Biblical names

Mithcah מתקה

Mithcah (מתקה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Mithkah. In the Torah codes, Mithcah is found 20,196 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 31:9) — about what chance alone gives (about 20,419).

Found in the Torah
20,196
Chance alone
20,419
P (≥ found)
0.94
Shortest skip
2

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

At skips 2–5,000, מתקה appears 20,196 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 20,419, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which מתקה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 31:9, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), מתקה is found 225,576 times; chance alone would give about 212,767.

  • Genesis 4,054
  • Exodus 5,272
  • Leviticus 3,872
  • Numbers 4,254
  • Deuteronomy 2,744

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 31:9בראשית לא:טskip 2, forward

    וַיַּצֵּל אֱלֹהִים אֶת־מִקְנֵה אֲבִיכֶם וַיִּתֶּן־לִֽי

    Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.

    מתקה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 31:9צלאלהיאמנאביכםויםתקה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 44,025Open in the laboratory →

  2. Leviticus 7:34ויקרא ז:לדskip 2, backward

    כִּי אֶת־חֲזֵה הַתְּנוּפָה וְאֵת שׁוֹק הַתְּרוּמָה לָקַחְתִּי מֵאֵת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִזִּבְחֵי שַׁלְמֵיהֶם וָאֶתֵּן אֹתָם לְאַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן וּלְבָנָיו לְחָק־עוֹלָם מֵאֵת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

    For the breast of waving and the thigh of heaving have I taken of the children of Israel out of their sacrifices of peace-offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons as a due for ever from the children of Israel.

    מתקה at skip 2, backward from Leviticus 7:34קהתרומלחיאתבניישמתקה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 150,563Open in the laboratory →

  3. Deuteronomy 7:12דברים ז:יבskip 2, backward

    וְהָיָה עֵקֶב תִּשְׁמְעוּן אֵת הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים הָאֵלֶּה וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָם וְשָׁמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְךָ אֶֽת־הַבְּרִית וְאֶת־הַחֶסֶד אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ

    And it shall come to pass, because ye hearken to these ordinances, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep with thee the covenant and the mercy which He swore unto thy fathers,

    מתקה at skip 2, backward from Deuteronomy 7:12ותםוהיעבשעוןאתהממתקה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 263,269Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 1:14בראשית א:ידskip 3, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי מְאֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם לְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הַיּוֹם וּבֵין הַלָּיְלָה וְהָיוּ לְאֹתֹת וּלְמוֹעֲדִים וּלְיָמִים וְשָׁנִֽים

    And God said: ‘Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;

    מתקה at skip 3, forward from Genesis 1:14מראלהיםיהיארבריעשמיםלהבדילמתקה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 618Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 25:6שמות כה:וskip 3, backward

    שֶׁמֶן לַמָּאֹר בְּשָׂמִים לְשֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה וְלִקְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּֽים

    oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;

    מתקה at skip 3, backward from Exodus 25:6יםלשמןהמשחולטרהסיםאבנישהםומתקה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 113,640Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

60,384 sequences of מתקה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 60,114 that chance alone would produce.

  • Genesis 4,054
  • Exodus 5,272
  • Leviticus 3,872
  • Numbers 4,254
  • Deuteronomy 2,908
  • Joshua 1,769
  • Judges 1,528
  • Samuel 3,153
  • Kings 4,639
  • Isaiah 3,374
  • Jeremiah 4,808
  • Ezekiel 4,495
  • The Twelve 3,014
  • Psalms 3,202
  • Proverbs 1,288
  • Job 1,105
  • Song of Songs 299
  • Ruth 267
  • Lamentations 271
  • Ecclesiastes 518
  • Esther 539
  • Daniel 864
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 1,459
  • Chronicles 3,432

Outside the Torah

  1. Judges 3:10שופטים ג:יskip 2, forward

    וַתְּהִי עָלָיו רֽוּחַ־יְהוָה וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֵּצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה וַיִּתֵּן יְהוָה בְּיָדוֹ אֶת־כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתַיִם מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם וַתָּעָז יָדוֹ עַל כּוּשַׁן רִשְׁעָתָֽיִם

    And the spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war, and the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim.

    מתקה at skip 2, forward from Judges 3:10ןרשעתיושטארץארבעםתקה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 348,828Open in the laboratory →

  2. Judges 8:28שופטים ח:כחskip 2, forward

    וַיִּכָּנַע מִדְיָן לִפְנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא יָסְפוּ לָשֵׂאת רֹאשָׁם וַתִּשְׁקֹט הָאָרֶץ אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה בִּימֵי גִדְעֽוֹן

    So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more. And the land had rest forty years in the days of Gideon.

    מתקה at skip 2, forward from Judges 8:28שאתראשושטארץארבעםתקה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 359,456Open in the laboratory →

  3. 2 Chronicles 14:4דברי הימים ב יד:דskip 2, forward

    וַיָּסַר מִכָּל־עָרֵי יְהוּדָה אֶת־הַבָּמוֹת וְאֶת־הַֽחַמָּנִים וַתִּשְׁקֹט הַמַּמְלָכָה לְפָנָֽיו

    Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun-images; and the kingdom was quiet before him.

    מתקה at skip 2, forward from 2 Chronicles 14:4תהחמניושטממלכהלפםתקה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 1,160,626Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

מתקה — the Tanakh's own spelling: Mithkah. Searched as מתקה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 545.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Mithcah in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, מתקה appears 20,196 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 20,419, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Mithcah in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 31:9 — the shortest of 20,196 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 20,419.

What is the gematria of Mithcah in Hebrew?

Mithcah is spelled מתקה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 545.

How many times is Mithcah found in the whole Tanakh?

60,384 sequences of מתקה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 60,114 that chance alone would produce.

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