Meshak מישך
Meshak (מישך) is a person named in the Tanakh — Meshach. Meshak appears 49,449 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 50,865 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 49,449
- Chance alone
- 50,865
- 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
The Torah holds 49,449 sequences of מישך at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 50,865).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 7:19, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 527,717 sequences of מישך, against about 530,009 from chance alone.
- Genesis 10,747
- Exodus 10,996
- Leviticus 6,477
- Numbers 10,223
- Deuteronomy 11,006
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אֱמֹר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן קַח מַטְּךָ וּנְטֵֽה־יָדְךָ עַל־מֵימֵי מִצְרַיִם עַֽל־נַהֲרֹתָם עַל־יְאֹרֵיהֶם וְעַל־אַגְמֵיהֶם וְעַל כָּל־מִקְוֵה מֵימֵיהֶם וְיִֽהְיוּ־דָם וְהָיָה דָם בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וּבָעֵצִים וּבָאֲבָנִֽים
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Say unto Aaron: Take thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water, that they may become blood; and there shall be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 87,410Open in the laboratory →
וְהַדָּגָה אֲשֶׁר־בַּיְאֹר מֵתָה וַיִּבְאַשׁ הַיְאֹר וְלֹא־יָכְלוּ מִצְרַיִם לִשְׁתּוֹת מַיִם מִן־הַיְאֹר וַיְהִי הַדָּם בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
And the fish that were in the river died; and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river; and the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 87,570Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּט אַהֲרֹן אֶת־יָדוֹ עַל מֵימֵי מִצְרָיִם וַתַּעַל הַצְּפַרְדֵּעַ וַתְּכַס אֶת־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 88,072Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אֱמֹר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן נְטֵה אֶֽת־מַטְּךָ וְהַךְ אֶת־עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ וְהָיָה לְכִנִּם בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Say unto Aaron: Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the earth, that it may become gnats throughout all the land of Egypt.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 88,605Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵן וַיֵּט אַהֲרֹן אֶת־יָדוֹ בְמַטֵּהוּ וַיַּךְ אֶת־עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ וַתְּהִי הַכִּנָּם בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָה כָּל־עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ הָיָה כִנִּים בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
And they did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and there were gnats upon man, and upon beast; all the dust of the earth became gnats throughout all the land of Egypt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 88,686Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 214,651 sequences of מישך at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 218,253).
- Genesis 10,747
- Exodus 10,996
- Leviticus 6,477
- Numbers 10,223
- Deuteronomy 11,749
- Joshua 6,202
- Judges 6,314
- Samuel 16,362
- Kings 20,617
- Isaiah 12,633
- Jeremiah 15,435
- Ezekiel 12,995
- The Twelve 10,309
- Psalms 16,625
- Proverbs 5,480
- Job 6,195
- Song of Songs 1,114
- Ruth 920
- Lamentations 1,198
- Ecclesiastes 2,727
- Esther 2,816
- Daniel 3,552
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6,437
- Chronicles 16,528
Outside the Torah
וַאֲמַרְתֶּם לָהֶם אֲשֶׁר נִכְרְתוּ מֵימֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן מִפְּנֵי אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה בְּעָבְרוֹ בַּיַּרְדֵּן נִכְרְתוּ מֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן וְהָיוּ הָאֲבָנִים הָאֵלֶּה לְזִכָּרוֹן לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד־עוֹלָֽם
then ye shall say unto them: Because the waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off; and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 309,282Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּכְרְתוּ גַם־כָּל־הָעָם אִישׁ שׂוֹכֹה וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וַיָּשִׂימוּ עַֽל־הַצְּרִיחַ וַיַּצִּיתוּ עֲלֵיהֶם אֶֽת־הַצְּרִיחַ בָּאֵשׁ וַיָּמֻתוּ גַּם כָּל־אַנְשֵׁי מִֽגְדַּל־שְׁכֶם כְּאֶלֶף אִישׁ וְאִשָּֽׁה
And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 362,709Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ עֵלִי עַד־מָתַי תִּשְׁתַּכָּרִין הָסִירִי אֶת־יֵינֵךְ מֵעָלָֽיִךְ
And Eli said unto her: ‘How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 384,368Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מישך — the Tanakh's own spelling: Meshach. Searched as מישך, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 370.
As a plain word it stands 15 times in the Tanakh, first at Daniel 1:7. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Meshak in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 49,449 sequences of מישך at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 50,865).
What is the shortest skip for Meshak in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 7:19 — the shortest of 49,449 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 50,865.
How is Meshak spelled in Hebrew?
Meshak is spelled מישך — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 370.
Is Meshak in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 214,651 sequences of מישך at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 218,253).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 50,865 here) beside the count.