Masada מצדה
Masada — in Hebrew מצדה — fortress; the fortress of Masada on the Dead Sea. Masada appears 6,767 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 6,751 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 6,767
- Chance alone
- 6,751
- P (≥ found)
- 0.42
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
6,767 sequences of מצדה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 6,751 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Numbers 14:37, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 67,732 sequences of מצדה, against about 70,339 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,535
- Exodus 1,845
- Leviticus 830
- Numbers 1,371
- Deuteronomy 1,186
The shortest skips
וַיָּמֻתוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים מוֹצִאֵי דִבַּת־הָאָרֶץ רָעָה בַּמַּגֵּפָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
even those men that did bring up an evil report of the land, died by the plague before the LORD.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 212,910Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם לֹֽא־מָֽצְאָה יָדוֹ דֵּי הָשִׁיב לוֹ וְהָיָה מִמְכָּרוֹ בְּיַד הַקֹּנֶה אֹתוֹ עַד שְׁנַת הַיּוֹבֵל וְיָצָא בַּיֹּבֵל וְשָׁב לַאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ
But if he have not sufficient means to get it back for himself, then that which he hath sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubilee; and in the jubilee it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 180,908Open in the laboratory →
וְיָד תִּהְיֶה לְךָ מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה וְיָצָאתָ שָׁמָּה חֽוּץ
Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 286,153Open in the laboratory →
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא כָּרַת יְהוָה אֶת־אַבְרָם בְּרִית לֵאמֹר לְזַרְעֲךָ נָתַתִּי אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת מִנְּהַר מִצְרַיִם עַד־הַנָּהָר הַגָּדֹל נְהַר־פְּרָֽת
In that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying: ‘Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates;
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 18,174Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֲלֵהֶם אִם־יַעַבְרוּ בְנֵי־גָד וּבְנֵי־רְאוּבֵן אִתְּכֶם אֶֽת־הַיַּרְדֵּן כָּל־חָלוּץ לַמִּלְחָמָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְנִכְבְּשָׁה הָאָרֶץ לִפְנֵיכֶם וּנְתַתֶּם לָהֶם אֶת־אֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָד לַאֲחֻזָּֽה
And Moses said unto them: ‘If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over the Jordan, every man that is armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you, then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession;
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 243,563Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 27,536 sequences of מצדה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 28,327).
- Genesis 1,535
- Exodus 1,845
- Leviticus 830
- Numbers 1,371
- Deuteronomy 1,297
- Joshua 907
- Judges 532
- Samuel 1,743
- Kings 1,726
- Isaiah 2,148
- Jeremiah 2,559
- Ezekiel 1,933
- The Twelve 1,622
- Psalms 2,176
- Proverbs 654
- Job 531
- Song of Songs 118
- Ruth 77
- Lamentations 121
- Ecclesiastes 213
- Esther 250
- Daniel 575
- Ezra–Nehemiah 792
- Chronicles 1,981
Outside the Torah
מְכַסֶּה שִׂנְאָה שִׂפְתֵי־שָׁקֶר וּמוֹצִא דִבָּה הוּא כְסִֽיל
He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 945,227Open in the laboratory →
לֹא בַסֵּתֶר דִּבַּרְתִּי בִּמְקוֹם אֶרֶץ חֹשֶׁךְ לֹא אָמַרְתִּי לְזֶרַע יַעֲקֹב תֹּהוּ בַקְּשׁוּנִי אֲנִי יְהוָה דֹּבֵר צֶדֶק מַגִּיד מֵישָׁרִֽים
I have not spoken in secret, In a place of the land of darkness; I said not unto the seed of Jacob: ‘Seek ye Me in vain’; I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 622,359Open in the laboratory →
מֵעֲמַל נַפְשׁוֹ יִרְאֶה יִשְׂבָּע בְּדַעְתּוֹ יַצְדִּיק צַדִּיק עַבְדִּי לָֽרַבִּים וַעֲוֺנֹתָם הוּא יִסְבֹּֽל
Of the travail of his soul he shall see to the full, even My servant, Who by his knowledge did justify the Righteous One to the many, And their iniquities he did bear.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 629,921Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מצדה — the Tanakh's own spelling: fortress; the fortress of Masada on the Dead Sea. Searched as מצדה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 139.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 25:32. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Masada in the Torah codes?
6,767 sequences of מצדה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 6,751 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Masada in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Numbers 14:37 — the shortest of 6,767 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,751.
How is Masada spelled in Hebrew?
Masada is spelled מצדה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 139.
Is Masada in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 27,536 sequences of מצדה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 28,327).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 6,751 here) beside the count.