Plagues מכות
Plagues — in Hebrew מכות — blows; the plagues of Egypt. Plagues appears 56,180 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 56,648 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 56,180
- Chance alone
- 56,648
- P (≥ found)
- 0.98
- 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, מכות appears 56,180 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 56,648, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 37:36, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 548,798 sequences of מכות, against about 590,269 from chance alone.
- Genesis 11,884
- Exodus 11,946
- Leviticus 9,230
- Numbers 9,164
- Deuteronomy 13,956
The shortest skips
וְהַמְּדָנִים מָכְרוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל־מִצְרָיִם לְפֽוֹטִיפַר סְרִיס פַּרְעֹה שַׂר הַטַּבָּחִֽים
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 55,978Open in the laboratory →
אִם־כֵּנִים אַתֶּם אֲחִיכֶם אֶחָד יֵאָסֵר בְּבֵית מִשְׁמַרְכֶם וְאַתֶּם לְכוּ הָבִיאוּ שֶׁבֶר רַעֲבוֹן בָּתֵּיכֶֽם
if ye be upright men, let one of your brethren be bound in your prison-house; but go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 63,875Open in the laboratory →
יְהוָה יִלָּחֵם לָכֶם וְאַתֶּם תַּחֲרִישֽׁוּן
The LORD will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 98,853Open in the laboratory →
כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי מַרְאֶה אוֹתְךָ אֵת תַּבְנִית הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְאֵת תַּבְנִית כָּל־כֵּלָיו וְכֵן תַּעֲשֽׂוּ
According to all that I show thee, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the furniture thereof, even so shall ye make it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 113,715Open in the laboratory →
אֶת־יִתְדֹת הַמִּשְׁכָּן וְאֶת־יִתְדֹת הֶחָצֵר וְאֶת־מֵיתְרֵיהֶֽם
the pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 131,720Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, מכות appears 220,239 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 222,822, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 11,884
- Exodus 11,946
- Leviticus 9,230
- Numbers 9,164
- Deuteronomy 14,677
- Joshua 5,882
- Judges 5,897
- Samuel 15,809
- Kings 17,702
- Isaiah 12,693
- Jeremiah 17,339
- Ezekiel 17,515
- The Twelve 10,626
- Psalms 16,089
- Proverbs 5,764
- Job 5,808
- Song of Songs 1,078
- Ruth 999
- Lamentations 1,017
- Ecclesiastes 2,540
- Esther 2,874
- Daniel 3,228
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5,504
- Chronicles 14,974
Outside the Torah
וַיִּלְכְּדוּהָ וַיַּכּֽוּהָ־לְפִי־חֶרֶב וְאֶת־מַלְכָּהּ וְאֶת־כָּל־עָרֶיהָ וְאֶת־כָּל־הַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּהּ לֹֽא־הִשְׁאִיר שָׂרִיד כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה לְעֶגְלוֹן וַיַּחֲרֵם אוֹתָהּ וְאֶת־כָּל־הַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּֽהּ
And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls that were therein.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 321,918Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ וְאֶת־מַלְכָּהּ וְאֶת־כָּל־עָרֶיהָ וַיַּכּוּם לְפִי־חֶרֶב וַֽיַּחֲרִימוּ אֶת־כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּהּ לֹא הִשְׁאִיר שָׂרִיד כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְחֶבְרוֹן כֵּן־עָשָׂה לִדְבִרָה וּלְמַלְכָּהּ וְכַאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְלִבְנָה וּלְמַלְכָּֽהּ
And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining; as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to the king thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 322,036Open in the laboratory →
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 372,817Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מכות — the Tanakh's own spelling: blows; the plagues of Egypt. Searched as מכות, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 466.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at Leviticus 13:24. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Plagues in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, מכות appears 56,180 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 56,648, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Plagues in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 37:36 — the shortest of 56,180 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 56,648.
How is Plagues spelled in Hebrew?
Plagues is spelled מכות — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 466.
Is Plagues in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, מכות appears 220,239 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 222,822, 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 56,648 here) beside the count.