Mezuzah מזוזה
Mezuzah — in Hebrew מזוזה — doorpost; the mezuzah scroll on the doorpost. Mezuzah appears 117 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 116 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 117
- Chance alone
- 116
- P (≥ found)
- 0.48
- 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, מזוזה appears 117 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 116, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which מזוזה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 32:15, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), מזוזה is found 984 times; chance alone would give about 916.
- Genesis 17
- Exodus 29
- Leviticus 33
- Numbers 28
- Deuteronomy 10
The shortest skips
וַיִּפֶן וַיֵּרֶד מֹשֶׁה מִן־הָהָר וּשְׁנֵי לֻחֹת הָעֵדֻת בְּיָדוֹ לֻחֹת כְּתֻבִים מִשְּׁנֵי עֶבְרֵיהֶם מִזֶּה וּמִזֶּה הֵם כְּתֻבִֽים
And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, with the two tables of the testimony in his hand; tables that were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 126,639Open in the laboratory →
אֶת־הַצִּפֹּר הַֽחַיָּה יִקַּח אֹתָהּ וְאֶת־עֵץ הָאֶרֶז וְאֶת־שְׁנִי הַתּוֹלַעַת וְאֶת־הָאֵזֹב וְטָבַל אוֹתָם וְאֵת הַצִּפֹּר הַֽחַיָּה בְּדַם הַצִּפֹּר הַשְּׁחֻטָה עַל הַמַּיִם הַֽחַיִּֽים
As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar-wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 161,503Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־מִן־הַצֹּאן קָרְבָּנוֹ מִן־הַכְּשָׂבִים אוֹ מִן־הָעִזִּים לְעֹלָה זָכָר תָּמִים יַקְרִיבֶֽנּוּ
And if his offering be of the flock, whether of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt-offering, he shall offer it a male without blemish.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 142,095Open in the laboratory →
וְהוֹצִיא אֶת־הַפָּר אֶל־מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה וְשָׂרַף אֹתוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׂרַף אֵת הַפָּר הָרִאשׁוֹן חַטַּאת הַקָּהָל הֽוּא
And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn it as he burned the first bullock; it is the sin-offering for the assembly.
skip 67, width 67 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 145,398Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ לָבוֹא וְתַרְדֵּמָה נָפְלָה עַל־אַבְרָם וְהִנֵּה אֵימָה חֲשֵׁכָה גְדֹלָה נֹפֶלֶת עָלָֽיו
And it came to pass, that, when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a dread, even a great darkness, fell upon him.
skip 112, width 112 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 17,851Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
554 sequences of מזוזה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 523 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 17
- Exodus 29
- Leviticus 33
- Numbers 28
- Deuteronomy 12
- Joshua 21
- Judges 20
- Samuel 25
- Kings 58
- Isaiah 43
- Jeremiah 29
- Ezekiel 29
- The Twelve 26
- Psalms 40
- Proverbs 14
- Job 4
- Ruth 2
- Lamentations 2
- Ecclesiastes 6
- Esther 6
- Daniel 11
- Ezra–Nehemiah 29
- Chronicles 70
Outside the Torah
וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ הַבָּקָר וַיְקַבְּלוּ הַכֹּֽהֲנִים אֶת־הַדָּם וַֽיִּזְרְקוּ הַמִּזְבֵּחָה וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ הָאֵלִים וַיִּזְרְקוּ הַדָּם הַמִּזְבֵּחָה וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ הַכְּבָשִׂים וַיִּזְרְקוּ הַדָּם הַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה
So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and dashed it against the altar; and they killed the rams, and dashed the blood against the altar; they killed also the lambs, and dashed the blood against the altar.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,182,791Open in the laboratory →
וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָה הַנָּבִיא בָּא אֶל־רְחַבְעָם וְשָׂרֵי יְהוּדָה אֲשֶׁר־נֶאֶסְפוּ אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם מִפְּנֵי שִׁישָׁק וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה אַתֶּם עֲזַבְתֶּם אֹתִי וְאַף־אֲנִי עָזַבְתִּי אֶתְכֶם בְּיַד־שִׁישָֽׁק
Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them: ‘Thus saith the LORD: Ye have forsaken Me, therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.’
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,158,215Open in the laboratory →
מְרָיוֹת בְּנוֹ אֲמַרְיָה בְנוֹ אֲחִיטוּב בְּנֽוֹ
Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son;
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,107,126Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מזוזה — the Tanakh's own spelling: doorpost; the mezuzah scroll on the doorpost. Searched as מזוזה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 65.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Mezuzah in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, מזוזה appears 117 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 116, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Mezuzah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 32:15 — the shortest of 117 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 116.
What is the gematria of Mezuzah in Hebrew?
Mezuzah is spelled מזוזה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 65.
How many times is Mezuzah found in the whole Tanakh?
554 sequences of מזוזה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 523 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 116 here) beside the count.