Megillah מגלה
Megillah — in Hebrew מגלה — scroll. In the Torah codes, Megillah is found 10,849 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3 (Leviticus 27:18) — about what chance alone gives (about 11,022).
- Found in the Torah
- 10,849
- Chance alone
- 11,022
- P (≥ found)
- 0.95
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 10,849 sequences of מגלה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 11,022).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Leviticus 27:18, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 112,827 sequences of מגלה, against about 114,850 from chance alone.
- Genesis 2,366
- Exodus 2,109
- Leviticus 1,892
- Numbers 2,413
- Deuteronomy 2,069
The shortest skips
וְאִם־אַחַר הַיֹּבֵל יַקְדִּישׁ שָׂדֵהוּ וְחִשַּׁב־לוֹ הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף עַל־פִּי הַשָּׁנִים הַנּוֹתָרֹת עַד שְׁנַת הַיֹּבֵל וְנִגְרַע מֵֽעֶרְכֶּֽךָ
But if he sanctify his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain unto the year of jubilee, and an abatement shall be made from thy valuation.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 185,634Open in the laboratory →
כָּֽל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בְּמֵת בְּנֶפֶשׁ הָאָדָם אֲשֶׁר־יָמוּת וְלֹא יִתְחַטָּא אֶת־מִשְׁכַּן יְהוָה טִמֵּא וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל כִּי מֵי נִדָּה לֹא־זֹרַק עָלָיו טָמֵא יִהְיֶה עוֹד טֻמְאָתוֹ בֽוֹ
Whosoever toucheth the dead, even the body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself—he hath defiled the tabernacle of the LORD—that soul shall be cut off from Israel; because the water of sprinkling was not dashed against him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 221,280Open in the laboratory →
חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה מִלְמַעְלָה גָּבְרוּ הַמָּיִם וַיְכֻסּוּ הֶהָרִֽים
Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 8,917Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב לְאֶחָיו לִקְטוּ אֲבָנִים וַיִּקְחוּ אֲבָנִים וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־גָל וַיֹּאכְלוּ שָׁם עַל־הַגָּֽל
And Jacob said unto his brethren: ‘Gather stones’; and they took stones, and made a heap. And they did eat there by the heap.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 46,029Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּרְבּוּ הַיָּמִים וַתָּמָת בַּת־שׁוּעַ אֵֽשֶׁת־יְהוּדָה וַיִּנָּחֶם יְהוּדָה וַיַּעַל עַל־גֹּֽזֲזֵי צֹאנוֹ הוּא וְחִירָה רֵעֵהוּ הָעֲדֻלָּמִי תִּמְנָֽתָה
And in process of time Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 56,550Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 51,235 sequences of מגלה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 52,005).
- Genesis 2,366
- Exodus 2,109
- Leviticus 1,892
- Numbers 2,413
- Deuteronomy 2,210
- Joshua 3,054
- Judges 1,895
- Samuel 4,555
- Kings 3,409
- Isaiah 3,260
- Jeremiah 3,878
- Ezekiel 3,305
- The Twelve 3,495
- Psalms 3,034
- Proverbs 767
- Job 970
- Song of Songs 214
- Ruth 278
- Lamentations 336
- Ecclesiastes 721
- Esther 686
- Daniel 1,067
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,554
- Chronicles 3,767
Outside the Torah
לִכְרָת־לוֹ אֲרָזִים וַיִּקַּח תִּרְזָה וְאַלּוֹן וַיְאַמֶּץ־לוֹ בַּעֲצֵי־יָעַר נָטַע אֹרֶן וְגֶשֶׁם יְגַדֵּֽל
He heweth him down cedars, And taketh the ilex and the oak, And strengtheneth for himself one among the trees of the forest; He planteth a bay-tree, and the rain doth nourish it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 620,491Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר גְּדַלְיָהוּ בֶן־אֲחִיקָם אֶל־יוֹחָנָן בֶּן־קָרֵחַ אַֽל־תעש אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה כִּֽי־שֶׁקֶר אַתָּה דֹבֵר אֶל־יִשְׁמָעֵֽאל
But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah: ‘Thou shalt not do this thing; for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 705,721Open in the laboratory →
אָהֳלֵיהֶם וְצֹאנָם יִקָּחוּ יְרִיעוֹתֵיהֶם וְכָל־כְּלֵיהֶם וּגְמַלֵּיהֶם יִשְׂאוּ לָהֶם וְקָרְאוּ עֲלֵיהֶם מָגוֹר מִסָּבִֽיב
Their tents and their flocks shall they take, They shall carry away for themselves their curtains, And all their vessels, and their camels; And they shall proclaim against them a terror on every side.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 718,395Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מגלה — the Tanakh's own spelling: scroll. Searched as מגלה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 78.
As a plain word it stands 9 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Samuel 15:12. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- מגילה — the Tanakh's own spelling found 1,114 in the Torah (chance 1,131)
Questions
Is Megillah in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 10,849 sequences of מגלה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 11,022).
What is the shortest skip for Megillah in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Leviticus 27:18 — the shortest of 10,849 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 11,022.
How is Megillah spelled in Hebrew?
Megillah is spelled מגלה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 78; one other spelling is counted on this page.
Is Megillah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 51,235 sequences of מגלה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 52,005).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 11,022 here) beside the count.