Mikveh מקוה
Mikveh — in Hebrew מקוה — a gathering of water; the ritual bath. In the Torah codes, Mikveh is found 33,558 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 25:1) — about what chance alone gives (about 34,733).
- Found in the Torah
- 33,558
- Chance alone
- 34,733
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- 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 33,558 sequences of מקוה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 34,733).
The shortest skip at which מקוה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 25:1, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), מקוה is found 368,630 times; chance alone would give about 361,917.
- Genesis 8,014
- Exodus 7,581
- Leviticus 6,063
- Numbers 7,495
- Deuteronomy 4,405
The shortest skips
וַיֹּסֶף אַבְרָהָם וַיִּקַּח אִשָּׁה וּשְׁמָהּ קְטוּרָֽה
And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 32,863Open in the laboratory →
שֶׂה תָמִים זָכָר בֶּן־שָׁנָה יִהְיֶה לָכֶם מִן־הַכְּבָשִׂים וּמִן־הָעִזִּים תִּקָּֽחוּ
Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year; ye shall take it from the sheep, or from the goats;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 94,201Open in the laboratory →
יוֹרוּ מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ לְיַעֲקֹב וְתוֹרָתְךָ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל יָשִׂימוּ קְטוֹרָה בְּאַפֶּךָ וְכָלִיל עַֽל־מִזְבְּחֶֽךָ
They shall teach Jacob Thine ordinances, And Israel Thy law; They shall put incense before Thee, And whole burnt-offering upon Thine altar. .
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 303,313Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסֹּב מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶם וַיֵּבְךְּ וַיָּשָׁב אֲלֵהֶם וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵהֶם וַיִּקַּח מֵֽאִתָּם אֶת־שִׁמְעוֹן וַיֶּאֱסֹר אֹתוֹ לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם
And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and he returned to them, and spoke to them, and took Simeon from among them, and bound him before their eyes.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 64,172Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר גַּם־עַתָּה כְדִבְרֵיכֶם כֶּן־הוּא אֲשֶׁר יִמָּצֵא אִתּוֹ יִהְיֶה־לִּי עָבֶד וְאַתֶּם תִּהְיוּ נְקִיִּֽם
And he said: ‘Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my bondman; and ye shall be blameless.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 67,548Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
120,324 sequences of מקוה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 123,265 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 8,014
- Exodus 7,581
- Leviticus 6,063
- Numbers 7,495
- Deuteronomy 4,791
- Joshua 3,807
- Judges 3,622
- Samuel 7,728
- Kings 9,176
- Isaiah 8,520
- Jeremiah 9,819
- Ezekiel 7,115
- The Twelve 7,224
- Psalms 6,783
- Proverbs 2,480
- Job 2,404
- Song of Songs 421
- Ruth 432
- Lamentations 507
- Ecclesiastes 1,008
- Esther 835
- Daniel 1,896
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,505
- Chronicles 9,098
Outside the Torah
וְאַתֶּם תָּקֻמוּ מֵהָאוֹרֵב וְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּם אֶת־הָעִיר וּנְתָנָהּ יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם בְּיֶדְכֶֽם
And ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city; for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 315,706Open in the laboratory →
וְגַם אָמַרְתִּי לֹֽא־אֲגָרֵשׁ אוֹתָם מִפְּנֵיכֶם וְהָיוּ לָכֶם לְצִדִּים וֵאלֹהֵיהֶם יִהְיוּ לָכֶם לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ
Wherefore I also said: I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be unto you as snares, and their gods shall be a trap unto you.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 346,935Open in the laboratory →
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?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 392,317Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מקוה — the Tanakh's own spelling: a gathering of water; the ritual bath. Searched as מקוה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 151.
As a plain word it stands 7 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 7:19. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Miqveh.
Other spellings
- מקווה — the Tanakh's own spelling found 3,431 in the Torah (chance 3,450)
Questions
Is Mikveh in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 33,558 sequences of מקוה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 34,733).
What is the shortest skip for Mikveh in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 25:1 — the shortest of 33,558 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 34,733.
What is the gematria of Mikveh in Hebrew?
Mikveh is spelled מקוה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 151; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Mikveh found in the whole Tanakh?
120,324 sequences of מקוה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 123,265 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 34,733 here) beside the count.