Water מים
Water is written מים in Hebrew. In the Torah codes, Water is found 1,058,993 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 1:2) — 0.8% above the 1,051,015 chance alone would give (probability of 1,058,993 or more by chance alone: 3.9 × 10⁻¹⁵).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,058,993
- Chance alone
- 1,051,015
- P (≥ found)
- 3.9 × 10⁻¹⁵
- 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 1,058,993 sequences of מים at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% above what chance alone gives (about 1,051,015); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.9 × 10⁻¹⁵ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:2, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 15,643,469 sequences of מים, against about 16,290,279 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 1,051,015 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 275,867
- Exodus 244,699
- Leviticus 131,035
- Numbers 250,439
- Deuteronomy 156,953
The shortest skips
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 80Open in the laboratory →
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם אֱלֹהִים פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְכִבְשֻׁהָ וּרְדוּ בִּדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּבְכָל־חַיָּה הָֽרֹמֶשֶׂת עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And God blessed them; and God said unto them: ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that creepeth upon the earth.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,394Open in the laboratory →
וַיְכַל אֱלֹהִים בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וַיִּשְׁבֹּת בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשָֽׂה
And on the seventh day God finished His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,702Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה תוֹלְדוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ בְּהִבָּֽרְאָם בְּיוֹם עֲשׂוֹת יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶרֶץ וְשָׁמָֽיִם
These are the generations of the heaven and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,840Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּטַּע יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים גַּן־בְעֵדֶן מִקֶּדֶם וַיָּשֶׂם שָׁם אֶת־הָֽאָדָם אֲשֶׁר יָצָֽר
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 2,060Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 4,695,076 sequences of מים at skips 2–5,000, 0.2% above what chance alone gives (about 4,687,766); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00037 by chance alone.
- Genesis 275,867
- Exodus 244,699
- Leviticus 131,035
- Numbers 250,439
- Deuteronomy 177,026
- Joshua 141,663
- Judges 161,590
- Samuel 333,514
- Kings 389,167
- Isaiah 257,402
- Jeremiah 354,009
- Ezekiel 308,287
- The Twelve 246,826
- Psalms 341,575
- Proverbs 102,227
- Job 138,915
- Song of Songs 21,602
- Ruth 18,326
- Lamentations 23,665
- Ecclesiastes 49,158
- Esther 51,891
- Daniel 76,063
- Ezra–Nehemiah 188,555
- Chronicles 411,575
Outside the Torah
וַתֹּאמֶר אֶל־הָאֲנָשִׁים יָדַעְתִּי כִּֽי־נָתַן יְהוָה לָכֶם אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְכִֽי־נָפְלָה אֵֽימַתְכֶם עָלֵינוּ וְכִי נָמֹגוּ כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ מִפְּנֵיכֶֽם
and she said unto the men: ‘I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 306,587Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הָהָרָה לֵּכוּ פֶּֽן־יִפְגְּעוּ בָכֶם הָרֹדְפִים וְנַחְבֵּתֶם שָׁמָּה שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים עַד שׁוֹב הָרֹֽדְפִים וְאַחַר תֵּלְכוּ לְדַרְכְּכֶֽם
And she said unto them: ‘Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers light upon you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned; and afterward may ye go your way.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,099Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ שְׁנֵי הָֽאֲנָשִׁים וַיֵּרְדוּ מֵֽהָהָר וַיַּעַבְרוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן וַיְסַפְּרוּ־לוֹ אֵת כָּל־הַמֹּצְאוֹת אוֹתָֽם
Then the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had befallen them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,548Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מים — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מים, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 90.
As a plain word it stands 265 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 1:6. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Water in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 1,058,993 sequences of מים at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% above what chance alone gives (about 1,051,015); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.9 × 10⁻¹⁵ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Water in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:2 — the shortest of 1,058,993 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,051,015.
How is Water spelled in Hebrew?
Water is spelled מים — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 90.
Is Water in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 4,695,076 sequences of מים at skips 2–5,000, 0.2% above what chance alone gives (about 4,687,766); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00037 by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,051,015 here) beside the count.