Migdal-el מגדלאל
Migdal-el (מגדלאל) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Migdal-el is found 12 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 145 (Numbers 11:1) — about what chance alone gives (about 17.1).
- Found in the Torah
- 12
- Chance alone
- 17.1
- P (≥ found)
- 0.92
- Shortest skip
- 145
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
12 sequences of מגדלאל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 17.1 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which מגדלאל appears in the Torah is 145 — the first at Numbers 11:1, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–60,969), מגדלאל is found 101 times; chance alone would give about 108.
- Genesis 4
- Exodus 1
- Numbers 7
The shortest skips
וַיְהִי הָעָם כְּמִתְאֹנְנִים רַע בְּאָזְנֵי יְהוָה וַיִּשְׁמַע יְהוָה וַיִּחַר אַפּוֹ וַתִּבְעַר־בָּם אֵשׁ יְהוָה וַתֹּאכַל בִּקְצֵה הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה
And the people were as murmurers, speaking evil in the ears of the LORD; and when the LORD heard it, His anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and devoured in the uttermost part of the camp.
skip 145, width 145 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 206,754Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־אַבְרָהָם אַל־יֵרַע בְּעֵינֶיךָ עַל־הַנַּעַר וְעַל־אֲמָתֶךָ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמַר אֵלֶיךָ שָׂרָה שְׁמַע בְּקֹלָהּ כִּי בְיִצְחָק יִקָּרֵא לְךָ זָֽרַע
And God said unto Abraham: ‘Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall seed be called to thee.
skip 216, width 216 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 25,869Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּכְתֹּב מֹשֶׁה אֶת־מוֹצָאֵיהֶם לְמַסְעֵיהֶם עַל־פִּי יְהוָה וְאֵלֶּה מַסְעֵיהֶם לְמוֹצָאֵיהֶֽם
And Moses wrote their goings forth, stage by stage, by the commandment of the LORD; and these are their stages at their goings forth.
skip 686, width 686 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 244,256Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצֵא מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹם וּמֶלֶךְ עֲמֹרָה וּמֶלֶךְ אַדְמָה וּמֶלֶךְ צביים וּמֶלֶךְ בֶּלַע הִוא־צֹעַר וַיַּֽעַרְכוּ אִתָּם מִלְחָמָה בְּעֵמֶק הַשִּׂדִּֽים
And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela—the same is Zoar; and they set the battle in array against them in the vale of Siddim;
skip 1,287, width 1,287 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 16,483Open in the laboratory →
כִּי הָעֲמָלֵקִי וְהַכְּנַעֲנִי שָׁם לִפְנֵיכֶם וּנְפַלְתֶּם בֶּחָרֶב כִּֽי־עַל־כֵּן שַׁבְתֶּם מֵאַחֲרֵי יְהוָה וְלֹא־יִהְיֶה יְהוָה עִמָּכֶֽם
For there the Amalekite and the Canaanite are before you, and ye shall fall by the sword; forasmuch as ye are turned back from following the LORD, and the LORD will not be with you.’
skip 1,370, width 1,370 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 213,216Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
93 sequences of מגדלאל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 96.9 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 4
- Exodus 1
- Numbers 7
- Joshua 2
- Judges 2
- Samuel 10
- Kings 10
- Isaiah 7
- Jeremiah 7
- Ezekiel 5
- The Twelve 7
- Psalms 6
- Proverbs 2
- Job 5
- Song of Songs 1
- Lamentations 1
- Ecclesiastes 1
- Esther 2
- Daniel 5
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5
- Chronicles 3
Outside the Torah
כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה וּפָרַשְׂתִּי עָלֶיךָ אֶת־רִשְׁתִּי בִּקְהַל עַמִּים רַבִּים וְהֶעֱלוּךָ בְּחֶרְמִֽי
Thus saith the Lord GOD: I will therefore spread out My net over thee With a company of many peoples; And they shall bring thee up in My net.
skip 85, width 85 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 772,369Open in the laboratory →
אֱדַיִן מַלְכָּא בֵלְשַׁאצַּר שַׂגִּיא מִתְבָּהַל וְזִיוֺהִי שָׁנַיִן עֲלוֹהִי וְרַבְרְבָנוֹהִי מִֽשְׁתַּבְּשִֽׁין
Then was king Belshazzar greatly affrighted, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were perplexed.
skip 131, width 131 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,045,348Open in the laboratory →
וְעַמֵּךְ כֻּלָּם צַדִּיקִים לְעוֹלָם יִירְשׁוּ אָרֶץ נֵצֶר מטעו מַעֲשֵׂה יָדַי לְהִתְפָּאֵֽר
Thy people also shall be all righteous, They shall inherit the land for ever; The branch of My planting, the work of My hands, Wherein I glory.
skip 171, width 171 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 636,615Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מגדלאל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מגדלאל, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 108.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Migdal-el in the Torah codes?
12 sequences of מגדלאל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 17.1 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Migdal-el in the Torah?
Skip 145, reading forward from Numbers 11:1 — the shortest of 12 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 17.1.
What is the gematria of Migdal-el in Hebrew?
Migdal-el is spelled מגדלאל — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 108.
How many times is Migdal-el found in the whole Tanakh?
93 sequences of מגדלאל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 96.9 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 17.1 here) beside the count.