיתֶם בְּיוֹם הֲנִֽיפְכֶם אֶת־הָעֹמֶר כֶּבֶשׂ תָּמִים בֶּן־שְׁנָתוֹ לְעֹלָה לַיהוָֽה
And in the day when ye wave the sheaf, ye shall offer a he-lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt-offering unto the LORD.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 176,690Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשָׁב בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא עֵשָׂו לְדַרְכּוֹ שֵׂעִֽירָה
So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 48,991Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
8,045 sequences of מכבנה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 8,307 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 426
- Exodus 383
- Leviticus 353
- Numbers 469
- Deuteronomy 516
- Joshua 268
- Judges 238
- Samuel 516
- Kings 624
- Isaiah 429
- Jeremiah 717
- Ezekiel 567
- The Twelve 407
- Psalms 467
- Proverbs 162
- Job 139
- Song of Songs 42
- Ruth 25
- Lamentations 43
- Ecclesiastes 96
- Esther 118
- Daniel 162
- Ezra–Nehemiah 312
- Chronicles 566
Outside the Torah
הִנֵּה הַסֹּלְלוֹת בָּאוּ הָעִיר לְלָכְדָהּ וְהָעִיר נִתְּנָה בְּיַד הַכַּשְׂדִּים הַנִּלְחָמִים עָלֶיהָ מִפְּנֵי הַחֶרֶב וְהָרָעָב וְהַדָּבֶר וַאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ הָיָה וְהִנְּךָ רֹאֶֽה
behold the mounds, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence; and what Thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, Thou seest it.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 691,242Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתָּה אָמַרְתָּ אֵלַי אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה קְנֵֽה־לְךָ הַשָּׂדֶה בַּכֶּסֶף וְהָעֵד עֵדִים וְהָעִיר נִתְּנָה בְּיַד הַכַּשְׂדִּֽים
Yet Thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD: Buy thee the field for money, and call witnesses; whereas the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 691,347Open in the laboratory →
כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה יְגִיעַ מִצְרַיִם וּֽסְחַר־כּוּשׁ וּסְבָאִים אַנְשֵׁי מִדָּה עָלַיִךְ יַעֲבֹרוּ וְלָךְ יִֽהְיוּ אַחֲרַיִךְ יֵלֵכוּ בַּזִּקִּים יַעֲבֹרוּ וְאֵלַיִךְ יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ אֵלַיִךְ יִתְפַּלָּלוּ אַךְ בָּךְ אֵל וְאֵין עוֹד אֶפֶס אֱלֹהִֽים
Thus saith the LORD: The labour of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, And of the Sabeans, men of stature, Shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine; They shall go after thee, in chains they shall come over; And they shall fall down unto thee, They shall make supplication unto thee: Surely God is in thee, and there is none else, There is no other God.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 622,011Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מכבנה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מכבנה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 117.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 1 Chronicles 2:49. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Machbenah in the Torah codes?
2,103 sequences of מכבנה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 2,178 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Machbenah in the Torah?
Skip 5, reading backward from Genesis 41:54 — the shortest of 2,103 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,178.
How is Machbenah spelled in Hebrew?
Machbenah is spelled מכבנה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 117.
Is Machbenah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
8,045 sequences of מכבנה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 8,307 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 2,178 here) beside the count.