Makkedah מקדה
Makkedah (מקדה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Makkedah appears 7,890 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 7,999 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 7,890
- Chance alone
- 7,999
- P (≥ found)
- 0.89
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, מקדה appears 7,890 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 7,999, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which מקדה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 18:23, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), מקדה is found 86,688 times; chance alone would give about 83,353.
- Genesis 1,865
- Exodus 1,762
- Leviticus 1,308
- Numbers 2,044
- Deuteronomy 911
The shortest skips
וַיִּגַּשׁ אַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמַר הַאַף תִּסְפֶּה צַדִּיק עִם־רָשָֽׁע
And Abraham drew near, and said: ‘Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 21,567Open in the laboratory →
וַיְדַבֵּר אֶל־עֶפְרוֹן בְּאָזְנֵי עַם־הָאָרֶץ לֵאמֹר אַךְ אִם־אַתָּה לוּ שְׁמָעֵנִי נָתַתִּי כֶּסֶף הַשָּׂדֶה קַח מִמֶּנִּי וְאֶקְבְּרָה אֶת־מֵתִי שָֽׁמָּה
And he spoke unto Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying: ‘But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me: I will give the price of the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 28,970Open in the laboratory →
לֹא תֵאָפֶה חָמֵץ חֶלְקָם נָתַתִּי אֹתָהּ מֵאִשָּׁי קֹדֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁים הִוא כַּחַטָּאת וְכָאָשָֽׁם
It shall not be baked with leaven. I have given it as their portion of My offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as the sin-offering, and as the guilt-offering.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 148,357Open in the laboratory →
הֵן לֹא־הוּבָא אֶת־דָּמָהּ אֶל־הַקֹּדֶשׁ פְּנִימָה אָכוֹל תֹּאכְלוּ אֹתָהּ בַּקֹּדֶשׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוֵּֽיתִי
Behold, the blood of it was not brought into the sanctuary within; ye should certainly have eaten it in the sanctuary, as I commanded.’
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 155,274Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֲבָל שָׂרָה אִשְׁתְּךָ יֹלֶדֶת לְךָ בֵּן וְקָרָאתָ אֶת־שְׁמוֹ יִצְחָק וַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אִתּוֹ לִבְרִית עוֹלָם לְזַרְעוֹ אַחֲרָֽיו
And God said: ‘‘Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 20,036Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, מקדה appears 29,708 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 30,787, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 1,865
- Exodus 1,762
- Leviticus 1,308
- Numbers 2,044
- Deuteronomy 997
- Joshua 787
- Judges 727
- Samuel 2,218
- Kings 2,160
- Isaiah 2,027
- Jeremiah 2,309
- Ezekiel 1,910
- The Twelve 1,563
- Psalms 1,908
- Proverbs 699
- Job 601
- Song of Songs 129
- Ruth 116
- Lamentations 138
- Ecclesiastes 281
- Esther 341
- Daniel 893
- Ezra–Nehemiah 929
- Chronicles 1,996
Outside the Torah
זֶֽה־הַשַּׁעַר לַיהוָה צַדִּיקִים יָבֹאוּ בֽוֹ
This is the gate of the LORD; The righteous shall enter into it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 922,351Open in the laboratory →
כִּי לֹא יָנוּחַ שֵׁבֶט הָרֶשַׁע עַל גּוֹרַל הַֽצַּדִּיקִים לְמַעַן לֹא־יִשְׁלְחוּ הַצַּדִּיקִים בְּעַוְלָתָה יְדֵיהֶֽם
For the rod of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 928,218Open in the laboratory →
כִּי לֹא יָנוּחַ שֵׁבֶט הָרֶשַׁע עַל גּוֹרַל הַֽצַּדִּיקִים לְמַעַן לֹא־יִשְׁלְחוּ הַצַּדִּיקִים בְּעַוְלָתָה יְדֵיהֶֽם
For the rod of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 928,236Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מקדה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מקדה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 149.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 10:10. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Makkedah appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, מקדה appears 7,890 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 7,999, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Makkedah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 18:23 — the shortest of 7,890 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 7,999.
What is the gematria of Makkedah in Hebrew?
Makkedah is spelled מקדה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 149.
How many times is Makkedah found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, מקדה appears 29,708 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 30,787, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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