Temple מקדש
Temple — in Hebrew מקדש — sanctuary; the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. In the Torah codes, Temple is found 4,566 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 6:9) — 2.7% above the 4,447 chance alone would give (probability of 4,566 or more by chance alone: 0.04).
- Found in the Torah
- 4,566
- Chance alone
- 4,447
- P (≥ found)
- 0.04
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 4,566 sequences of מקדש at skips 2–5,000, 2.7% above what chance alone gives (about 4,447); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.04 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 6:9, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 48,061 sequences of מקדש, against about 46,333 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,021
- Exodus 1,054
- Leviticus 708
- Numbers 1,291
- Deuteronomy 492
The shortest skips
אֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדֹת נֹחַ נֹחַ אִישׁ צַדִּיק תָּמִים הָיָה בְּדֹֽרֹתָיו אֶת־הָֽאֱלֹהִים הִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־נֹֽחַ
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was in his generations a man righteous and wholehearted; Noah walked with God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 7,255Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּהֲפֹךְ יְהוָה רֽוּחַ־יָם חָזָק מְאֹד וַיִּשָּׂא אֶת־הָאַרְבֶּה וַיִּתְקָעֵהוּ יָמָּה סּוּף לֹא נִשְׁאַר אַרְבֶּה אֶחָד בְּכֹל גְּבוּל מִצְרָֽיִם
And the LORD turned an exceeding strong west wind, which took up the locusts, and drove them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the border of Egypt.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 92,776Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים הֵן הָֽאָדָם הָיָה כְּאַחַד מִמֶּנּוּ לָדַעַת טוֹב וָרָע וְעַתָּה פֶּן־יִשְׁלַח יָדוֹ וְלָקַח גַּם מֵעֵץ הַֽחַיִּים וְאָכַל וָחַי לְעֹלָֽם
And the LORD God said: ‘Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 4,086Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־יִהְיֶה רִיב בֵּין אֲנָשִׁים וְנִגְּשׁוּ אֶל־הַמִּשְׁפָּט וּשְׁפָטוּם וְהִצְדִּיקוּ אֶת־הַצַּדִּיק וְהִרְשִׁיעוּ אֶת־הָרָשָֽׁע
If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and the judges judge them, by justifying the righteous, and condemning the wicked,
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 288,058Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־הַמִּנְחָה אֲשֶׁר תַּקְרִיבוּ לַיהוָה לֹא תֵעָשֶׂה חָמֵץ כִּי כָל־שְׂאֹר וְכָל־דְּבַשׁ לֹֽא־תַקְטִירוּ מִמֶּנּוּ אִשֶּׁה לַֽיהוָֽה
No meal-offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven; for ye shall make no leaven, nor any honey, smoke as an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 143,101Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
17,223 sequences of מקדש at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 17,573 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1,021
- Exodus 1,054
- Leviticus 708
- Numbers 1,291
- Deuteronomy 529
- Joshua 375
- Judges 454
- Samuel 1,338
- Kings 1,234
- Isaiah 1,134
- Jeremiah 1,145
- Ezekiel 1,028
- The Twelve 813
- Psalms 1,192
- Proverbs 604
- Job 485
- Song of Songs 88
- Ruth 73
- Lamentations 85
- Ecclesiastes 167
- Esther 202
- Daniel 527
- Ezra–Nehemiah 567
- Chronicles 1,109
Outside the Torah
בְּנֵי בָבֶל וְכָל־כַּשְׂדִּים פְּקוֹד וְשׁוֹעַ וְקוֹעַ כָּל־בְּנֵי אַשּׁוּר אוֹתָם בַּחוּרֵי חֶמֶד פַּחוֹת וּסְגָנִים כֻּלָּם שָֽׁלִשִׁים וּקְרוּאִים רֹכְבֵי סוּסִים כֻּלָּֽם
the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, handsome young men, governors and rulers all of them, captains and councillors, all of them riding upon horses.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 759,959Open in the laboratory →
לֹא־יִכּוֹן אָדָם בְּרֶשַׁע וְשֹׁרֶשׁ צַדִּיקִים בַּל־יִמּֽוֹט
A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall never be moved.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 946,610Open in the laboratory →
חָמַד רָשָׁע מְצוֹד רָעִים וְשֹׁרֶשׁ צַדִּיקִים יִתֵּֽן
The wicked desireth the prey of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 946,874Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מקדש — the Tanakh's own spelling: sanctuary; the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Searched as מקדש, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 444.
As a plain word it stands 23 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 15:17. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Temple in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 4,566 sequences of מקדש at skips 2–5,000, 2.7% above what chance alone gives (about 4,447); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.04 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Temple in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 6:9 — the shortest of 4,566 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4,447.
How is Temple spelled in Hebrew?
Temple is spelled מקדש — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 444.
Is Temple in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
17,223 sequences of מקדש at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 17,573 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 4,447 here) beside the count.