Matzah מצה
Matzah — in Hebrew מצה — unleavened bread. Matzah appears 293,672 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 295,108 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 293,672
- Chance alone
- 295,108
- 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
293,672 sequences of מצה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 295,108 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 31:13, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 4,329,089 sequences of מצה, against about 4,574,047 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 295,108 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 66,411
- Exodus 78,513
- Leviticus 38,522
- Numbers 53,760
- Deuteronomy 56,466
The shortest skips
אָנֹכִי הָאֵל בֵּֽית־אֵל אֲשֶׁר מָשַׁחְתָּ שָּׁם מַצֵּבָה אֲשֶׁר נָדַרְתָּ לִּי שָׁם נֶדֶר עַתָּה קוּם צֵא מִן־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וְשׁוּב אֶל־אֶרֶץ מוֹלַדְתֶּֽךָ
I am the God of Beth-el, where thou didst anoint a pillar, where thou didst vow a vow unto Me. Now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy nativity.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 44,241Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּמָת בָּלַע וַיִּמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּיו יוֹבָב בֶּן־זֶרַח מִבָּצְרָֽה
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 53,641Open in the laboratory →
וְהִנֵּה אֲנַחְנוּ מְאַלְּמִים אֲלֻמִּים בְּתוֹךְ הַשָּׂדֶה וְהִנֵּה קָמָה אֲלֻמָּתִי וְגַם־נִצָּבָה וְהִנֵּה תְסֻבֶּינָה אֲלֻמֹּתֵיכֶם וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶיןָ לַאֲלֻמָּתִֽי
for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves came round about, and bowed down to my sheaf.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 54,396Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בְּחַר־לָנוּ אֲנָשִׁים וְצֵא הִלָּחֵם בַּעֲמָלֵק מָחָר אָנֹכִי נִצָּב עַל־רֹאשׁ הַגִּבְעָה וּמַטֵּה הָאֱלֹהִים בְּיָדִֽי
And Moses said unto Joshua: ‘Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek; tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 103,711Open in the laboratory →
וְֽאֶת־הַקְּרָשִׁים תְּצַפֶּה זָהָב וְאֶת־טַבְּעֹֽתֵיהֶם תַּעֲשֶׂה זָהָב בָּתִּים לַבְּרִיחִם וְצִפִּיתָ אֶת־הַבְּרִיחִם זָהָֽב
And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for holders for the bars; and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 116,707Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
1,043,125 sequences of מצה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,049,694 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 66,411
- Exodus 78,513
- Leviticus 38,522
- Numbers 53,760
- Deuteronomy 59,577
- Joshua 38,804
- Judges 23,399
- Samuel 53,330
- Kings 70,982
- Isaiah 80,782
- Jeremiah 95,052
- Ezekiel 69,406
- The Twelve 66,514
- Psalms 69,678
- Proverbs 21,608
- Job 18,963
- Song of Songs 3,906
- Ruth 3,121
- Lamentations 4,452
- Ecclesiastes 7,873
- Esther 8,226
- Daniel 12,664
- Ezra–Nehemiah 26,023
- Chronicles 71,559
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לֵאמֹֽר
And the LORD spoke unto Joshua, saying:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 309,815Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־מֶלֶךְ הָעַי תָּלָה עַל־הָעֵץ עַד־עֵת הָעָרֶב וּכְבוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ צִוָּה יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיֹּרִידוּ אֶת־נִבְלָתוֹ מִן־הָעֵץ וַיַּשְׁלִיכוּ אוֹתָהּ אֶל־פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הָעִיר וַיָּקִימוּ עָלָיו גַּל־אֲבָנִים גָּדוֹל עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until the eventide; and at the going down of the sun Joshua commanded, and they took his carcass down from the tree, and cast it at the entrance of the gate of the city, and raised thereon a great heap of stones, unto this day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 317,104Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי לְעֵת בּוֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ צִוָּה יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיֹּֽרִידוּם מֵעַל הָעֵצִים וַיַּשְׁלִכֻם אֶל־הַמְּעָרָה אֲשֶׁר נֶחְבְּאוּ־שָׁם וַיָּשִׂמוּ אֲבָנִים גְּדֹלוֹת עַל־פִּי הַמְּעָרָה עַד־עֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had hidden themselves, and laid great stones on the mouth of the cave, unto this very day.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 321,243Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מצה — the Tanakh's own spelling: unleavened bread. Searched as מצה, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 135.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Leviticus 2:5. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Mozah.
Questions
Does Matzah appear in the Torah codes?
293,672 sequences of מצה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 295,108 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Matzah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 31:13 — the shortest of 293,672 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 295,108.
How is Matzah spelled in Hebrew?
Matzah is spelled מצה — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 135.
Is Matzah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
1,043,125 sequences of מצה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,049,694 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
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