Matt מאט
In Hebrew letters the first name Matt is written מאט — male given name. Matt appears 125,977 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 129,605 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 125,977
- Chance alone
- 129,605
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- 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, מאט appears 125,977 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 129,605, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which מאט appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 44:28, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), מאט is found 1,959,469 times; chance alone would give about 2,008,816.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 129,605 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 22,356
- Exodus 25,442
- Leviticus 32,008
- Numbers 27,820
- Deuteronomy 18,351
The shortest skips
וַיֵּצֵא הָֽאֶחָד מֵֽאִתִּי וָאֹמַר אַךְ טָרֹף טֹרָף וְלֹא רְאִיתִיו עַד־הֵֽנָּה
and the one went out from me, and I said: Surely he is torn in pieces; and I have not seen him since;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 68,423Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקָם יַעֲקֹב מִבְּאֵר שָׁבַע וַיִּשְׂאוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־יַעֲקֹב אֲבִיהֶם וְאֶת־טַפָּם וְאֶת־נְשֵׁיהֶם בָּעֲגָלוֹת אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַח פַּרְעֹה לָשֵׂאת אֹתֽוֹ
And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 70,508Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה אַל־תִּירָאוּ אָנֹכִי אֲכַלְכֵּל אֶתְכֶם וְאֶֽת־טַפְּכֶם וַיְנַחֵם אוֹתָם וַיְדַבֵּר עַל־לִבָּֽם
Now therefore fear ye not; I will sustain you, and your little ones.’ And he comforted them, and spoke kindly unto them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 77,760Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יְהִי כֵן יְהוָה עִמָּכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר אֲשַׁלַּח אֶתְכֶם וְאֶֽת־טַפְּכֶם רְאוּ כִּי רָעָה נֶגֶד פְּנֵיכֶֽם
And he said unto them: ‘So be the LORD with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones; see ye that evil is before your face.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 92,214Open in the laboratory →
וְהִשְׁבִּיעַ אֹתָהּ הַכֹּהֵן וְאָמַר אֶל־הָֽאִשָּׁה אִם־לֹא שָׁכַב אִישׁ אֹתָךְ וְאִם־לֹא שָׂטִית טֻמְאָה תַּחַת אִישֵׁךְ הִנָּקִי מִמֵּי הַמָּרִים הַֽמְאָרֲרִים הָאֵֽלֶּה
And the priest shall cause her to swear, and shall say unto the woman: ‘If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness, being under thy husband, be thou free from this water of bitterness that causeth the curse;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 196,276Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, מאט appears 406,241 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 415,023, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 22,356
- Exodus 25,442
- Leviticus 32,008
- Numbers 27,820
- Deuteronomy 18,829
- Joshua 9,844
- Judges 10,397
- Samuel 24,011
- Kings 29,578
- Isaiah 21,382
- Jeremiah 26,363
- Ezekiel 27,487
- The Twelve 19,818
- Psalms 26,578
- Proverbs 10,900
- Job 13,776
- Song of Songs 1,885
- Ruth 1,685
- Lamentations 2,175
- Ecclesiastes 5,951
- Esther 4,748
- Daniel 8,961
- Ezra–Nehemiah 11,972
- Chronicles 22,275
Outside the Torah
וּשְׁמוּאֵל טֶרֶם יָדַע אֶת־יְהוָה וְטֶרֶם יִגָּלֶה אֵלָיו דְּבַר־יְהוָֽה
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 387,600Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח שְׁמוּאֵל טְלֵה חָלָב אֶחָד ויעלה עוֹלָה כָּלִיל לַֽיהוָה וַיִּזְעַק שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־יְהוָה בְּעַד יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיַּעֲנֵהוּ יְהוָֽה
And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt-offering unto the LORD; and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD answered him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 393,025Open in the laboratory →
וְהַשְּׁמֻעָה בָּאָה עַד־יוֹאָב כִּי יוֹאָב נָטָה אַחֲרֵי אֲדֹנִיָּה וְאַחֲרֵי אַבְשָׁלוֹם לֹא נָטָה וַיָּנָס יוֹאָב אֶל־אֹהֶל יְהוָה וַֽיַּחֲזֵק בְּקַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
And the tidings came to Joab; for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the Tent of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 482,090Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מאט — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as מאט, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 50.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Matt in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, מאט appears 125,977 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 129,605, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Matt in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 44:28 — the shortest of 125,977 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 129,605.
What is the gematria of Matt in Hebrew?
Matt is spelled מאט — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 50.
How many times is Matt found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, מאט appears 406,241 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 415,023, so the count is in line with chance.
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