Massah מסה
Massah (מסה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Massah appears 137,075 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 136,530 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 137,075
- Chance alone
- 136,530
- P (≥ found)
- 0.07
- 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, מסה appears 137,075 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 136,530, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 8:13, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 2,245,969 sequences of מסה, against about 2,116,161 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 136,530 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 26,591
- Exodus 31,425
- Leviticus 19,243
- Numbers 39,813
- Deuteronomy 20,003
The shortest skips
וַֽיְהִי בְּאַחַת וְשֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה בָּֽרִאשׁוֹן בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ חָֽרְבוּ הַמַּיִם מֵעַל הָאָרֶץ וַיָּסַר נֹחַ אֶת־מִכְסֵה הַתֵּבָה וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה חָֽרְבוּ פְּנֵי הָֽאֲדָמָֽה
And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dried.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,801Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּפְרֹשׂ אֶת־הָאֹהֶל עַל־הַמִּשְׁכָּן וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־מִכְסֵה הָאֹהֶל עָלָיו מִלְמָעְלָה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
And he spread the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 140,741Open in the laboratory →
וְחִשַּׁב־לוֹ הַכֹּהֵן אֵת מִכְסַת הָֽעֶרְכְּךָ עַד שְׁנַת הַיֹּבֵל וְנָתַן אֶת־הָעֶרְכְּךָ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא קֹדֶשׁ לַיהוָֽה
then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy valuation unto the year of jubilee; and he shall give thy valuation in that day, as a holy thing unto the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 185,827Open in the laboratory →
וְנָשְׂאוּ אֶת־יְרִיעֹת הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְאֶת־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד מִכְסֵהוּ וּמִכְסֵה הַתַּחַשׁ אֲשֶׁר־עָלָיו מִלְמָעְלָה וְאֶת־מָסַךְ פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד
they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tent of meeting, its covering, and the covering of sealskin that is above upon it, and the screen for the door of the tent of meeting;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 193,967Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי קוּם רֵד מַהֵר מִזֶּה כִּי שִׁחֵת עַמְּךָ אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתָ מִמִּצְרָיִם סָרוּ מַהֵר מִן־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִם עָשׂוּ לָהֶם מַסֵּכָֽה
And the LORD said unto me: ‘Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people that thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have dealt corruptly; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 266,265Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, מסה appears 528,556 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 535,115, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 26,591
- Exodus 31,425
- Leviticus 19,243
- Numbers 39,813
- Deuteronomy 21,115
- Joshua 12,801
- Judges 17,328
- Samuel 22,127
- Kings 48,507
- Isaiah 34,629
- Jeremiah 36,469
- Ezekiel 31,155
- The Twelve 32,414
- Psalms 42,396
- Proverbs 13,410
- Job 9,480
- Song of Songs 1,713
- Ruth 1,075
- Lamentations 2,335
- Ecclesiastes 7,541
- Esther 11,429
- Daniel 8,689
- Ezra–Nehemiah 17,977
- Chronicles 38,894
Outside the Torah
וְהֶחָלוּץ הֹלֵךְ לִפְנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים תקעו הַשּֽׁוֹפָרוֹת וְהַֽמְאַסֵּף הֹלֵךְ אַחֲרֵי הָאָרוֹן הָלוֹךְ וְתָקוֹעַ בַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת
And the armed men went before the priests that blew the horns, and the rearward went after the ark, [the priests] blowing with the horns continually.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 312,011Open in the laboratory →
וְשִׁבְעָה הַכֹּהֲנִים נֹשְׂאִים שִׁבְעָה שׁוֹפְרוֹת הַיֹּבְלִים לִפְנֵי אֲרוֹן יְהוָה הֹלְכִים הָלוֹךְ וְתָקְעוּ בַּשּׁוֹפָרוֹת וְהֶחָלוּץ הֹלֵךְ לִפְנֵיהֶם וְהַֽמְאַסֵּף הֹלֵךְ אַֽחֲרֵי אֲרוֹן יְהוָה הולך וְתָקוֹעַ בַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת
And the seven priests bearing the seven rams’horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the horns; and the armed men went before them; and the rearward came after the ark of the LORD, [the priests] blowing with the horns continually.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 312,289Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו זְבֻל אַיֵּה אֵפוֹא פִיךָ אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמַר מִי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ כִּי נַעַבְדֶנּוּ הֲלֹא זֶה הָעָם אֲשֶׁר מָאַסְתָּה בּוֹ צֵא־נָא עַתָּה וְהִלָּחֶם בּֽוֹ
Then said Zebul unto him: ‘Where is now thy mouth, that thou saidst: Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out now, I pray, and fight with them.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 362,126Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מסה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מסה, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 105.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 17:7. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Masa.
Questions
Does Massah appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, מסה appears 137,075 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 136,530, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Massah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 8:13 — the shortest of 137,075 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 136,530.
How is Massah spelled in Hebrew?
Massah is spelled מסה — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 105.
Is Massah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, מסה appears 528,556 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 535,115, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 136,530 here) beside the count.