State מדינה
State — in Hebrew מדינה — province; state. State appears 2,393 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 2,470 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,393
- Chance alone
- 2,470
- P (≥ found)
- 0.94
- Shortest skip
- 5
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 2,393 sequences of מדינה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,470).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 5 — the first at Exodus 4:21, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 18,991 sequences of מדינה, against about 19,470 from chance alone.
- Genesis 601
- Exodus 520
- Leviticus 295
- Numbers 653
- Deuteronomy 324
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בְּלֶכְתְּךָ לָשׁוּב מִצְרַיְמָה רְאֵה כָּל־הַמֹּֽפְתִים אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי בְיָדֶךָ וַעֲשִׂיתָם לִפְנֵי פַרְעֹה וַאֲנִי אֲחַזֵּק אֶת־לִבּוֹ וְלֹא יְשַׁלַּח אֶת־הָעָֽם
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘When thou goest back into Egypt, see that thou do before Pharaoh all the wonders which I have put in thy hand; but I will harden his heart, and he will not let the people go.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 83,049Open in the laboratory →
יַֽעַבְדוּךָ עַמִּים וישתחו לְךָ לְאֻמִּים הֱוֵה גְבִיר לְאַחֶיךָ וְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ לְךָ בְּנֵי אִמֶּךָ אֹרְרֶיךָ אָרוּר וּֽמְבָרֲכֶיךָ בָּרֽוּךְ
Let peoples serve thee, And nations bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee. Cursed be every one that curseth thee, And blessed be every one that blesseth thee.
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 37,528Open in the laboratory →
וְהוֹרִישׁ יְהוָה אֶת־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלֶּה מִלִּפְנֵיכֶם וִֽירִשְׁתֶּם גּוֹיִם גְּדֹלִים וַעֲצֻמִים מִכֶּֽם
then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourselves.
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 269,966Open in the laboratory →
שָׁמָּה קָֽבְרוּ אֶת־אַבְרָהָם וְאֵת שָׂרָה אִשְׁתּוֹ שָׁמָּה קָבְרוּ אֶת־יִצְחָק וְאֵת רִבְקָה אִשְׁתּוֹ וְשָׁמָּה קָבַרְתִּי אֶת־לֵאָֽה
There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 76,554Open in the laboratory →
וְנָסַב הַגְּבוּל מֵעַצְמוֹן נַחְלָה מִצְרָיִם וְהָיוּ תוֹצְאֹתָיו הַיָּֽמָּה
and the border shall turn about from Azmon unto the Brook of Egypt, and the goings out thereof shall be at the Sea.
skip 21, width 21 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 246,405Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
11,741 sequences of מדינה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 11,976 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 601
- Exodus 520
- Leviticus 295
- Numbers 653
- Deuteronomy 380
- Joshua 374
- Judges 328
- Samuel 1,051
- Kings 833
- Isaiah 596
- Jeremiah 920
- Ezekiel 813
- The Twelve 589
- Psalms 888
- Proverbs 200
- Job 282
- Song of Songs 56
- Ruth 48
- Lamentations 52
- Ecclesiastes 106
- Esther 148
- Daniel 441
- Ezra–Nehemiah 595
- Chronicles 972
Outside the Torah
כִּי מַעֲמָדָם לְיַד־בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן לַעֲבֹדַת בֵּית יְהוָה עַל־הַחֲצֵרוֹת וְעַל־הַלְּשָׁכוֹת וְעַֽל־טָהֳרַת לְכָל־קֹדֶשׁ וּמַֽעֲשֵׂה עֲבֹדַת בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִֽים
For their station was at the side of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,132,331Open in the laboratory →
תְּכַבְּדֵנִי חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה תַּנִּים וּבְנוֹת יַֽעֲנָה כִּֽי־נָתַתִּי בַמִּדְבָּר מַיִם נְהָרוֹת בִּֽישִׁימֹן לְהַשְׁקוֹת עַמִּי בְחִירִֽי
The beasts of the field shall honour Me, The jackals and the ostriches; Because I give waters in the wilderness, And rivers in the desert, To give drink to My people, Mine elect;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 619,425Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־הַכּוּשִׁי הֲשָׁלוֹם לַנַּעַר לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם וַיֹּאמֶר הַכּוּשִׁי יִהְיוּ כַנַּעַר אֹֽיְבֵי אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־קָמוּ עָלֶיךָ לְרָעָֽה
And the king said unto the Cushite: ‘Is it well with the young man Absalom?’ And the Cushite answered: ‘The enemies of my lord the king and all that rise up against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 465,792Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מדינה — the Tanakh's own spelling: province; state. Searched as מדינה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 109.
As a plain word it stands 13 times in the Tanakh, first at Esther 1:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is State in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 2,393 sequences of מדינה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,470).
What is the shortest skip for State in the Torah?
Skip 5, reading forward from Exodus 4:21 — the shortest of 2,393 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,470.
How is State spelled in Hebrew?
State is spelled מדינה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 109.
Is State in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
11,741 sequences of מדינה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 11,976 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 2,470 here) beside the count.