Michael Phelps מייקל פלפס
Michael Phelps (מייקל פלפס): American swimmer (born 1985). מייקל (from Michael Phelps) appears 2,888 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 2,833 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah (מייקל)
- 2,888
- Chance alone
- 2,833
- P (≥ found)
- 0.15
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for מייקל, and פלפס has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
The Torah holds 2,888 sequences of מייקל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,833).
The shortest skip at which מייקל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 4:13, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), מייקל is found 21,768 times; chance alone would give about 22,326.
- Genesis 877
- Exodus 609
- Leviticus 356
- Numbers 689
- Deuteronomy 357
The shortest skips
וְאִם כָּל־עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל יִשְׁגּוּ וְנֶעְלַם דָּבָר מֵעֵינֵי הַקָּהָל וְעָשׂוּ אַחַת מִכָּל־מִצְוֺת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־תֵעָשֶׂינָה וְאָשֵֽׁמוּ
And if the whole congregation of Israel shall err, the thing being hid from the eyes of the assembly, and do any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, and are guilty:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 144,987Open in the laboratory →
בַּמִּדְבָּר הַזֶּה יִפְּלוּ פִגְרֵיכֶם וְכָל־פְּקֻדֵיכֶם לְכָל־מִסְפַּרְכֶם מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמָעְלָה אֲשֶׁר הֲלִֽינֹתֶם עָלָֽי
your carcasses shall fall in this wilderness, and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, ye that have murmured against Me;
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 212,432Open in the laboratory →
וְהִשְׁקָה אֶת־הָאִשָּׁה אֶת־מֵי הַמָּרִים הַמְאָֽרֲרִים וּבָאוּ בָהּ הַמַּיִם הַֽמְאָרֲרִים לְמָרִֽים
And he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causeth the curse; and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter.
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 196,585Open in the laboratory →
מִלְּבַד עֹלַת הַתָּמִיד וּמִנְחָתוֹ תַּעֲשׂוּ תְּמִימִם יִהְיוּ־לָכֶם וְנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם
Beside the continual burnt-offering, and the meal-offering thereof, ye shall offer them—they shall be unto you without blemish—and their drink-offerings.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 236,617Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי לֵאָה אֲשֶׁר יָֽלְדָה לְיַעֲקֹב בְּפַדַּן אֲרָם וְאֵת דִּינָה בִתּוֹ כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ בָּנָיו וּבְנוֹתָיו שְׁלֹשִׁים וְשָׁלֹֽשׁ
These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore unto Jacob in Paddan-aram, with his daughter Dinah; all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 70,975Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
13,112 sequences of מייקל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 13,052 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 877
- Exodus 609
- Leviticus 356
- Numbers 689
- Deuteronomy 399
- Joshua 355
- Judges 434
- Samuel 922
- Kings 1,016
- Isaiah 863
- Jeremiah 934
- Ezekiel 686
- The Twelve 757
- Psalms 1,209
- Proverbs 375
- Job 474
- Song of Songs 71
- Ruth 73
- Lamentations 66
- Ecclesiastes 107
- Esther 116
- Daniel 258
- Ezra–Nehemiah 428
- Chronicles 1,038
Outside the Torah
וְאֵין הָעָם מַכִּירִים קוֹל תְּרוּעַת הַשִּׂמְחָה לְקוֹל בְּכִי הָעָם כִּי הָעָם מְרִיעִים תְּרוּעָה גְדוֹלָה וְהַקּוֹל נִשְׁמַע עַד־לְמֵרָחֽוֹק
so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,063,319Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּמְרוּ־בִי הַבָּנִים בְּחֻקּוֹתַי לֹֽא־הָלָכוּ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַי לֹא־שָׁמְרוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת אוֹתָם אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה אוֹתָם הָֽאָדָם וָחַי בָּהֶם אֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַי חִלֵּלוּ וָאֹמַר לִשְׁפֹּךְ חֲמָתִי עֲלֵיהֶם לְכַלּוֹת אַפִּי בָּם בַּמִּדְבָּֽר
But the children rebelled against Me; they walked not in My statutes, neither kept Mine ordinances to do them, which if a man do, he shall live by them; they profaned My sabbaths; then I said I would pour out My fury upon them, to spend My anger upon them in the wilderness.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 753,678Open in the laboratory →
לְמוֹאָב כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הוֹי אֶל־נְבוֹ כִּי שֻׁדָּדָה הֹבִישָׁה נִלְכְּדָה קִרְיָתָיִם הֹבִישָׁה הַמִּשְׂגָּב וָחָֽתָּה
Of Moab. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled; Kiriathaim is put to shame, it is taken; Misgab is put to shame and dismayed.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 714,618Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מייקל פלפס — the name in Hebrew letters: American swimmer (born 1985). Searched as מייקל, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 190.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- פלפס — the name in Hebrew letters found 399 in the Torah (chance 314)
Questions
Does Michael Phelps appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 2,888 sequences of מייקל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,833).
What is the shortest skip for Michael Phelps in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 4:13 — the shortest of 2,888 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,833.
What is the gematria of Michael Phelps in Hebrew?
Michael Phelps is spelled מייקל פלפס — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 190; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Michael Phelps found in the whole Tanakh?
13,112 sequences of מייקל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 13,052 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 2,833 here) beside the count.