Sickness מחלה
Sickness — in Hebrew מחלה — sickness, disease. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 37,401 sequences of Sickness, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 4:3); chance alone would give about 37,572.
- Found in the Torah
- 37,401
- Chance alone
- 37,572
- P (≥ found)
- 0.81
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
37,401 sequences of מחלה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 37,572 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 4:3, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 402,284 sequences of מחלה, against about 391,492 from chance alone.
- Genesis 7,611
- Exodus 8,443
- Leviticus 6,042
- Numbers 9,979
- Deuteronomy 5,326
The shortest skips
וַֽיְהִי מִקֵּץ יָמִים וַיָּבֵא קַיִן מִפְּרִי הָֽאֲדָמָה מִנְחָה לַֽיהוָֽה
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 4,336Open in the laboratory →
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־הַשַּׁבָּת כִּי קֹדֶשׁ הִוא לָכֶם מְחַֽלְלֶיהָ מוֹת יוּמָת כִּי כָּל־הָעֹשֶׂה בָהּ מְלָאכָה וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִקֶּרֶב עַמֶּֽיהָ
Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore, for it is holy unto you; every one that profaneth it shall surely be put to death; for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 125,398Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא אַהֲרֹן וַיִּבֶן מִזְבֵּחַ לְפָנָיו וַיִּקְרָא אַֽהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמַר חַג לַיהוָה מָחָֽר
And when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said: ‘To-morrow shall be a feast to the LORD.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 126,016Open in the laboratory →
וְנֶפֶשׁ כִּֽי־תַקְרִיב קָרְבַּן מִנְחָה לַֽיהוָה סֹלֶת יִהְיֶה קָרְבָּנוֹ וְיָצַק עָלֶיהָ שֶׁמֶן וְנָתַן עָלֶיהָ לְבֹנָֽה
And when any one bringeth a meal-offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 142,567Open in the laboratory →
וְהַנּוֹתֶרֶת מִן־הַמִּנְחָה לְאַהֲרֹן וּלְבָנָיו קֹדֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁים מֵאִשֵּׁי יְהוָֽה
But that which is left of the meal-offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’; it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 142,715Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 140,213 sequences of מחלה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 142,385).
- Genesis 7,611
- Exodus 8,443
- Leviticus 6,042
- Numbers 9,979
- Deuteronomy 5,696
- Joshua 5,490
- Judges 4,387
- Samuel 10,183
- Kings 12,173
- Isaiah 6,995
- Jeremiah 9,148
- Ezekiel 8,934
- The Twelve 5,937
- Psalms 8,110
- Proverbs 2,686
- Job 3,140
- Song of Songs 502
- Ruth 472
- Lamentations 805
- Ecclesiastes 1,977
- Esther 1,493
- Daniel 2,525
- Ezra–Nehemiah 4,671
- Chronicles 12,814
Outside the Torah
הָלוֹךְ הָֽלְכוּ הָעֵצִים לִמְשֹׁחַ עֲלֵיהֶם מֶלֶךְ וַיֹּאמְרוּ לַזַּיִת מלוכה עָלֵֽינוּ
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree: Reign thou over us.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 360,336Open in the laboratory →
וְהֵבִיאוּ אֶת־כָּל־אֲחֵיכֶם מִכָּל־הַגּוֹיִם מִנְחָה לַֽיהוָה בַּסּוּסִים וּבָרֶכֶב וּבַצַּבִּים וּבַפְּרָדִים וּבַכִּרְכָּרוֹת עַל הַר קָדְשִׁי יְרוּשָׁלִַם אָמַר יְהוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר יָבִיאוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הַמִּנְחָה בִּכְלִי טָהוֹר בֵּית יְהוָֽה
And they shall bring all your brethren out of all the nations for an offering unto the LORD, upon horses, and in chariots, and in fitters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to My holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring their offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 642,165Open in the laboratory →
וַהֲסִבּוֹתִי פָנַי מֵהֶם וְחִלְּלוּ אֶת־צְפוּנִי וּבָאוּ־בָהּ פָּרִיצִים וְחִלְּלֽוּהָ
I will also turn My face from them, and they shall profane My secret place; and robbers shall enter into it, and profane it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 735,322Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מחלה — the Tanakh's own spelling: sickness, disease. Searched as מחלה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 83.
As a plain word it stands 9 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 23:25. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Mahlah.
Questions
Is Sickness in the Torah codes?
37,401 sequences of מחלה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 37,572 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Sickness in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 4:3 — the shortest of 37,401 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 37,572.
How is Sickness spelled in Hebrew?
Sickness is spelled מחלה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 83.
Is Sickness in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 140,213 sequences of מחלה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 142,385).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 37,572 here) beside the count.