First names

Malkhaz מלחז

In Hebrew letters the first name Malkhaz is written מלחז — male given name. Malkhaz appears 3,117 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 5.9% more than chance alone would give (about 2,944; probability 0.00079).

Found in the Torah
3,117
Chance alone
2,944
P (≥ found)
0.00079
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, מלחז appears 3,117 times in the Torah — 5.9% more than the 2,944 chance alone would give; the probability of 3,117 or more by chance alone is 0.00079.

The shortest skip at which מלחז appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 23:18, reading backward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), מלחז is found 31,318 times; chance alone would give about 30,672.

  • Genesis 526
  • Exodus 777
  • Leviticus 574
  • Numbers 869
  • Deuteronomy 371

The shortest skips

  1. Exodus 23:18שמות כג:יחskip 2, backward

    לֹֽא־תִזְבַּח עַל־חָמֵץ דַּם־זִבְחִי וְלֹֽא־יָלִין חֵֽלֶב־חַגִּי עַד־בֹּֽקֶר

    Thou shalt not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of My feast remain all night until the morning.

    מלחז at skip 2, backward from Exodus 23:18קוקלאתבעחץדםזבחימלחז
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 111,705Open in the laboratory →

  2. Leviticus 3:11ויקרא ג:יאskip 2, backward

    וְהִקְטִירוֹ הַכֹּהֵן הַמִּזְבֵּחָה לֶחֶם אִשֶּׁה לַיהוָֽה

    And the priest shall make it smoke upon the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.

    מלחז at skip 2, backward from Leviticus 3:11הכהןהמבהחאשהליקוםלחז
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 143,989Open in the laboratory →

  3. Leviticus 3:16ויקרא ג:טזskip 2, backward

    וְהִקְטִירָם הַכֹּהֵן הַמִּזְבֵּחָה לֶחֶם אִשֶּׁה לְרֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ כָּל־חֵלֶב לַיהוָֽה

    And the priest shall make them smoke upon the altar; it is the food of the offering made by fire, for a sweet savour; all the fat is the LORD’S.

    מלחז at skip 2, backward from Leviticus 3:16הכהןהמבהחאשהלריחםלחז
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 144,224Open in the laboratory →

  4. Exodus 34:15שמות לד:טוskip 4, backward

    פֶּן־תִּכְרֹת בְּרִית לְיוֹשֵׁב הָאָרֶץ וְזָנוּ אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם וְזָבְחוּ לֵאלֹהֵיהֶם וְקָרָא לְךָ וְאָכַלְתָּ מִזִּבְחֽוֹ

    lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go astray after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and they call thee, and thou eat of their sacrifice;

    מלחז at skip 4, backward from Exodus 34:15ריתליושבהארץונואריאהיהוזבחולאלהיהםוקםלחז
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 129,900Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 7:24שמות ז:כדskip 5, backward

    וַיַּחְפְּרוּ כָל־מִצְרַיִם סְבִיבֹת הַיְאֹר מַיִם לִשְׁתּוֹת כִּי לֹא יָֽכְלוּ לִשְׁתֹּת מִמֵּימֵי הַיְאֹֽר

    And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river.

    מלחז at skip 5, backward from Exodus 7:24אלביתוולאשתלבוגםלאתויפרוכמצריסביבתהיארמיםלשתותםלחז
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 87,670Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, מלחז appears 12,897 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.5% more than the 12,706 chance alone would give; the probability of 12,897 or more by chance alone is 0.05.

  • Genesis 526
  • Exodus 777
  • Leviticus 574
  • Numbers 869
  • Deuteronomy 387
  • Joshua 402
  • Judges 362
  • Samuel 655
  • Kings 1,155
  • Isaiah 816
  • Jeremiah 681
  • Ezekiel 677
  • The Twelve 478
  • Psalms 1,030
  • Proverbs 334
  • Job 448
  • Song of Songs 53
  • Ruth 64
  • Lamentations 80
  • Ecclesiastes 162
  • Esther 127
  • Daniel 307
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 554
  • Chronicles 1,379

Outside the Torah

  1. Psalms 107:30תהלים קז:לskip 2, forward

    וַיִּשְׂמְחוּ כִֽי־יִשְׁתֹּקוּ וַיַּנְחֵם אֶל־מְחוֹז חֶפְצָֽם

    Then were they glad because they were quiet, And He led them unto their desired haven.

    מלחז at skip 2, forward from Psalms 107:30קווינחאמוחפצםיודםלחז
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 917,756Open in the laboratory →

  2. 2 Kings 17:35מלכים ב יז:להskip 2, backward

    וַיִּכְרֹת יְהוָה אִתָּם בְּרִית וַיְצַוֵּם לֵאמֹר לֹא תִֽירְאוּ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים וְלֹא־תִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לָהֶם וְלֹא תַעַבְדוּם וְלֹא תִזְבְּחוּ לָהֶֽם

    with whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying: ‘Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow down to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them;

    מלחז at skip 2, backward from 2 Kings 17:35וםולאתבוהכיאםאתיםלחז
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 559,800Open in the laboratory →

  3. Malachi 1:7מלאכי א:זskip 2, backward

    מַגִּישִׁים עַֽל־מִזְבְּחִי לֶחֶם מְגֹאָל וַאֲמַרְתֶּם בַּמֶּה גֵֽאַלְנוּךָ בֶּאֱמָרְכֶם שֻׁלְחַן יְהוָה נִבְזֶה הֽוּא

    Ye offer polluted bread upon Mine altar. And ye say: ‘Wherein have we polluted thee?’ In that ye say: ‘The table of the LORD is contemptible.’

    מלחז at skip 2, backward from Malachi 1:7שיםעלמביחמגאלואמםלחז
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 855,570Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

מלחז — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as מלחז, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 85.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Malkhaz in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, מלחז appears 3,117 times in the Torah — 5.9% more than the 2,944 chance alone would give; the probability of 3,117 or more by chance alone is 0.00079.

What is the shortest skip for Malkhaz in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading backward from Exodus 23:18 — the shortest of 3,117 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,944.

What is the gematria of Malkhaz in Hebrew?

Malkhaz is spelled מלחז — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 85.

How many times is Malkhaz found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, מלחז appears 12,897 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.5% more than the 12,706 chance alone would give; the probability of 12,897 or more by chance alone is 0.05.

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