Biblical names

Micah מיכיה

Micah (מיכיה) is a person named in the Tanakh — Micaiah. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 9,216 sequences of Micah, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 4:2); chance alone would give about 9,392.

Found in the Torah
9,216
Chance alone
9,392
P (≥ found)
0.97
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, מיכיה appears 9,216 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 9,392, so the count is in line with chance.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 4:2, reading backward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 67,183 sequences of מיכיה, against about 74,022 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 2,181
  • Exodus 2,046
  • Leviticus 1,040
  • Numbers 1,662
  • Deuteronomy 2,287

The shortest skips

  1. Exodus 4:2שמות ד:בskip 2, backward

    וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יְהוָה מזה בְיָדֶךָ וַיֹּאמֶר מַטֶּֽה

    And the LORD said unto him: ‘What is that in thy hand?’ And he said: ‘A rod.’

    מיכיה at skip 2, backward from Exodus 4:2יקוקמזבדוארמטהויאמיךיה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 81,937Open in the laboratory →

  2. Deuteronomy 28:26דברים כח:כוskip 3, forward

    וְהָיְתָה נִבְלָֽתְךָ לְמַאֲכָל לְכָל־עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּלְבֶהֱמַת הָאָרֶץ וְאֵין מַחֲרִֽיד

    And thy carcasses shall be food unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and there shall be none to frighten them away.

    מיכיה at skip 3, forward from Deuteronomy 28:26מתהארץואיןחרדיכהקובשחיןמצריםמיכיק
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 292,886Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 43:30בראשית מג:לskip 3, backward

    וַיְמַהֵר יוֹסֵף כִּֽי־נִכְמְרוּ רַחֲמָיו אֶל־אָחִיו וַיְבַקֵּשׁ לִבְכּוֹת וַיָּבֹא הַחַדְרָה וַיֵּבְךְּ שָֽׁמָּה

    And Joseph made haste; for his heart yearned toward his brother; and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there.

    מיכיה at skip 3, backward from Genesis 43:30אליויאמראליםחנבנויהריוסףכינכמיךיה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 66,734Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 17:13בראשית יז:יגskip 5, backward

    הִמּוֹל יִמּוֹל יְלִיד בֵּֽיתְךָ וּמִקְנַת כַּסְפֶּךָ וְהָיְתָה בְרִיתִי בִּבְשַׂרְכֶם לִבְרִית עוֹלָֽם

    He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised; and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

    מיכיה at skip 5, backward from Genesis 17:13ביתךומקנתכספךוהיתבריתבבשרםלברתעולוערלזכראשרלאימולאםיכיה
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 19,743Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 34:24שמות לד:כדskip 5, backward

    כִּֽי־אוֹרִישׁ גּוֹיִם מִפָּנֶיךָ וְהִרְחַבְתִּי אֶת־גְּבוּלֶךָ וְלֹא־יַחְמֹד אִישׁ אֶֽת־אַרְצְךָ בַּעֲלֹֽתְךָ לֵרָאוֹת אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים בַּשָּׁנָֽה

    For I will cast out nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders; neither shall any man covet thy land, when thou goest up to appear before the LORD thy God three times in the year.

    מיכיה at skip 5, backward from Exodus 34:24זכורךאתפניהאדןיקואלהישראליאורשגוימפניךוהרחבתיאתגבוםיכיק
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 130,299Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, מיכיה appears 43,154 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 43,948, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 2,181
  • Exodus 2,046
  • Leviticus 1,040
  • Numbers 1,662
  • Deuteronomy 2,498
  • Joshua 1,256
  • Judges 1,306
  • Samuel 3,088
  • Kings 4,052
  • Isaiah 2,549
  • Jeremiah 3,793
  • Ezekiel 2,872
  • The Twelve 2,438
  • Psalms 3,570
  • Proverbs 812
  • Job 1,053
  • Song of Songs 203
  • Ruth 191
  • Lamentations 183
  • Ecclesiastes 509
  • Esther 470
  • Daniel 673
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 1,176
  • Chronicles 3,533

Outside the Torah

  1. 2 Chronicles 16:8דברי הימים ב טז:חskip 2, forward

    הֲלֹא הַכּוּשִׁים וְהַלּוּבִים הָיוּ לְחַיִל לָרֹב לְרֶכֶב וּלְפָרָשִׁים לְהַרְבֵּה מְאֹד וּבְהִשָּֽׁעֶנְךָ עַל־יְהוָה נְתָנָם בְּיָדֶֽךָ

    Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge host, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, He delivered them into thy hand.

    מיכיה at skip 2, forward from 2 Chronicles 16:8קוקנתנבדכיוקעיניוםיךיק
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 1,162,976Open in the laboratory →

  2. Joshua 8:6יהושע ח:וskip 2, backward

    וְיָצְאוּ אַחֲרֵינוּ עַד הַתִּיקֵנוּ אוֹתָם מִן־הָעִיר כִּי יֹֽאמְרוּ נָסִים לְפָנֵינוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר בָּרִֽאשֹׁנָה וְנַסְנוּ לִפְנֵיהֶֽם

    And they will come out after us, till we have drawn them away from the city; for they will say: They flee before us, as at the first; so we will flee before them.

    מיכיה at skip 2, backward from Joshua 8:6אותםמןעריארונסיםלמיכיה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 315,669Open in the laboratory →

  3. 2 Samuel 19:42שמואל ב יט:מבskip 3, forward

    וְהִנֵּה כָּל־אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאִים אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ מַדּוּעַ גְּנָבוּךָ אַחֵינוּ אִישׁ יְהוּדָה וַיַּעֲבִרוּ אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֶת־בֵּיתוֹ אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁי דָוִד עִמּֽוֹ

    And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king: ‘Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and brought the king, and his household, over the Jordan, and all David’s men with him?’

    מיכיה at skip 3, forward from 2 Samuel 19:42כלאנשידודעוועןלאשיודהעלאישישמיכיה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 468,646Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

מיכיה — the Tanakh's own spelling: Micaiah. Searched as מיכיה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 85.

As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Kings 22:12. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Micah in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, מיכיה appears 9,216 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 9,392, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Micah in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading backward from Exodus 4:2 — the shortest of 9,216 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 9,392.

How is Micah spelled in Hebrew?

Micah is spelled מיכיה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 85.

Is Micah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, מיכיה appears 43,154 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 43,948, so the count is in line with chance.

Search it yourself

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