Biblical names

Michal מיכל

Michal (מיכל) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 70,503 sequences of Michal, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 22:3); chance alone would give about 70,354.

Found in the Torah
70,503
Chance alone
70,354
P (≥ found)
0.29
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 70,503 sequences of מיכל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 70,354).

The shortest skip at which מיכל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 22:3, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), מיכל is found 675,530 times; chance alone would give about 733,074.

  • Genesis 16,328
  • Exodus 14,573
  • Leviticus 8,530
  • Numbers 13,516
  • Deuteronomy 17,556

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 22:3בראשית כב:גskip 2, forward

    וַיַּשְׁכֵּם אַבְרָהָם בַּבֹּקֶר וַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ אֶת־חֲמֹרוֹ וַיִּקַּח אֶת־שְׁנֵי נְעָרָיו אִתּוֹ וְאֵת יִצְחָק בְּנוֹ וַיְבַקַּע עֲצֵי עֹלָה וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־אָֽמַר־לוֹ הָאֱלֹהִֽים

    And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he cleaved the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

    מיכל at skip 2, forward from Genesis 22:3עלהויקולאהמקוםאשםיךל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 27,170Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 24:10בראשית כד:יskip 2, forward

    וַיִּקַּח הָעֶבֶד עֲשָׂרָה גְמַלִּים מִגְּמַלֵּי אֲדֹנָיו וַיֵּלֶךְ וְכָל־טוּב אֲדֹנָיו בְּיָדוֹ וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל־אֲרַם נַֽהֲרַיִם אֶל־עִיר נָחֽוֹר

    And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed; having all goodly things of his master’s in his hand; and he arose, and went to Aram-naharaim, unto the city of Nahor.

    מיכל at skip 2, forward from Genesis 24:10ידוויקולאארםנהריםיךל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 29,904Open in the laboratory →

  3. Deuteronomy 8:7דברים ח:זskip 2, forward

    כִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ מְבִֽיאֲךָ אֶל־אֶרֶץ טוֹבָה אֶרֶץ נַחֲלֵי מָיִם עֲיָנֹת וּתְהֹמֹת יֹצְאִים בַּבִּקְעָה וּבָהָֽר

    For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths, springing forth in valleys and hills;

    מיכל at skip 2, forward from Deuteronomy 8:7קאלהיךבאאארץטובהמיךל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 264,587Open in the laboratory →

  4. Deuteronomy 32:29דברים לב:כטskip 2, forward

    לוּ חָכְמוּ יַשְׂכִּילוּ זֹאת יָבִינוּ לְאַחֲרִיתָֽם

    If they were wise, they would understand this, They would discern their latter end.

    מיכל at skip 2, forward from Deuteronomy 32:29נהלוחכושיוזאתיבימיכל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 301,713Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 30:28בראשית ל:כחskip 2, backward

    וַיֹּאמַר נָקְבָה שְׂכָרְךָ עָלַי וְאֶתֵּֽנָה

    And he said: ‘Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.’

    מיכל at skip 2, backward from Genesis 30:28יקוקבגלוארנקבהשכמיךל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 42,712Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, מיכל appears 332,233 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.3% more than the 331,148 chance alone would give; the probability of 332,233 or more by chance alone is 0.03.

  • Genesis 16,328
  • Exodus 14,573
  • Leviticus 8,530
  • Numbers 13,516
  • Deuteronomy 18,449
  • Joshua 8,758
  • Judges 9,754
  • Samuel 26,836
  • Kings 29,645
  • Isaiah 19,145
  • Jeremiah 26,941
  • Ezekiel 20,491
  • The Twelve 15,578
  • Psalms 28,667
  • Proverbs 8,034
  • Job 10,213
  • Song of Songs 1,802
  • Ruth 1,343
  • Lamentations 1,798
  • Ecclesiastes 4,194
  • Esther 4,701
  • Daniel 6,630
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 9,434
  • Chronicles 26,873

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 5:7יהושע ה:זskip 2, forward

    וְאֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם הֵקִים תַּחְתָּם אֹתָם מָל יְהוֹשֻׁעַ כִּי־עֲרֵלִים הָיוּ כִּי לֹא־מָלוּ אוֹתָם בַּדָּֽרֶךְ

    And He raised up their children in their stead; them did Joshua circumcise; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised by the way.

    מיכל at skip 2, forward from Joshua 5:7כיערליהויאמלואותםיכל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 310,876Open in the laboratory →

  2. 1 Samuel 3:8שמואל א ג:חskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּסֶף יְהוָה קְרֹא־שְׁמוּאֵל בַּשְּׁלִשִׁית וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל־עֵלִי וַיֹּאמֶר הִנְנִי כִּי קָרָאתָ לִי וַיָּבֶן עֵלִי כִּי יְהוָה קֹרֵא לַנָּֽעַר

    And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said: ‘Here am I; for thou didst call me.’ And Eli perceived that the LORD was calling the child.

    מיכל at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 3:8שיתויקולאעליויאמםיךל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 387,660Open in the laboratory →

  3. 1 Samuel 6:20שמואל א ו:כskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ אַנְשֵׁי בֵֽית־שֶׁמֶשׁ מִי יוּכַל לַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי יְהוָה הָאֱלֹהִים הַקָּדוֹשׁ הַזֶּה וְאֶל־מִי יַעֲלֶה מֵעָלֵֽינוּ

    And the men of Beth-shemesh said: ‘Who is able to stand before the LORD, this holy God? and to whom shall it go up from us?’

    מיכל at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 6:20ביתשמשיולעמדלפנימיכל
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 392,294Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

מיכל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מיכל, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 100.

As a plain word it stands 15 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 14:49. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Michal appear in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 70,503 sequences of מיכל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 70,354).

What is the shortest skip for Michal in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 22:3 — the shortest of 70,503 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 70,354.

What is the gematria of Michal in Hebrew?

Michal is spelled מיכל — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 100.

How many times is Michal found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, מיכל appears 332,233 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.3% more than the 331,148 chance alone would give; the probability of 332,233 or more by chance alone is 0.03.

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