Mishnah משנה
Mishnah — in Hebrew משנה — the Mishnah, the first written code of the Oral Torah. Mishnah appears 579,435 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–101,616), 4.2% more than chance alone would give (about 556,172; probability 5.1 × 10⁻²¹¹).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 579,435
- Chance alone · every skip
- 556,172
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 5.1 × 10⁻²¹¹
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 101,573
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 4 letters (2–101,616), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 53,565 found · chance alone about 53,376 (probability of 53,565 or more by chance alone: 0.21).
In the Torah
Across every skip (2–101,616), משנה appears 579,435 times in the Torah — 4.2% more than the 556,172 chance alone would give; the probability of 579,435 or more by chance alone is 5.1 × 10⁻²¹¹.
The shortest skip at which משנה appears in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 49:13, reading forward.
The longest skip at which משנה was found in the Torah is 101,573 — at Deuteronomy 34:11, reading backward; a spelling of 4 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 101,616.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 128,544
- Exodus 127,615
- Leviticus 88,421
- Numbers 136,582
- Deuteronomy 98,273
Examples across the range
5 of the 579,435 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- ם ש ן הGenesis 49:13
זְבוּלֻן לְחוֹף יַמִּים יִשְׁכֹּן וְהוּא לְחוֹף אֳנִיּוֹת וְיַרְכָתוֹ עַל־צִידֹֽן
Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea, And he shall be a shore for ships, And his flank shall be upon Zidon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 75,766 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ם ש ן הGenesis 49:13
Letter by letter
- ם ש נ הNumbers 21:15
וְאֶשֶׁד הַנְּחָלִים אֲשֶׁר נָטָה לְשֶׁבֶת עָר וְנִשְׁעַן לִגְבוּל מוֹאָֽב
And the slope of the valleys That inclineth toward the seat of Ar, And leaneth upon the border of Moab.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 224,225 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ם ש נ הNumbers 21:15
- מExodus 39:5
וְחֵשֶׁב אֲפֻדָּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָלָיו מִמֶּנּוּ הוּא כְּמַעֲשֵׂהוּ זָהָב תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן …
And the skilfully woven band, that was upon it, wherewith to gird it on, was of the same piece and like the work thereof: of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- שExodus 39:6
וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת־אַבְנֵי הַשֹּׁהַם מֻֽסַבֹּת מִשְׁבְּצֹת זָהָב מְפֻתָּחֹת פִּתּוּחֵי חוֹתָם עַל־שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And they wrought the onyx stones, inclosed in settings of gold, graven with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the children of Israel.
- ןExodus 39:8
וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־הַחֹשֶׁן מַעֲשֵׂה חֹשֵׁב כְּמַעֲשֵׂה אֵפֹד זָהָב תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָֽר
And he made the breastplate, the work of the skilful workman, like the work of the ephod: of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
- הExodus 39:11
וְהַטּוּר הַשֵּׁנִי נֹפֶךְ סַפִּיר וְיָהֲלֹֽם
And the second row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an emerald.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 138,088 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- מExodus 39:5
- מNumbers 2:23
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם חֲמִשָּׁה וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאֽוֹת
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, thirty and five thousand and four hundred;
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- שNumbers 3:11
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹֽר
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
- ןNumbers 3:34
וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם בְּמִסְפַּר כָּל־זָכָר מִבֶּן־חֹדֶשׁ וָמָעְלָה שֵׁשֶׁת אֲלָפִים וּמָאתָֽיִם
And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred;
- הNumbers 4:3
מִבֶּן שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה וְעַד בֶּן־חֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה …
from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter upon the service, to do work in the tent of meeting.
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 189,759 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- מNumbers 2:23
- םDeuteronomy 34:11
לְכָל־הָאֹתוֹת וְהַמּוֹפְתִים אֲשֶׁר שְׁלָחוֹ יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם לְפַרְעֹה וּלְכָל־עֲבָדָיו וּלְכָל־אַרְצֽוֹ
in all the signs and the wonders, which the LORD sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land;
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- שNumbers 8:16
… כָּל־רֶחֶם בְּכוֹר כֹּל מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָקַחְתִּי אֹתָם לִֽי
For they are wholly given unto Me from among the children of Israel; instead of all that openeth the womb, even the first-born of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto Me.
- נExodus 16:7
… עַל־יְהוָה וְנַחְנוּ מָה כִּי תלונו עָלֵֽינוּ
and in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that He hath heard your murmurings against the LORD; and what are we, that ye murmur against us?’
- הGenesis 1:2
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 101,573, width 101,573 — one row is 101,573 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,756 of the TorahOpen at skip 101,573 in the laboratory →
- םDeuteronomy 34:11
Across the Tanakh
7,296,279 sequences of משנה across every skip (2–399,013) in the whole Tanakh, close to the 7,523,556 that chance alone would produce.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 185,733 found · chance alone about 187,336 (probability of 185,733 or more by chance alone: 1.00).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 476,068
- Exodus 431,748
- Leviticus 273,620
- Numbers 444,076
- Deuteronomy 334,771
- Joshua 247,363
- Judges 241,351
- Samuel 549,361
- Kings 597,852
- Isaiah 394,385
- Jeremiah 516,848
- Ezekiel 443,921
- The Twelve 337,607
- Psalms 444,666
- Proverbs 155,886
- Job 179,572
- Song of Songs 31,574
- Ruth 27,013
- Lamentations 32,365
- Ecclesiastes 71,041
- Esther 81,063
- Daniel 126,932
- Ezra–Nehemiah 251,789
- Chronicles 605,407
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ם ש ן הJoshua 22:19
… אֶרֶץ אֲחֻזַּת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר שָֽׁכַן־שָׁם מִשְׁכַּן יְהוָה וְהֵאָחֲזוּ בְּתוֹכֵנוּ וּבַֽיהוָה אַל־תִּמְרֹדוּ …
Howbeit, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the LORD’S tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us; but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us…
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 339,811 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ם ש ן הJoshua 22:19
- מJudges 9:7
… הַר־גְּרִזִים וַיִּשָּׂא קוֹלוֹ וַיִּקְרָא וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם שִׁמְעוּ אֵלַי בַּעֲלֵי שְׁכֶם …
And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them: ‘Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- שJudges 9:9
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הַזַּיִת הֶחֳדַלְתִּי אֶת־דִּשְׁנִי אֲשֶׁר־בִּי יְכַבְּדוּ אֱלֹהִים וַאֲנָשִׁים …
But the olive-tree said unto them: Should I leave my fatness, seeing that by me they honour God and man, and go to hold sway over the trees?
- נJudges 9:11
וַתֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הַתְּאֵנָה הֶחֳדַלְתִּי אֶת־מָתְקִי וְאֶת־תְּנוּבָתִי הַטּוֹבָה וְהָלַכְתִּי לָנוּעַ עַל־הָעֵצִֽים
But the fig-tree said unto them: Should I leave my sweetness, and my good fruitage, and go to hold sway over the trees?
- הJudges 9:13
וַתֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הַגֶּפֶן הֶחֳדַלְתִּי אֶת־תִּירוֹשִׁי הַֽמְשַׂמֵּחַ אֱלֹהִים וַאֲנָשִׁים וְהָלַכְתִּי לָנוּעַ עַל־הָעֵצִֽים
And the vine said unto them: Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to hold sway over the trees?
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 360,288 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- מJudges 9:7
- מ2 Chronicles 36:21
לְמַלֹּאות דְּבַר־יְהוָה בְּפִי יִרְמְיָהוּ עַד …
to fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had been paid her sabbaths; for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- שEzekiel 46:19
וַיְבִיאֵנִי בַמָּבוֹא אֲשֶׁר עַל־כֶּתֶף הַשַּׁעַר אֶל־הַלִּשְׁכוֹת …
Then he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers for the priests, which looked toward the north; and, behold, there was a place on the hinder part westward.
- נ1 Samuel 11:12
וַיֹּאמֶר הָעָם אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל מִי הָאֹמֵר שָׁאוּל יִמְלֹךְ עָלֵינוּ תְּנוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים וּנְמִיתֵֽם
And the people said unto Samuel: ‘Who is he that said: Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.’
- הGenesis 1:10
וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לַיַּבָּשָׁה אֶרֶץ וּלְמִקְוֵה הַמַּיִם קָרָא יַמִּים וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טֽוֹב
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called He Seas; and God saw that it was good.
skip 398,785, width 398,785 — one row is 398,785 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,776 of the TanakhOpen at skip 398,785 in the laboratory →
- מ2 Chronicles 36:21
The spelling
משנה — a Hebrew word: the Mishnah, the first written code of the Oral Torah. Searched as משנה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 395.
As a plain word it stands 17 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 43:12. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Mishnah in the Torah codes?
Across every skip (2–101,616), משנה appears 579,435 times in the Torah — 4.2% more than the 556,172 chance alone would give; the probability of 579,435 or more by chance alone is 5.1 × 10⁻²¹¹.
What is the shortest skip for Mishnah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 49:13 — the shortest of 579,435 sequences across every skip (2–101,616), where chance alone would give about 556,172.
What is the gematria of Mishnah in Hebrew?
Mishnah is spelled משנה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 395.
How many times is Mishnah found in the whole Tanakh?
7,296,279 sequences of משנה across every skip (2–399,013) in the whole Tanakh, close to the 7,523,556 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 556,172 across every skip (2–101,616) here) beside the count.