Mahol מחול
Mahol (מחול) is a person named in the Tanakh. Mahol appears 40,717 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 40,890 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 40,717
- Chance alone
- 40,890
- P (≥ found)
- 0.80
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
40,717 sequences of מחול at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 40,890 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 41:15, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 432,824 sequences of מחול, against about 426,071 from chance alone.
- Genesis 10,206
- Exodus 8,703
- Leviticus 5,952
- Numbers 10,447
- Deuteronomy 5,409
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יוֹסֵף חֲלוֹם חָלַמְתִּי וּפֹתֵר אֵין אֹתוֹ וַאֲנִי שָׁמַעְתִּי עָלֶיךָ לֵאמֹר תִּשְׁמַע חֲלוֹם לִפְתֹּר אֹתֽוֹ
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: ‘I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it; and I have heard say of thee, that when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 60,820Open in the laboratory →
וְכִכַּר לֶחֶם אַחַת וַֽחַלַּת לֶחֶם שֶׁמֶן אַחַת וְרָקִיק אֶחָד מִסַּל הַמַּצּוֹת אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
and one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 121,809Open 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 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 173,931Open in the laboratory →
וְזֹאת עֲשׂוּ לָהֶם וְחָיוּ וְלֹא יָמֻתוּ בְּגִשְׁתָּם אֶת־קֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו יָבֹאוּ וְשָׂמוּ אוֹתָם אִישׁ אִישׁ עַל־עֲבֹדָתוֹ וְאֶל־מַשָּׂאֽוֹ
but thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 193,695Open in the laboratory →
וְלָֽקְחוּ פַּר בֶּן־בָּקָר וּמִנְחָתוֹ סֹלֶת בְּלוּלָה בַשָּׁמֶן וּפַר־שֵׁנִי בֶן־בָּקָר תִּקַּח לְחַטָּֽאת
Then let them take a young bullock, and its meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin-offering.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 202,742Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, מחול appears 178,803 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 180,987, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 10,206
- Exodus 8,703
- Leviticus 5,952
- Numbers 10,447
- Deuteronomy 5,780
- Joshua 6,163
- Judges 5,986
- Samuel 14,759
- Kings 14,359
- Isaiah 9,994
- Jeremiah 10,344
- Ezekiel 10,840
- The Twelve 7,535
- Psalms 12,983
- Proverbs 5,104
- Job 6,331
- Song of Songs 803
- Ruth 670
- Lamentations 917
- Ecclesiastes 2,190
- Esther 1,767
- Daniel 3,298
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6,302
- Chronicles 17,370
Outside the Torah
וְאִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל נִגַּשׂ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וַיֹּאֶל שָׁאוּל אֶת־הָעָם לֵאמֹר אָרוּר הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יֹאכַל לֶחֶם עַד־הָעֶרֶב וְנִקַּמְתִּי מֵאֹיְבַי וְלֹֽא טָעַם כָּל־הָעָם לָֽחֶם
And the men of Israel were distressed that day; but Saul adjured the people, saying: ‘Cursed be the man that eateth any food until it be evening, and I be avenged on mine enemies.’ So none of the people tasted food.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 404,008Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצֵא הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכָל־הָעָם בְּרַגְלָיו וַיַּעַמְדוּ בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָֽק
And the king went forth, and all the people after him; and they tarried in Beth-merhak.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 458,839Open in the laboratory →
וְאַבְשָׁלוֹם אֲשֶׁר מָשַׁחְנוּ עָלֵינוּ מֵת בַּמִּלְחָמָה וְעַתָּה לָמָה אַתֶּם מַחֲרִשִׁים לְהָשִׁיב אֶת־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now, therefore, why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 466,570Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מחול — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מחול, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 84.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 5:11. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Mahol appear in the Torah codes?
40,717 sequences of מחול at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 40,890 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Mahol in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 41:15 — the shortest of 40,717 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 40,890.
How is Mahol spelled in Hebrew?
Mahol is spelled מחול — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 84.
Is Mahol in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, מחול appears 178,803 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 180,987, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 40,890 here) beside the count.