Medeba מידבא
Medeba (מידבא) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 2,812 sequences of Medeba, the shortest at skip 3 (Genesis 37:35); chance alone would give about 2,757.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,812
- Chance alone
- 2,757
- P (≥ found)
- 0.15
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
2,812 sequences of מידבא at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 2,757 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which מידבא appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 37:35, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), מידבא is found 21,441 times; chance alone would give about 21,729.
- Genesis 788
- Exodus 566
- Leviticus 355
- Numbers 701
- Deuteronomy 402
The shortest skips
וַיָּקֻמוּ כָל־בָּנָיו וְכָל־בְּנֹתָיו לְנַחֲמוֹ וַיְמָאֵן לְהִתְנַחֵם וַיֹּאמֶר כִּֽי־אֵרֵד אֶל־בְּנִי אָבֵל שְׁאֹלָה וַיֵּבְךְּ אֹתוֹ אָבִֽיו
And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said: ‘Nay, but I will go down to the grave to my son mourning.’ And his father wept for him.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 55,942Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו לֹא אֲדֹנִי וַעֲבָדֶיךָ בָּאוּ לִשְׁבָּר־אֹֽכֶל
And they said unto him: ‘Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 63,448Open in the laboratory →
וְהִשִּׂיאוּ אוֹתָם עֲוֺן אַשְׁמָה בְּאָכְלָם אֶת־קָדְשֵׁיהֶם כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה מְקַדְּשָֽׁם
and so cause them to bear the iniquity that bringeth guilt, when they eat their holy things; for I am the LORD who sanctify them.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 175,357Open in the laboratory →
דַּבְּרוּ אֶֽל־כָּל־עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר בֶּעָשֹׂר לַחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה וְיִקְחוּ לָהֶם אִישׁ שֶׂה לְבֵית־אָבֹת שֶׂה לַבָּֽיִת
Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying: In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers’houses, a lamb for a household;
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 94,078Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְחִי־עֵבֶר אַחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־פֶּלֶג שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וְאַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת
And Eber lived after he begot Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begot sons and daughters.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 13,454Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
12,983 sequences of מידבא at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 13,304 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 788
- Exodus 566
- Leviticus 355
- Numbers 701
- Deuteronomy 428
- Joshua 315
- Judges 410
- Samuel 1,428
- Kings 1,191
- Isaiah 601
- Jeremiah 959
- Ezekiel 898
- The Twelve 578
- Psalms 815
- Proverbs 271
- Job 310
- Song of Songs 48
- Ruth 60
- Lamentations 50
- Ecclesiastes 112
- Esther 160
- Daniel 372
- Ezra–Nehemiah 515
- Chronicles 1,052
Outside the Torah
כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה הִנָּתֹן תִּנָּתֵן הָעִיר הַזֹּאת בְּיַד חֵיל מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל וּלְכָדָֽהּ
Thus saith the LORD: This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 701,253Open in the laboratory →
לַמְנַצֵּחַ מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִֽד
For the Leader. Maschil of David;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 884,901Open in the laboratory →
לַמְנַצֵּחַ בִּנְגִינֹת מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִֽד
For the Leader; with string-music. Maschil of David:
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 885,537Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מידבא — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מידבא, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 57.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 21:30. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Medeba appear in the Torah codes?
2,812 sequences of מידבא at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 2,757 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Medeba in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Genesis 37:35 — the shortest of 2,812 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,757.
What is the gematria of Medeba in Hebrew?
Medeba is spelled מידבא — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 57.
How many times is Medeba found in the whole Tanakh?
12,983 sequences of מידבא at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 13,304 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 2,757 here) beside the count.