Megiddo מגדו
Megiddo (מגדו) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Megiddo is found 3,780 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 42:22) — about what chance alone gives (about 3,911).
- Found in the Torah
- 3,780
- Chance alone
- 3,911
- P (≥ found)
- 0.98
- 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, מגדו appears 3,780 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 3,911, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 42:22, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 40,166 sequences of מגדו, against about 40,749 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,110
- Exodus 736
- Leviticus 575
- Numbers 778
- Deuteronomy 581
The shortest skips
וַיַּעַן רְאוּבֵן אֹתָם לֵאמֹר הֲלוֹא אָמַרְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם לֵאמֹר אַל־תֶּחֶטְאוּ בַיֶּלֶד וְלֹא שְׁמַעְתֶּם וְגַם־דָּמוֹ הִנֵּה נִדְרָֽשׁ
And Reuben answered them, saying: ‘Spoke I not unto you, saying: Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore also, behold, his blood is required.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 64,093Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים נַֽעֲשֶׂה אָדָם בְּצַלְמֵנוּ כִּדְמוּתֵנוּ וְיִרְדּוּ בִדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּבַבְּהֵמָה וּבְכָל־הָאָרֶץ וּבְכָל־הָרֶמֶשׂ הָֽרֹמֵשׂ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And God said: ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,289Open in the laboratory →
וְהוּא עָבַר לִפְנֵיהֶם וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ אַרְצָה שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים עַד־גִּשְׁתּוֹ עַד־אָחִֽיו
And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 48,357Open in the laboratory →
וְהִגְבַּלְתָּ אֶת־הָעָם סָבִיב לֵאמֹר הִשָּׁמְרוּ לָכֶם עֲלוֹת בָּהָר וּנְגֹעַ בְּקָצֵהוּ כָּל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּהָר מוֹת יוּמָֽת
And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying: Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it; whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death;
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 106,316Open in the laboratory →
בְּהַנְחֵל עֶלְיוֹן גּוֹיִם בְּהַפְרִידוֹ בְּנֵי אָדָם יַצֵּב גְּבֻלֹת עַמִּים לְמִסְפַּר בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when He separated the children of men, He set the borders of the peoples according to the number of the children of Israel.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 300,849Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 24,305 sequences of מגדו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 24,234).
- Genesis 1,110
- Exodus 736
- Leviticus 575
- Numbers 778
- Deuteronomy 629
- Joshua 1,125
- Judges 804
- Samuel 2,702
- Kings 1,278
- Isaiah 1,746
- Jeremiah 1,496
- Ezekiel 1,693
- The Twelve 1,571
- Psalms 2,109
- Proverbs 608
- Job 771
- Song of Songs 172
- Ruth 132
- Lamentations 144
- Ecclesiastes 278
- Esther 361
- Daniel 739
- Ezra–Nehemiah 876
- Chronicles 1,872
Outside the Torah
שָׁמַעְתִּי וַתִּרְגַּז בִּטְנִי לְקוֹל צָלֲלוּ שְׂפָתַי יָבוֹא רָקָב בַּעֲצָמַי וְתַחְתַּי אֶרְגָּז אֲשֶׁר אָנוּחַ לְיוֹם צָרָה לַעֲלוֹת לְעַם יְגוּדֶֽנּוּ
When I heard, mine inward parts trembled, My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entereth into my bones, And I tremble where I stand; that I should wait for the day of trouble, when he cometh up against the people that he invadeth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 837,259Open in the laboratory →
אֲשֶׁר־חֲכָמִים יַגִּידוּ וְלֹא כִֽחֲדוּ מֵאֲבוֹתָֽם
Which wise men have told From their fathers, and have not hid it;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 975,121Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶת־הַתְּרוּמָה וְהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂר וְהַקֳּדָשִׁים בֶּאֱמוּנָה וַעֲלֵיהֶם נָגִיד כונניהו הַלֵּוִי וְשִׁמְעִי אָחִיהוּ מִשְׁנֶֽה
And they brought in the offerings and the tithes and the hallowed things faithfully; and over them Conaniah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was second.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,186,457Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מגדו — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מגדו, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 53.
As a plain word it stands 8 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 12:21. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Megiddo in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, מגדו appears 3,780 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 3,911, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Megiddo in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 42:22 — the shortest of 3,780 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,911.
How is Megiddo spelled in Hebrew?
Megiddo is spelled מגדו — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 53.
Is Megiddo in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 24,305 sequences of מגדו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 24,234).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 3,911 here) beside the count.