Migdol מגדל
Migdol (מגדל) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Migdol is found 2,678 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 29:15) — about what chance alone gives (about 2,763).
- Found in the Torah
- 2,678
- Chance alone
- 2,763
- P (≥ found)
- 0.95
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
2,678 sequences of מגדל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 2,763 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which מגדל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 29:15, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), מגדל is found 28,402 times; chance alone would give about 28,787.
- Genesis 687
- Exodus 465
- Leviticus 408
- Numbers 650
- Deuteronomy 468
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן לְיַעֲקֹב הֲכִי־אָחִי אַתָּה וַעֲבַדְתַּנִי חִנָּם הַגִּידָה לִּי מַה־מַּשְׂכֻּרְתֶּֽךָ
And Laban said unto Jacob: ‘Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 40,581Open in the laboratory →
הֲלוֹא זֶה אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁתֶּה אֲדֹנִי בּוֹ וְהוּא נַחֵשׁ יְנַחֵשׁ בּוֹ הֲרֵעֹתֶם אֲשֶׁר עֲשִׂיתֶֽם
Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 67,306Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹת בְּנֵי־נֹחַ לְתוֹלְדֹתָם בְּגוֹיֵהֶם וּמֵאֵלֶּה נִפְרְדוּ הַגּוֹיִם בָּאָרֶץ אַחַר הַמַּבּֽוּל
These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations; and of these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 12,664Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־יְהוָה בִּי אֲדֹנָי לֹא אִישׁ דְּבָרִים אָנֹכִי גַּם מִתְּמוֹל גַּם מִשִּׁלְשֹׁם גַּם מֵאָז דַּבֶּרְךָ אֶל־עַבְדֶּךָ כִּי כְבַד־פֶּה וּכְבַד לָשׁוֹן אָנֹֽכִי
And Moses said unto the LORD: ‘Oh Lord, I am not a man of words, neither heretofore, nor since Thou hast spoken unto Thy servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 82,414Open in the laboratory →
וְהוֹכִחַ אַבְרָהָם אֶת־אֲבִימֶלֶךְ עַל־אֹדוֹת בְּאֵר הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר גָּזְלוּ עַבְדֵי אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ
And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 26,557Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
16,539 sequences of מגדל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 16,511 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 687
- Exodus 465
- Leviticus 408
- Numbers 650
- Deuteronomy 505
- Joshua 725
- Judges 554
- Samuel 2,001
- Kings 949
- Isaiah 1,060
- Jeremiah 1,055
- Ezekiel 1,047
- The Twelve 1,000
- Psalms 1,338
- Proverbs 397
- Job 470
- Song of Songs 121
- Ruth 96
- Lamentations 92
- Ecclesiastes 218
- Esther 281
- Daniel 683
- Ezra–Nehemiah 574
- Chronicles 1,163
Outside the Torah
וַתֹּאמֶר דְּלִילָה אֶל־שִׁמְשׁוֹן עַד־הֵנָּה הֵתַלְתָּ בִּי וַתְּדַבֵּר אֵלַי כְּזָבִים הַגִּידָה לִּי בַּמֶּה תֵּאָסֵר וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ אִם־תַּאַרְגִי אֶת־שֶׁבַע מַחְלְפוֹת רֹאשִׁי עִם־הַמַּסָּֽכֶת
And Delilah said unto Samson: ‘Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies; tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound.’ And he said unto her: ‘If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 372,768Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקָם הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֵּשֶׁב בַּשָּׁעַר וּֽלְכָל־הָעָם הִגִּידוּ לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה הַמֶּלֶךְ יוֹשֵׁב בַּשַּׁעַר וַיָּבֹא כָל־הָעָם לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְיִשְׂרָאֵל נָס אִישׁ לְאֹהָלָֽיו
Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying: ‘Behold, the king doth sit in the gate’; and all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 466,413Open in the laboratory →
הַכָּרַת פְּנֵיהֶם עָנְתָה בָּם וְחַטָּאתָם כִּסְדֹם הִגִּידוּ לֹא כִחֵדוּ אוֹי לְנַפְשָׁם כִּֽי־גָמְלוּ לָהֶם רָעָֽה
The show of their countenance doth witness against them; And they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! For they have wrought evil unto themselves.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 578,491Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מגדל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מגדל, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 77.
As a plain word it stands 16 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 14:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Migdol in the Torah codes?
2,678 sequences of מגדל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 2,763 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Migdol in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 29:15 — the shortest of 2,678 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,763.
What is the gematria of Migdol in Hebrew?
Migdol is spelled מגדל — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 77.
How many times is Migdol found in the whole Tanakh?
16,539 sequences of מגדל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 16,511 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 2,763 here) beside the count.