Malachi מלאכי
Malachi (מלאכי) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 6,246 sequences of Malachi, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 43:12); chance alone would give about 6,192.
- Found in the Torah
- 6,246
- Chance alone
- 6,192
- P (≥ found)
- 0.25
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 6,246 sequences of מלאכי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 6,192).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 43:12, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 45,585 sequences of מלאכי, against about 48,803 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,550
- Exodus 1,257
- Leviticus 794
- Numbers 1,181
- Deuteronomy 1,464
The shortest skips
וְכֶסֶף מִשְׁנֶה קְחוּ בְיֶדְכֶם וְאֶת־הַכֶּסֶף הַמּוּשָׁב בְּפִי אַמְתְּחֹֽתֵיכֶם תָּשִׁיבוּ בְיֶדְכֶם אוּלַי מִשְׁגֶּה הֽוּא
and take double money in your hand; and the money that was returned in the mouth of your sacks carry back in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 65,715Open in the laboratory →
פְּרִי אַדְמָֽתְךָ וְכָל־יְגִיעֲךָ יֹאכַל עַם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדָעְתָּ וְהָיִיתָ רַק עָשׁוּק וְרָצוּץ כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים
The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed away:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 293,252Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר לָהּ הַמְעַט קַחְתֵּךְ אֶת־אִישִׁי וְלָקַחַת גַּם אֶת־דּוּדָאֵי בְּנִי וַתֹּאמֶר רָחֵל לָכֵן יִשְׁכַּב עִמָּךְ הַלַּיְלָה תַּחַת דּוּדָאֵי בְנֵֽךְ
And she said unto her: ‘Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also?’ And Rachel said: ‘Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son’s mandrakes.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 42,092Open in the laboratory →
וּמִי גּוֹי גָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ חֻקִּים וּמִשְׁפָּטִים צַדִּיקִם כְּכֹל הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי נֹתֵן לִפְנֵיכֶם הַיּֽוֹם
And what great nation is there, that hath statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 256,785Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְאֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה וְאֵת הַכּוֹכָבִֽים
And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 778Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
26,336 sequences of מלאכי at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 26,415 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1,550
- Exodus 1,257
- Leviticus 794
- Numbers 1,181
- Deuteronomy 1,554
- Joshua 703
- Judges 841
- Samuel 2,540
- Kings 2,599
- Isaiah 1,347
- Jeremiah 2,246
- Ezekiel 1,595
- The Twelve 1,163
- Psalms 1,791
- Proverbs 513
- Job 720
- Song of Songs 106
- Ruth 106
- Lamentations 137
- Ecclesiastes 281
- Esther 402
- Daniel 551
- Ezra–Nehemiah 621
- Chronicles 1,738
Outside the Torah
וַיֵּצְאוּ בְנֵֽי־הַנְּבִיאִים אֲשֶׁר־בֵּֽית־אֵל אֶל־אֱלִישָׁע וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו הֲיָדַעְתָּ כִּי הַיּוֹם יְהוָה לֹקֵחַ אֶת־אֲדֹנֶיךָ מֵעַל רֹאשֶׁךָ וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם־אֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי הֶחֱשֽׁוּ
And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him: ‘Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to-day?’ And he said: ‘Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.’—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 529,365Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּגְּשׁוּ בְנֵֽי־הַנְּבִיאִים אֲשֶׁר־בִּֽירִיחוֹ אֶל־אֱלִישָׁע וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו הֲיָדַעְתָּ כִּי הַיּוֹם יְהוָה לֹקֵחַ אֶת־אֲדֹנֶיךָ מֵעַל רֹאשֶׁךָ וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם־אֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי הֶחֱשֽׁוּ
And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said unto him: ‘Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to-day?’ And he answered: ‘Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.’—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 529,531Open in the laboratory →
וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה הִנְנִי מְמַלֵּא אֶת־כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וְאֶת־הַמְּלָכִים הַיֹּשְׁבִים לְדָוִד עַל־כִּסְאוֹ וְאֶת־הַכֹּהֲנִים וְאֶת־הַנְּבִיאִים וְאֵת כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלִָם שִׁכָּרֽוֹן
Then shalt thou say unto them: Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David’s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 661,334Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מלאכי — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מלאכי, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 101.
As a plain word it stands 14 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 28:12. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Malachi in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 6,246 sequences of מלאכי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 6,192).
What is the shortest skip for Malachi in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 43:12 — the shortest of 6,246 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,192.
How is Malachi spelled in Hebrew?
Malachi is spelled מלאכי — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 101.
Is Malachi in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
26,336 sequences of מלאכי at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 26,415 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 6,192 here) beside the count.