Magog מגוג
Magog (מגוג) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 1,159 sequences of Magog, the shortest at skip 5 (Genesis 27:15); chance alone would give about 1,173.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,159
- Chance alone
- 1,173
- P (≥ found)
- 0.66
- Shortest skip
- 5
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
1,159 sequences of מגוג at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,173 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 5 — the first at Genesis 27:15, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 11,801 sequences of מגוג, against about 12,221 from chance alone.
- Genesis 313
- Exodus 166
- Leviticus 261
- Numbers 226
- Deuteronomy 193
The shortest skips
וַתִּקַּח רִבְקָה אֶת־בִּגְדֵי עֵשָׂו בְּנָהּ הַגָּדֹל הַחֲמֻדֹת אֲשֶׁר אִתָּהּ בַּבָּיִת וַתַּלְבֵּשׁ אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹב בְּנָהּ הַקָּטָֽן
And Rebekah took the choicest garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 36,897Open in the laboratory →
מֵאָשֵׁר שְׁמֵנָה לַחְמוֹ וְהוּא יִתֵּן מַֽעֲדַנֵּי־מֶֽלֶךְ
As for Asher, his bread shall be fat, And he shall yield royal dainties.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 75,975Open in the laboratory →
וּמֵרֹאשׁ הַרְרֵי־קֶדֶם וּמִמֶּגֶד גִּבְעוֹת עוֹלָֽם
And for the tops of the ancient mountains, And for the precious things of the everlasting hills,
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 303,524Open in the laboratory →
וּמִמֶּגֶד אֶרֶץ וּמְלֹאָהּ וּרְצוֹן שֹׁכְנִי סְנֶה תָּבוֹאתָה לְרֹאשׁ יוֹסֵף וּלְקָדְקֹד נְזִיר אֶחָֽיו
And for the precious things of the earth and the fulness thereof, And the good will of Him that dwelt in the bush; Let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, And upon the crown of the head of him that is prince among his brethren.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 303,548Open in the laboratory →
וְהַכֹּהֵן הַגָּדוֹל מֵאֶחָיו אֲֽשֶׁר־יוּצַק עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ שֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וּמִלֵּא אֶת־יָדוֹ לִלְבֹּשׁ אֶת־הַבְּגָדִים אֶת־רֹאשׁוֹ לֹא יִפְרָע וּבְגָדָיו לֹא יִפְרֹֽם
And the priest that is highest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not let the hair of his head go loose, nor rend his clothes;
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 173,979Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 8,271 sequences of מגוג at skips 2–5,000, 9.6% above what chance alone gives (about 7,546); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.1 × 10⁻¹⁶ by chance alone.
- Genesis 313
- Exodus 166
- Leviticus 261
- Numbers 226
- Deuteronomy 208
- Joshua 728
- Judges 338
- Samuel 782
- Kings 357
- Isaiah 761
- Jeremiah 478
- Ezekiel 533
- The Twelve 783
- Psalms 622
- Proverbs 191
- Job 281
- Song of Songs 54
- Ruth 57
- Lamentations 69
- Ecclesiastes 100
- Esther 91
- Daniel 169
- Ezra–Nehemiah 241
- Chronicles 462
Outside the Torah
ותגעש וַתִּרְעַשׁ הָאָרֶץ מוֹסְדוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם יִרְגָּזוּ וַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁוּ כִּֽי־חָרָה לֽוֹ
Then the earth did shake and quake, the foundations of heaven did tremble; they were shaken, because He was wroth.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 472,464Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּגְעַשׁ וַתִּרְעַשׁ הָאָרֶץ וּמוֹסְדֵי הָרִים יִרְגָּזוּ וַיִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁוּ כִּי־חָרָה לֽוֹ
Then the earth did shake and quake, the foundations also of the mountains did tremble; they were shaken, because He was wroth.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 865,246Open in the laboratory →
וִֽירִיחוֹ סֹגֶרֶת וּמְסֻגֶּרֶת מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵין יוֹצֵא וְאֵין בָּֽא
Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.—
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 311,447Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מגוג — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מגוג, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 52.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Magog in the Torah codes?
1,159 sequences of מגוג at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,173 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Magog in the Torah?
Skip 5, reading backward from Genesis 27:15 — the shortest of 1,159 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,173.
How is Magog spelled in Hebrew?
Magog is spelled מגוג — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 52.
Is Magog in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 8,271 sequences of מגוג at skips 2–5,000, 9.6% above what chance alone gives (about 7,546); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.1 × 10⁻¹⁶ 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 1,173 here) beside the count.