Michael מיכאל
Michael (מיכאל) is a name in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Michael is found 6,153 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 30:32) — about what chance alone gives (about 6,192).
- Found in the Torah
- 6,153
- Chance alone
- 6,192
- P (≥ found)
- 0.69
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
6,153 sequences of מיכאל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 6,192 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 30:32, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 45,022 sequences of מיכאל, against about 48,803 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,535
- Exodus 1,180
- Leviticus 724
- Numbers 1,217
- Deuteronomy 1,497
The shortest skips
אֶֽעֱבֹר בְּכָל־צֹֽאנְךָ הַיּוֹם הָסֵר מִשָּׁם כָּל־שֶׂה נָקֹד וְטָלוּא וְכָל־שֶׂה־חוּם בַּכְּשָׂבִים וְטָלוּא וְנָקֹד בָּעִזִּים וְהָיָה שְׂכָרִֽי
I will pass through all thy flock to-day, removing from thence every speckled and spotted one, and every dark one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and of such shall be my hire.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 42,916Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו לֹא אֵלֵךְ כִּי אִם־אֶל־אַרְצִי וְאֶל־מוֹלַדְתִּי אֵלֵֽךְ
And he said unto him: ‘I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 206,388Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָיִם לְהָאִיר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 803Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־תוֹלִיד בָּנִים וּבְנֵי בָנִים וְנוֹשַׁנְתֶּם בָּאָרֶץ וְהִשְׁחַתֶּם וַעֲשִׂיתֶם פֶּסֶל תְּמוּנַת כֹּל וַעֲשִׂיתֶם הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָֽה־אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ
When thou shalt beget children, and children’s children, and ye shall have been long in the land, and shall deal corruptly, and make a graven image, even the form of any thing, and shall do that which is evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke Him;
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 257,898Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָרָקִיעַ וַיַּבְדֵּל בֵּין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מִתַּחַת לָרָקִיעַ וּבֵין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל לָרָקִיעַ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 293Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 26,251 sequences of מיכאל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 26,415).
- Genesis 1,535
- Exodus 1,180
- Leviticus 724
- Numbers 1,217
- Deuteronomy 1,608
- Joshua 679
- Judges 830
- Samuel 2,524
- Kings 2,559
- Isaiah 1,397
- Jeremiah 2,203
- Ezekiel 1,598
- The Twelve 1,185
- Psalms 1,815
- Proverbs 501
- Job 731
- Song of Songs 135
- Ruth 120
- Lamentations 112
- Ecclesiastes 292
- Esther 371
- Daniel 517
- Ezra–Nehemiah 638
- Chronicles 1,780
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר אַחְאָב אֶל־עֹבַדְיָהוּ לֵךְ בָּאָרֶץ אֶל־כָּל־מַעְיְנֵי הַמַּיִם וְאֶל כָּל־הַנְּחָלִים אוּלַי נִמְצָא חָצִיר וּנְחַיֶּה סוּס וָפֶרֶד וְלוֹא נַכְרִית מֵהַבְּהֵמָֽה
And Ahab said unto Obadiah: ‘Go through the land, unto all the springs of water, and unto all the brooks; peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 515,880Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצְאוּ בְנֵֽי־הַנְּבִיאִים אֲשֶׁר־בֵּֽית־אֵל אֶל־אֱלִישָׁע וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו הֲיָדַעְתָּ כִּי הַיּוֹם יְהוָה לֹקֵחַ אֶת־אֲדֹנֶיךָ מֵעַל רֹאשֶׁךָ וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם־אֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי הֶחֱשֽׁוּ
And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him: ‘Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to-day?’ And he said: ‘Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.’—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 529,375Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּגְּשׁוּ בְנֵֽי־הַנְּבִיאִים אֲשֶׁר־בִּֽירִיחוֹ אֶל־אֱלִישָׁע וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו הֲיָדַעְתָּ כִּי הַיּוֹם יְהוָה לֹקֵחַ אֶת־אֲדֹנֶיךָ מֵעַל רֹאשֶׁךָ וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם־אֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי הֶחֱשֽׁוּ
And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said unto him: ‘Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to-day?’ And he answered: ‘Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.’—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 529,541Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מיכאל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מיכאל, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 101.
As a plain word it stands 10 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 13:13. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Mihael.
Questions
Is Michael in the Bible code?
6,153 sequences of מיכאל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 6,192 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Michael in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 30:32 — the shortest of 6,153 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,192.
How is Michael spelled in Hebrew?
Michael is spelled מיכאל — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 101.
Is Michael in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 26,251 sequences of מיכאל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 26,415).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 6,192 here) beside the count.