Makaz מקץ
Makaz (מקץ) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Makaz appears 802,215 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–152,424), 4.8% more than chance alone would give (about 765,466; probability below 10⁻³⁰⁰).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 802,215
- Chance alone · every skip
- 765,466
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- below 10⁻³⁰⁰
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 152,342
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 3 letters (2–152,424), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 46,707 found · chance alone about 49,386 (probability of 46,707 or more by chance alone: 1.00).
In the Torah
Across every skip (2–152,424), מקץ appears 802,215 times in the Torah — 4.8% more than the 765,466 chance alone would give; the probability of 802,215 or more by chance alone is below 10⁻³⁰⁰.
The shortest skip at which מקץ appears in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 8:22, reading forward.
The longest skip at which מקץ was found in the Torah is 152,342 — at Deuteronomy 34:10, reading backward; a spelling of 3 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 152,424.
A three-letter spelling is common across every skip (2–152,424): in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 765,466 of it, so a large count is expected.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 202,497
- Exodus 173,695
- Leviticus 112,660
- Numbers 182,453
- Deuteronomy 130,910
Examples across the range
5 of the 802,215 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- ם ק ץGenesis 8:22
עֹד כָּל־יְמֵי הָאָרֶץ זֶרַע וְקָצִיר וְקֹר וָחֹם וְקַיִץ וָחֹרֶף וְיוֹם וָלַיְלָה לֹא יִשְׁבֹּֽתוּ
While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 10,256 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ם ק ץGenesis 8:22
- םGenesis 49:1
וַיִּקְרָא יַעֲקֹב אֶל־בָּנָיו וַיֹּאמֶר הֵאָֽסְפוּ וְאַגִּידָה לָכֶם אֵת אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרָא אֶתְכֶם בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִֽים
And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: ‘Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the end of days.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- ק צGenesis 49:2
הִקָּבְצוּ וְשִׁמְעוּ בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב וְשִׁמְעוּ אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲבִיכֶֽם
Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; And hearken unto Israel your father.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 75,297 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- םGenesis 49:1
- םExodus 8:4
… וַיֹּאמֶר הַעְתִּירוּ אֶל־יְהוָה וְיָסֵר הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִים מִמֶּנִּי וּמֵֽעַמִּי וַאֲשַׁלְּחָה אֶת־הָעָם …
Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said: ‘Entreat the LORD, that He take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice unto the LORD.’
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- קExodus 8:5
… וּֽלְעַמְּךָ לְהַכְרִית הַֽצֲפַרְדְּעִים מִמְּךָ וּמִבָּתֶּיךָ רַק בַּיְאֹר תִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה
And Moses said unto Pharaoh: ‘Have thou this glory over me; against what time shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, that the frogs be destroyed from thee and thy houses, and remain in the river only?’
- צExodus 8:8
וַיֵּצֵא מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן מֵעִם פַּרְעֹה וַיִּצְעַק …
And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh; and Moses cried unto the LORD concerning the frogs, which He had brought upon Pharaoh.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 88,165 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- םExodus 8:4
- םLeviticus 5:11
וְאִם־לֹא תַשִּׂיג יָדוֹ לִשְׁתֵּי תֹרִים אוֹ לִשְׁנֵי בְנֵי־יוֹנָה וְהֵבִיא …
But if his means suffice not for two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he shall bring his offering for that wherein he hath sinned, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin-offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon; for it is a sin-offering.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- קLeviticus 4:30
… הַכֹּהֵן מִדָּמָהּ בְּאֶצְבָּעוֹ וְנָתַן עַל־קַרְנֹת מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה וְאֶת־כָּל־דָּמָהּ …
And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering, and all the remaining blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar.
- ץLeviticus 4:12
וְהוֹצִיא אֶת־כָּל־הַפָּר אֶל־מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה אֶל־מָקוֹם טָהוֹר אֶל …
even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn it on wood with fire; where the ashes are poured out shall it be burnt.
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 146,908 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- םLeviticus 5:11
- מDeuteronomy 34:10
וְלֹֽא־קָם נָבִיא עוֹד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כְּמֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר יְדָעוֹ יְהוָה פָּנִים אֶל־פָּנִֽים
And there hath not arisen a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face;
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- קLeviticus 8:28
וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה אֹתָם מֵעַל כַּפֵּיהֶם וַיַּקְטֵר הַמִּזְבֵּחָה עַל־הָעֹלָה מִלֻּאִים הֵם …
And Moses took them from off their hands, and made them smoke on the altar upon the burnt-offering; they were a consecration-offering for a sweet savour; it was an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
- ץGenesis 1:2
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 152,342, width 152,342 — one row is 152,342 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,717 of the TorahOpen at skip 152,342 in the laboratory →
- מDeuteronomy 34:10
Across the Tanakh
Across every skip (2–598,520), מקץ appears 10,001,887 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 10,074,139, so the count is in line with chance.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 169,432 found · chance alone about 167,581 (probability of 169,432 or more by chance alone: 3.2 × 10⁻⁶).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 626,590
- Exodus 555,512
- Leviticus 348,048
- Numbers 581,530
- Deuteronomy 437,485
- Joshua 323,009
- Judges 316,081
- Samuel 701,827
- Kings 785,135
- Isaiah 532,159
- Jeremiah 716,554
- Ezekiel 641,391
- The Twelve 493,233
- Psalms 662,235
- Proverbs 230,935
- Job 269,600
- Song of Songs 46,999
- Ruth 40,620
- Lamentations 48,699
- Ecclesiastes 106,508
- Esther 120,448
- Daniel 188,155
- Ezra–Nehemiah 366,495
- Chronicles 862,639
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ם ק צJudges 1:7
… בֶזֶק שִׁבְעִים מְלָכִים בְּֽהֹנוֹת יְדֵיהֶם וְרַגְלֵיהֶם מְקֻצָּצִים הָיוּ מְלַקְּטִים תַּחַת שֻׁלְחָנִי כַּאֲשֶׁר …
And Adoni-bezek said: ‘Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered food under my table; as I have done, so God hath requited me.’ And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 345,032 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ם ק צJudges 1:7
- ם1 Samuel 11:3
… וְנִשְׁלְחָה מַלְאָכִים בְּכֹל גְּבוּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאִם־אֵין מוֹשִׁיעַ אֹתָנוּ וְיָצָאנוּ אֵלֶֽיךָ …
And the elders of Jabesh said unto him: ‘Give us seven days’respite, that we may send messengers unto all the borders of Israel; and then, if there be none to deliver us, we will come out to thee.’
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- ק1 Samuel 11:5
וְהִנֵּה שָׁאוּל בָּא אַחֲרֵי הַבָּקָר מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל מַה …
And, behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said: ‘What aileth the people that they weep?’ And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh.
- צ1 Samuel 11:7
וַיִּקַּח צֶמֶד בָּקָר וַֽיְנַתְּחֵהוּ וַיְשַׁלַּח בְּכָל־גְּבוּל …
And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying: ‘Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen.’ And the dread of the LORD fell on the people…
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 398,559 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- ם1 Samuel 11:3
- מ2 Chronicles 36:15
… יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם עֲלֵיהֶם בְּיַד מַלְאָכָיו הַשְׁכֵּם וְשָׁלוֹחַ כִּֽי־חָמַל עַל …
And the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent to them by His messengers, sending betimes and often; because He had compassion on His people, and on His dwelling-place;
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- קIsaiah 24:20
נוֹעַ תָּנוּעַ אֶרֶץ כַּשִּׁכּוֹר וְהִֽתְנוֹדְדָה כַּמְּלוּנָה וְכָבַד עָלֶיהָ פִּשְׁעָהּ וְנָפְלָה וְלֹא־תֹסִיף קֽוּם
The earth reeleth to and fro like a drunken man, And swayeth to and fro as a lodge; And the transgression thereof is heavy upon it, And it shall fall, and not rise again.
- ץGenesis 1:2
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 598,182, width 598,182 — one row is 598,182 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,397 of the TanakhOpen at skip 598,182 in the laboratory →
- מ2 Chronicles 36:15
The spelling
מקץ — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מקץ, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 230.
As a plain word it stands 23 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 4:3. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Makaz in the Bible code?
Across every skip (2–152,424), מקץ appears 802,215 times in the Torah — 4.8% more than the 765,466 chance alone would give; the probability of 802,215 or more by chance alone is below 10⁻³⁰⁰.
What is the shortest skip for Makaz in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 8:22 — the shortest of 802,215 sequences across every skip (2–152,424), where chance alone would give about 765,466.
What is the gematria of Makaz in Hebrew?
Makaz is spelled מקץ — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 230.
How many times is Makaz found in the whole Tanakh?
Across every skip (2–598,520), מקץ appears 10,001,887 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 10,074,139, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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