Max מקס
In Hebrew letters the first name Max is written מקס — male given name. Max appears 22,151 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 22,848 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 22,151
- Chance alone
- 22,848
- 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, מקס appears 22,151 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 22,848, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which מקס appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 33:21, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), מקס is found 371,787 times; chance alone would give about 354,139.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 22,848 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 4,661
- Exodus 5,229
- Leviticus 3,244
- Numbers 6,516
- Deuteronomy 2,501
The shortest skips
וַיַּרְא רֵאשִׁית לוֹ כִּי־שָׁם חֶלְקַת מְחֹקֵק סָפוּן וַיֵּתֵא רָאשֵׁי עָם צִדְקַת יְהוָה עָשָׂה וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And he chose a first part for himself, For there a portion of a ruler was reserved; And there came the heads of the people, He executed the righteousness of the LORD, And His ordinances with Israel. .
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 303,811Open in the laboratory →
לֹֽא־יִמָּצֵא בְךָ מַעֲבִיר בְּנֽוֹ־וּבִתּוֹ בָּאֵשׁ קֹסֵם קְסָמִים מְעוֹנֵן וּמְנַחֵשׁ וּמְכַשֵּֽׁף
There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, a soothsayer, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 279,633Open in the laboratory →
וְיַעֲקֹב נָסַע סֻכֹּתָה וַיִּבֶן לוֹ בָּיִת וּלְמִקְנֵהוּ עָשָׂה סֻכֹּת עַל־כֵּן קָרָא שֵׁם־הַמָּקוֹם סֻכּֽוֹת
And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him a house, and made booths for his cattle. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 49,051Open in the laboratory →
אַתָּה תִּהְיֶה עַל־בֵּיתִי וְעַל־פִּיךָ יִשַּׁק כָּל־עַמִּי רַק הַכִּסֵּא אֶגְדַּל מִמֶּֽךָּ
Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled; only in the throne will I be greater than thou.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 62,043Open in the laboratory →
זֹאת חֲנֻכַּת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ בְּיוֹם הִמָּשַׁח אֹתוֹ מֵאֵת נְשִׂיאֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל קַעֲרֹת כֶּסֶף שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה מִֽזְרְקֵי־כֶסֶף שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר כַּפּוֹת זָהָב שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵֽה
This was the dedication-offering of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, at the hands of the princes of Israel: twelve silver dishes, twelve silver basins, twelve golden pans;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 202,016Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, מקס appears 86,921 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.7% more than the 85,430 chance alone would give; the probability of 86,921 or more by chance alone is 1.8 × 10⁻⁷.
- Genesis 4,661
- Exodus 5,229
- Leviticus 3,244
- Numbers 6,516
- Deuteronomy 2,607
- Joshua 1,703
- Judges 2,560
- Samuel 3,027
- Kings 6,694
- Isaiah 7,508
- Jeremiah 5,189
- Ezekiel 4,765
- The Twelve 5,371
- Psalms 8,756
- Proverbs 4,348
- Job 2,852
- Song of Songs 362
- Ruth 309
- Lamentations 345
- Ecclesiastes 1,102
- Esther 1,128
- Daniel 1,833
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,241
- Chronicles 4,571
Outside the Torah
שׁוּבוּ לַאֲשֶׁר הֶעְמִיקוּ סָרָה בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Turn ye unto Him Against whom ye have deeply rebelled, O children of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 605,611Open in the laboratory →
בְּדָמֵךְ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁפַכְתְּ אָשַׁמְתְּ וּבְגִלּוּלַיִךְ אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂית טָמֵאת וַתַּקְרִיבִי יָמַיִךְ וַתָּבוֹא עַד־שְׁנוֹתָיִךְ עַל־כֵּן נְתַתִּיךְ חֶרְפָּה לַגּוֹיִם וְקַלָּסָה לְכָל־הָאֲרָצֽוֹת
thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed, and art defiled in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years; therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the nations, and a mocking to all the countries!
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 757,530Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּצְעֲקוּ אֶל־יְהוָה בַּצַּר לָהֶם וּֽמִמְּצֽוּקֹתֵיהֶם יוֹצִיאֵֽם
They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, And He brought them out of their distresses.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 917,716Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מקס — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as מקס, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 200.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Max in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, מקס appears 22,151 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 22,848, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Max in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Deuteronomy 33:21 — the shortest of 22,151 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 22,848.
What is the gematria of Max in Hebrew?
Max is spelled מקס — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 200.
How many times is Max found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, מקס appears 86,921 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.7% more than the 85,430 chance alone would give; the probability of 86,921 or more by chance alone is 1.8 × 10⁻⁷.
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