Biblical names

Micha מיכא

Micha (מיכא) is a person named in the Tanakh — Mica. In the Torah codes, Micha is found 88,162 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 7:24) — about what chance alone gives (about 88,260).

Found in the Torah
88,162
Chance alone
88,260
P (≥ found)
0.63
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 88,162 sequences of מיכא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 88,260).

The shortest skip at which מיכא appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 7:24, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), מיכא is found 847,729 times; chance alone would give about 919,656.

  • Genesis 23,150
  • Exodus 17,911
  • Leviticus 11,043
  • Numbers 15,466
  • Deuteronomy 20,592

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 7:24בראשית ז:כדskip 2, forward

    וַיִּגְבְּרוּ הַמַּיִם עַל־הָאָרֶץ חֲמִשִּׁים וּמְאַת יֽוֹם

    And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.

    מיכא at skip 2, forward from Genesis 7:24ומאתיווזרלהיםאתנםיכא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 9,135Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 9:23בראשית ט:כגskip 2, forward

    וַיִּקַּח שֵׁם וָיֶפֶת אֶת־הַשִּׂמְלָה וַיָּשִׂימוּ עַל־שְׁכֶם שְׁנֵיהֶם וַיֵּֽלְכוּ אֲחֹרַנִּית וַיְכַסּוּ אֵת עֶרְוַת אֲבִיהֶם וּפְנֵיהֶם אֲחֹרַנִּית וְעֶרְוַת אֲבִיהֶם לֹא רָאֽוּ

    And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.

    מיכא at skip 2, forward from Genesis 9:23כםשניהולוחרניתויםיכא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 11,312Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 31:42בראשית לא:מבskip 2, forward

    לוּלֵי אֱלֹהֵי אָבִי אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם וּפַחַד יִצְחָק הָיָה לִי כִּי עַתָּה רֵיקָם שִׁלַּחְתָּנִי אֶת־עָנְיִי וְאֶת־יְגִיעַ כַּפַּי רָאָה אֱלֹהִים וַיּוֹכַח אָֽמֶשׁ

    Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been on my side, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and gave judgment yesternight.’

    מיכא at skip 2, forward from Genesis 31:42אהאלהיווחמשויעןלםיכא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 45,831Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 50:3בראשית נ:גskip 2, forward

    וַיִּמְלְאוּ־לוֹ אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם כִּי כֵּן יִמְלְאוּ יְמֵי הַחֲנֻטִים וַיִּבְכּוּ אֹתוֹ מִצְרַיִם שִׁבְעִים יֽוֹם

    And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of embalming. And the Egyptians wept for him threescore and ten days.

    מיכא at skip 2, forward from Genesis 50:3יהחנטיובותומצריםםיכא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 76,760Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 2:24שמות ב:כדskip 2, forward

    וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹהִים אֶת־נַאֲקָתָם וַיִּזְכֹּר אֱלֹהִים אֶת־בְּרִיתוֹ אֶת־אַבְרָהָם אֶת־יִצְחָק וְאֶֽת־יַעֲקֹֽב

    And God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

    מיכא at skip 2, forward from Exodus 2:24אתנאקתוזרלהיםאתבםיכא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 80,255Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, מיכא appears 355,753 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 358,836, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 23,150
  • Exodus 17,911
  • Leviticus 11,043
  • Numbers 15,466
  • Deuteronomy 21,741
  • Joshua 9,280
  • Judges 11,414
  • Samuel 30,321
  • Kings 33,797
  • Isaiah 20,056
  • Jeremiah 29,522
  • Ezekiel 23,280
  • The Twelve 17,280
  • Psalms 24,197
  • Proverbs 6,637
  • Job 10,249
  • Song of Songs 1,677
  • Ruth 1,326
  • Lamentations 1,683
  • Ecclesiastes 3,624
  • Esther 4,494
  • Daniel 6,565
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 9,072
  • Chronicles 21,968

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 9:5יהושע ט:הskip 2, forward

    וּנְעָלוֹת בָּלוֹת וּמְטֻלָּאוֹת בְּרַגְלֵיהֶם וּשְׂלָמוֹת בָּלוֹת עֲלֵיהֶם וְכֹל לֶחֶם צֵידָם יָבֵשׁ הָיָה נִקֻּדִֽים

    and worn shoes and clouted upon their feet, and worn garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become crumbs.

    מיכא at skip 2, forward from Joshua 9:5יהנקדיולוליהושעאםיכא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 317,944Open in the laboratory →

  2. Joshua 22:6יהושע כב:וskip 2, forward

    וַֽיְבָרְכֵם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵם וַיֵּלְכוּ אֶל־אָהֳלֵיהֶֽם

    So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away; and they went unto their tents.

    מיכא at skip 2, forward from Joshua 22:6עוישלחולולאהליהםםיכא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 338,814Open in the laboratory →

  3. Judges 2:12שופטים ב:יבskip 2, forward

    וַיַּעַזְבוּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתָם הַמּוֹצִיא אוֹתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים מֵאֱלֹהֵי הָֽעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֹתֵיהֶם וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ לָהֶם וַיַּכְעִסוּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה

    And they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples that were round about them, and worshipped them; and they provoked the LORD.

    מיכא at skip 2, forward from Judges 2:12רץמצריולוחריאלהיםיכא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 347,414Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

מיכא — the Tanakh's own spelling: Mica. Searched as מיכא, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 71.

As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Samuel 9:12. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Other spellings

  • מיכה — the name in Hebrew letters found 90,042 in the Torah (chance 91,505)

Questions

Does Micha appear in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 88,162 sequences of מיכא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 88,260).

What is the shortest skip for Micha in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 7:24 — the shortest of 88,162 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 88,260.

What is the gematria of Micha in Hebrew?

Micha is spelled מיכא — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 71; one other spelling is counted on this page.

How many times is Micha found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, מיכא appears 355,753 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 358,836, so the count is in line with chance.

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