Concepts

War מלחמה

War is written מלחמה in Hebrew. In the Torah codes, War is found 3,093 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 12:6) — about what chance alone gives (about 3,066).

Found in the Torah
3,093
Chance alone
3,066
P (≥ found)
0.32
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 3,093 sequences of מלחמה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,066).

The shortest skip at which מלחמה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 12:6, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), מלחמה is found 25,298 times; chance alone would give about 24,165.

  • Genesis 608
  • Exodus 705
  • Leviticus 472
  • Numbers 894
  • Deuteronomy 414

The shortest skips

  1. Exodus 12:6שמות יב:וskip 2, forward

    וְהָיָה לָכֶם לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת עַד אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה וְשָׁחֲטוּ אֹתוֹ כֹּל קְהַל עֲדַֽת־יִשְׂרָאֵל בֵּין הָעַרְבָּֽיִם

    and ye shall keep it unto the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at dusk.

    מלחמה at skip 2, forward from Exodus 12:6ןהערביוקוןדםונתנוםלחמה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 94,268Open in the laboratory →

  2. Leviticus 14:10ויקרא יד:יskip 3, forward

    וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי יִקַּח שְׁנֵֽי־כְבָשִׂים תְּמִימִים וְכַבְשָׂה אַחַת בַּת־שְׁנָתָהּ תְּמִימָה וּשְׁלֹשָׁה עֶשְׂרֹנִים סֹלֶת מִנְחָה בְּלוּלָה בַשֶּׁמֶן וְלֹג אֶחָד שָֽׁמֶן

    And on the eighth day he shall take two he-lambs without blemish, and one ewe-lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth parts of an ephah of fine flour for a meal-offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.

    מלחמה at skip 3, forward from Leviticus 14:10נחהבלולהבשןוגאדשןועמידהכהןהממלחמה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 161,832Open in the laboratory →

  3. Numbers 26:57במדבר כו:נזskip 5, forward

    וְאֵלֶּה פְקוּדֵי הַלֵּוִי לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְגֵרְשׁוֹן מִשְׁפַּחַת הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּי לִקְהָת מִשְׁפַּחַת הַקְּהָתִי לִמְרָרִי מִשְׁפַּחַת הַמְּרָרִֽי

    And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

    מלחמה at skip 5, forward from Numbers 26:57תהקהתילמררימשפחתהרריאהמשפתלוישפחתלבנימשפחתהחברנימשמלחמה
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 233,521Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 6:15בראשית ו:טוskip 5, backward

    וְזֶה אֲשֶׁר תַּֽעֲשֶׂה אֹתָהּ שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת אַמָּה אֹרֶךְ הַתֵּבָה חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה רָחְבָּהּ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אַמָּה קוֹמָתָֽהּ

    And this is how thou shalt make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

    מלחמה at skip 5, backward from Genesis 6:15השלשמאותאמהארךהתבחמשיאמהרבהוששיםאהקומתהצהרתעשהלתבהמלחםה
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 7,550Open in the laboratory →

  5. Deuteronomy 22:6דברים כב:וskip 5, backward

    כִּי יִקָּרֵא קַן־צִפּוֹר לְפָנֶיךָ בַּדֶּרֶךְ בְּכָל־עֵץ אוֹ עַל־הָאָרֶץ אֶפְרֹחִים אוֹ בֵיצִים וְהָאֵם רֹבֶצֶת עַל־הָֽאֶפְרֹחִים אוֹ עַל־הַבֵּיצִים לֹא־תִקַּח הָאֵם עַל־הַבָּנִֽים

    If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young;

    מלחמה at skip 5, backward from Deuteronomy 22:6רבצתעלהאפרחיםאועלביצילאתקהאםעהבנישלחתשלחאתהאםואתהבםלחםה
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 284,364Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, מלחמה appears 11,593 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 11,743, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 608
  • Exodus 705
  • Leviticus 472
  • Numbers 894
  • Deuteronomy 460
  • Joshua 418
  • Judges 339
  • Samuel 791
  • Kings 1,025
  • Isaiah 559
  • Jeremiah 810
  • Ezekiel 759
  • The Twelve 517
  • Psalms 669
  • Proverbs 240
  • Job 218
  • Song of Songs 41
  • Ruth 39
  • Lamentations 71
  • Ecclesiastes 155
  • Esther 118
  • Daniel 192
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 402
  • Chronicles 1,091

Outside the Torah

  1. Jeremiah 20:5ירמיהו כ:הskip 2, forward

    וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־כָּל־חֹסֶן הָעִיר הַזֹּאת וְאֶת־כָּל־יְגִיעָהּ וְאֶת־כָּל־יְקָרָהּ וְאֵת כָּל־אוֹצְרוֹת מַלְכֵי יְהוּדָה אֶתֵּן בְּיַד אֹֽיְבֵיהֶם וּבְזָזוּם וּלְקָחוּם וֶהֱבִיאוּם בָּבֶֽלָה

    Moreover I will give all the store of this city, and all the gains thereof, and all the wealth thereof, yea, all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, who shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.

    מלחמה at skip 2, forward from Jeremiah 20:5םובזזווקווביאוםבבםלחםה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 670,481Open in the laboratory →

  2. 1 Kings 1:40מלכים א א:מskip 2, backward

    וַיַּעֲלוּ כָל־הָעָם אַֽחֲרָיו וְהָעָם מְחַלְּלִים בַּחֲלִלִים וּשְׂמֵחִים שִׂמְחָה גְדוֹלָה וַתִּבָּקַע הָאָרֶץ בְּקוֹלָֽם

    And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.

    מלחמה at skip 2, backward from 1 Kings 1:40אחריוועמליבחלליםוםלחםה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 479,472Open in the laboratory →

  3. Jeremiah 52:20ירמיהו נב:כskip 3, forward

    הָעַמּוּדִים שְׁנַיִם הַיָּם אֶחָד וְהַבָּקָר שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר נְחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר־תַּחַת הַמְּכֹנוֹת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה לְבֵית יְהוָה לֹא־הָיָה מִשְׁקָל לִנְחֻשְׁתָּם כָּל־הַכֵּלִים הָאֵֽלֶּה

    The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve brazen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made for the house of the LORD—the brass of all these vessels was without weight.

    מלחמה at skip 3, forward from Jeremiah 52:20תיקוקלאהיהשקלנשתכלכליםהאלהוהמלחםה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 726,435Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

מלחמה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מלחמה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 123.

As a plain word it stands 92 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is War in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 3,093 sequences of מלחמה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,066).

What is the shortest skip for War in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 12:6 — the shortest of 3,093 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,066.

What is the gematria of War in Hebrew?

War is spelled מלחמה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 123.

How many times is War found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, מלחמה appears 11,593 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 11,743, 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 3,066 here) beside the count.

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