Matthew מת׳יו
In Hebrew letters the first name Matthew is written מת׳יו — male given name. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 146,560 sequences of Matthew, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 17:5); chance alone would give about 149,365.
- Found in the Torah
- 146,560
- Chance alone
- 149,365
- 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
146,560 sequences of מת׳יו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 149,365 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which מת׳יו appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 17:5, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), מת׳יו is found 1,549,079 times; chance alone would give about 1,556,360.
- Genesis 38,257
- Exodus 34,415
- Leviticus 20,490
- Numbers 28,442
- Deuteronomy 24,956
The shortest skips
וְלֹא־יִקָּרֵא עוֹד אֶת־שִׁמְךָ אַבְרָם וְהָיָה שִׁמְךָ אַבְרָהָם כִּי אַב־הֲמוֹן גּוֹיִם נְתַתִּֽיךָ
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 19,304Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר בְּיַלֶּדְכֶן אֶת־הָֽעִבְרִיּוֹת וּרְאִיתֶן עַל־הָאָבְנָיִם אִם־בֵּן הוּא וַהֲמִתֶּן אֹתוֹ וְאִם־בַּת הִיא וָחָֽיָה
and he said: ‘When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, ye shall look upon the birthstool: if it be a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 78,711Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל עָשׂוּ כִּדְבַר מֹשֶׁה וַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם כְּלֵי־כֶסֶף וּכְלֵי זָהָב וּשְׂמָלֹֽת
And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 96,061Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּרֶב הָעָם עִם־מֹשֶׁה וַיֹּאמְרוּ תְּנוּ־לָנוּ מַיִם וְנִשְׁתֶּה וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם מֹשֶׁה מַה־תְּרִיבוּן עִמָּדִי מַה־תְּנַסּוּן אֶת־יְהוָֽה
Wherefore the people strove with Moses, and said: ‘Give us water that we may drink.’ And Moses said unto them: ‘Why strive ye with me? wherefore do ye try the LORD?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 103,305Open in the laboratory →
וַעֲשֵׂה לָהֶם מִכְנְסֵי־בָד לְכַסּוֹת בְּשַׂר עֶרְוָה מִמָּתְנַיִם וְעַד־יְרֵכַיִם יִהְיֽוּ
And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 120,471Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, מת׳יו appears 638,377 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 647,189, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 38,257
- Exodus 34,415
- Leviticus 20,490
- Numbers 28,442
- Deuteronomy 27,050
- Joshua 19,425
- Judges 22,717
- Samuel 47,917
- Kings 50,818
- Isaiah 34,294
- Jeremiah 46,857
- Ezekiel 48,892
- The Twelve 30,879
- Psalms 45,277
- Proverbs 14,799
- Job 18,402
- Song of Songs 3,651
- Ruth 3,130
- Lamentations 3,037
- Ecclesiastes 5,808
- Esther 6,159
- Daniel 8,943
- Ezra–Nehemiah 22,536
- Chronicles 56,182
Outside the Torah
וַיָּנַח יְהוָה לָהֶם מִסָּבִיב כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּע לַאֲבוֹתָם וְלֹא־עָמַד אִישׁ בִּפְנֵיהֶם מִכָּל־אֹיְבֵיהֶם אֵת כָּל־אֹיְבֵיהֶם נָתַן יְהוָה בְּיָדָֽם
And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that He swore unto their fathers; and there stood not a man of all their enemies against them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 338,364Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ עֲמֹד פֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל וְהָיָה אִם־אִישׁ יָבוֹא וּשְׁאֵלֵךְ וְאָמַר הֲיֵֽשׁ־פֹּה אִישׁ וְאָמַרְתְּ אָֽיִן
And he said unto her: ‘Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say: Is there any man here? that thou shalt say: No.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 351,367Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַל אֲבִימֶלֶךְ הַר־צַלְמוֹן הוּא וְכָל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ וַיִּקַּח אֲבִימֶלֶךְ אֶת־הַקַּרְדֻּמּוֹת בְּיָדוֹ וַיִּכְרֹת שׂוֹכַת עֵצִים וַיִּשָּׂאֶהָ וַיָּשֶׂם עַל־שִׁכְמוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר־עִמּוֹ מָה רְאִיתֶם עָשִׂיתִי מַהֲרוּ עֲשׂוּ כָמֽוֹנִי
And Abimelech got him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder; and he said unto the people that were with him: ‘What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 362,622Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מת׳יו — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as מתיו, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 456.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Deuteronomy 33:6. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Matthew in the Torah codes?
146,560 sequences of מת׳יו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 149,365 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Matthew in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 17:5 — the shortest of 146,560 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 149,365.
What is the gematria of Matthew in Hebrew?
Matthew is spelled מת׳יו — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 456.
How many times is Matthew found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, מת׳יו appears 638,377 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 647,189, so the count is in line with chance.
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