Mitspah מצפה
Mitspah (מצפה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Mizpah. In the Torah codes, Mitspah is found 4,592 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 4 (Numbers 2:25) — about what chance alone gives (about 4,613).
- Found in the Torah
- 4,592
- Chance alone
- 4,613
- P (≥ found)
- 0.62
- Shortest skip
- 4
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, מצפה appears 4,592 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 4,613, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which מצפה appears in the Torah is 4 — the first at Numbers 2:25, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), מצפה is found 48,794 times; chance alone would give about 48,063.
- Genesis 957
- Exodus 1,302
- Leviticus 655
- Numbers 958
- Deuteronomy 720
The shortest skips
דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה דָן צָפֹנָה לְצִבְאֹתָם וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי דָן אֲחִיעֶזֶר בֶּן־עַמִּֽישַׁדָּֽי
On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Dan being Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai,
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 189,835Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַן מַלְכֵיהֶם בְּיָדֶךָ וְהַאֲבַדְתָּ אֶת־שְׁמָם מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם לֹֽא־יִתְיַצֵּב אִישׁ בְּפָנֶיךָ עַד הִשְׁמִֽדְךָ אֹתָֽם
And He shall deliver their kings into thy hand, and thou shalt make their name to perish from under heaven; there shall no man be able to stand against thee, until thou have destroyed them.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 264,032Open in the laboratory →
וְהִזָּה עַל הַמִּטַּהֵר מִן־הַצָּרַעַת שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים וְטִהֲרוֹ וְשִׁלַּח אֶת־הַצִּפֹּר הַֽחַיָּה עַל־פְּנֵי הַשָּׂדֶֽה
And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let go the living bird into the open field.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 161,545Open in the laboratory →
וְהִזָּה עָלָיו מִן־הַדָּם בְּאֶצְבָּעוֹ שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים וְטִהֲרוֹ וְקִדְּשׁוֹ מִטֻּמְאֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleannesses of the children of Israel.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 167,070Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה הַשְׁכֵּם בַּבֹּקֶר וְהִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵי פַרְעֹה הִנֵּה יוֹצֵא הַמָּיְמָה וְאָמַרְתָּ אֵלָיו כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה שַׁלַּח עַמִּי וְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him: Thus saith the LORD: Let My people go, that they may serve Me.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 88,858Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, מצפה appears 16,068 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 16,000, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 957
- Exodus 1,302
- Leviticus 655
- Numbers 958
- Deuteronomy 765
- Joshua 553
- Judges 327
- Samuel 702
- Kings 865
- Isaiah 1,385
- Jeremiah 1,178
- Ezekiel 1,181
- The Twelve 1,101
- Psalms 1,286
- Proverbs 537
- Job 447
- Song of Songs 83
- Ruth 48
- Lamentations 65
- Ecclesiastes 112
- Esther 113
- Daniel 193
- Ezra–Nehemiah 312
- Chronicles 943
Outside the Torah
כִּי כְהַר־פְּרָצִים יָקוּם יְהוָה כְּעֵמֶק בְּגִבְעוֹן יִרְגָּז לַעֲשׂוֹת מַעֲשֵׂהוּ זָר מַעֲשֵׂהוּ וְלַֽעֲבֹד עֲבֹדָתוֹ נָכְרִיָּה עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ
For the LORD will rise up as in mount Perazim, He will be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon; That He may do His work, strange is His work, And bring to pass His act, strange is His act.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 601,623Open in the laboratory →
וּפְרָצִים תֵּצֶאנָה אִשָּׁה נֶגְדָּהּ וְהִשְׁלַכְתֶּנָה הַהַרְמוֹנָה נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה
And ye shall go out at the breaches, every one straight before her; And ye shall be cast into Harmon, Saith the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 817,819Open in the laboratory →
הַדּוֹר אַתֶּם רְאוּ דְבַר־יְהוָה הֲמִדְבָּר הָיִיתִי לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אִם אֶרֶץ מַאְפֵּלְיָה מַדּוּעַ אָמְרוּ עַמִּי רַדְנוּ לֽוֹא־נָבוֹא עוֹד אֵלֶֽיךָ
O generation, see ye the word of the LORD: Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? Or a land of thick darkness? Wherefore say My people: ‘We roam at large; we will come no more unto Thee’?
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 645,184Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מצפה — the Tanakh's own spelling: Mizpah. Searched as מצפה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 215.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 11:8. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Mizpeh.
Questions
Does Mitspah appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, מצפה appears 4,592 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 4,613, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Mitspah in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading backward from Numbers 2:25 — the shortest of 4,592 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4,613.
What is the gematria of Mitspah in Hebrew?
Mitspah is spelled מצפה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 215.
How many times is Mitspah found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, מצפה appears 16,068 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 16,000, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 4,613 here) beside the count.