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The Letters

Mem מם

Mem (מ) is the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It stands 98,929 times in the twenty-four books — 82.6 of every 1,000 letters, the 4th most written of the twenty-two — out of 1,197,042 letters in all.

Occurrences
98,929
Per 1,000 letters
82.64
Rank of 22
4
Share of the Tanakh
8.26%

Two shapes, one letter

מ and ם are the same letter, written differently at the end of a word. Every count on this page folds them together, because every method in this app values them as one letter — Gadol alone gives the final form a number of its own, and that is a valuation, not a second letter. Written as מ: 57,638. Written as ם: 41,291.

Across the books of the Tanakh

Per 1,000 letters of each book, so a long book and a short one compare honestly. Tap a bar — or drag along the chart — and that book stands in the panel, with its door. The filled dot marks the highest column, the hollow ring the lowest.

The Twelve is one of the twenty-four books, and every total on this site still counts it as one. On this axis its twelve prophets stand as their own columns, because Hosea is eight times the length of Obadiah and one column for both hides what each of them does.

0255075100Genesis — 78.3 per 1,000 letters (6,110 in 78,069 letters, 0.95× the Tanakh rate)Exodus — 86.6 per 1,000 letters (5,504 in 63,531 letters, 1.05× the Tanakh rate)Leviticus — 77.0 per 1,000 letters (3,450 in 44,795 letters, 0.93× the Tanakh rate)Numbers — 89.8 per 1,000 letters (5,709 in 63,545 letters, 1.09× the Tanakh rate)Deuteronomy — 78.6 per 1,000 letters (4,317 in 54,910 letters, 0.95× the Tanakh rate)Joshua — 81.4 per 1,000 letters (3,239 in 39,807 letters, 0.98× the Tanakh rate)Judges — 81.8 per 1,000 letters (3,186 in 38,944 letters, 0.99× the Tanakh rate)Samuel — 77.9 per 1,000 letters (7,285 in 93,532 letters, 0.94× the Tanakh rate)Kings — 81.9 per 1,000 letters (8,066 in 98,460 letters, 0.99× the Tanakh rate)Isaiah — 81.0 per 1,000 letters (5,417 in 66,888 letters, 0.98× the Tanakh rate)Jeremiah — 85.2 per 1,000 letters (7,234 in 84,912 letters, 1.03× the Tanakh rate)Ezekiel — 85.3 per 1,000 letters (6,356 in 74,499 letters, 1.03× the Tanakh rate)Hosea — 89.0 per 1,000 letters (835 in 9,385 letters, 1.08× the Tanakh rate)Joel — 91.9 per 1,000 letters (356 in 3,872 letters, 1.11× the Tanakh rate)Amos — 87.3 per 1,000 letters (701 in 8,033 letters, 1.06× the Tanakh rate)Obadiah — 82.2 per 1,000 letters (92 in 1,119 letters, 0.99× the Tanakh rate)Jonah — 73.0 per 1,000 letters (197 in 2,700 letters, 0.88× the Tanakh rate)Micah — 82.2 per 1,000 letters (458 in 5,570 letters, 0.99× the Tanakh rate)Nahum — 88.8 per 1,000 letters (200 in 2,252 letters, 1.07× the Tanakh rate)Habakkuk — 84.3 per 1,000 letters (219 in 2,598 letters, 1.02× the Tanakh rate)Zephaniah — 83.4 per 1,000 letters (250 in 2,996 letters, 1.01× the Tanakh rate)Haggai — 80.5 per 1,000 letters (188 in 2,336 letters, 0.97× the Tanakh rate)Zechariah — 81.2 per 1,000 letters (1,010 in 12,432 letters, 0.98× the Tanakh rate)Malachi — 97.1 per 1,000 letters (335 in 3,450 letters, 1.18× the Tanakh rate)Psalms — 81.2 per 1,000 letters (6,405 in 78,833 letters, 0.98× the Tanakh rate)Proverbs — 82.7 per 1,000 letters (2,191 in 26,507 letters, 1.00× the Tanakh rate)Job — 80.1 per 1,000 letters (2,553 in 31,862 letters, 0.97× the Tanakh rate)Song of Songs — 86.2 per 1,000 letters (444 in 5,151 letters, 1.04× the Tanakh rate)Ruth — 77.4 per 1,000 letters (383 in 4,947 letters, 0.94× the Tanakh rate)Lamentations — 76.4 per 1,000 letters (457 in 5,980 letters, 0.93× the Tanakh rate)Ecclesiastes — 91.9 per 1,000 letters (1,008 in 10,969 letters, 1.11× the Tanakh rate)Esther — 94.5 per 1,000 letters (1,145 in 12,112 letters, 1.14× the Tanakh rate)Daniel — 73.4 per 1,000 letters (1,784 in 24,291 letters, 0.89× the Tanakh rate)Ezra–Nehemiah — 91.8 per 1,000 letters (3,512 in 38,277 letters, 1.11× the Tanakh rate)Chronicles — 83.8 per 1,000 letters (8,333 in 99,478 letters, 1.01× the Tanakh rate)highestlowestGeneDeutKingsHoseaJonahZephPsalRuthChro

Its two ends

Highest
Malachi 97.1
Lowest
Jonah 73.0

Every column's numbers are in the table below.

All the numbers 35 books
Mem in each of the 35 books, in canonical order.
PlaceOccurrencesOf lettersPer 1,000× usualRank
Genesis בראשית6,11078,06978.260.95×29
Exodus שמות5,50463,53186.641.05×10
Leviticus ויקרא3,45044,79577.020.93×32
Numbers במדבר5,70963,54589.841.09×6
Deuteronomy דברים4,31754,91078.620.95×28
Joshua יהושע3,23939,80781.370.98×22
Judges שופטים3,18638,94481.810.99×21
Samuel שמואל7,28593,53277.890.94×30
Kings מלכים8,06698,46081.920.99×20
Isaiah ישעיהו5,41766,88880.990.98×25
Jeremiah ירמיהו7,23484,91285.191.03×13
Ezekiel יחזקאל6,35674,49985.321.03×12
Hosea הושע8359,38588.971.08×7
Joel יואל3563,87291.941.11×3
Amos עמוס7018,03387.271.06×9
Obadiah עובדיה921,11982.220.99×19
Jonah יונה1972,70072.960.88×35
Micah מיכה4585,57082.230.99×18
Nahum נחום2002,25288.811.07×8
Habakkuk חבקוק2192,59884.301.02×14
Zephaniah צפניה2502,99683.441.01×16
Haggai חגי1882,33680.480.97×26
Zechariah זכריה1,01012,43281.240.98×24
Malachi מלאכי3353,45097.101.18×1
Psalms תהלים6,40578,83381.250.98×23
Proverbs משלי2,19126,50782.661.00×17
Job איוב2,55331,86280.130.97×27
Song of Songs שיר השירים4445,15186.201.04×11
Ruth רות3834,94777.420.94×31
Lamentations איכה4575,98076.420.93×33
Ecclesiastes קהלת1,00810,96991.891.11×4
Esther אסתר1,14512,11294.531.14×2
Daniel דניאל1,78424,29173.440.89×34
Ezra–Nehemiah עזרא־נחמיה3,51238,27791.751.11×5
Chronicles דברי הימים8,33399,47883.771.01×15

Across the fifty-four portions

The Torah alone, portion by portion, on the same measure. Fifty-four names will not fit along one axis, so most of them are not printed — but every column names itself the moment you touch it.

050100150Bereshit — 93.4 per 1,000 letters (676 in 7,234 letters, 1.13× the Tanakh rate)Noach — 82.2 per 1,000 letters (568 in 6,907 letters, 0.99× the Tanakh rate)Lech Lecha — 85.7 per 1,000 letters (543 in 6,338 letters, 1.04× the Tanakh rate)Vayera — 82.2 per 1,000 letters (646 in 7,861 letters, 0.99× the Tanakh rate)Chayei Sara — 77.3 per 1,000 letters (411 in 5,315 letters, 0.94× the Tanakh rate)Toldot — 72.4 per 1,000 letters (393 in 5,427 letters, 0.88× the Tanakh rate)Vayetzei — 67.2 per 1,000 letters (505 in 7,512 letters, 0.81× the Tanakh rate)Vayishlach — 71.3 per 1,000 letters (532 in 7,457 letters, 0.86× the Tanakh rate)Vayeshev — 72.2 per 1,000 letters (431 in 5,972 letters, 0.87× the Tanakh rate)Miketz — 81.3 per 1,000 letters (643 in 7,913 letters, 0.98× the Tanakh rate)Vayigash — 73.2 per 1,000 letters (416 in 5,684 letters, 0.89× the Tanakh rate)Vayechi — 77.8 per 1,000 letters (346 in 4,449 letters, 0.94× the Tanakh rate)Shemot — 89.0 per 1,000 letters (602 in 6,763 letters, 1.08× the Tanakh rate)Vaera — 93.2 per 1,000 letters (625 in 6,703 letters, 1.13× the Tanakh rate)Bo — 92.0 per 1,000 letters (566 in 6,149 letters, 1.11× the Tanakh rate)Beshalach — 107.6 per 1,000 letters (691 in 6,424 letters, 1.30× the Tanakh rate)Yitro — 90.0 per 1,000 letters (362 in 4,024 letters, 1.09× the Tanakh rate)Mishpatim — 82.1 per 1,000 letters (436 in 5,312 letters, 0.99× the Tanakh rate)Terumah — 85.7 per 1,000 letters (402 in 4,691 letters, 1.04× the Tanakh rate)Tetzaveh — 66.3 per 1,000 letters (360 in 5,427 letters, 0.80× the Tanakh rate)Ki Tisa — 79.7 per 1,000 letters (592 in 7,426 letters, 0.96× the Tanakh rate)Vayakhel — 87.9 per 1,000 letters (543 in 6,180 letters, 1.06× the Tanakh rate)Pekudei — 73.3 per 1,000 letters (325 in 4,432 letters, 0.89× the Tanakh rate)Vayikra — 72.3 per 1,000 letters (450 in 6,222 letters, 0.88× the Tanakh rate)Tzav — 80.5 per 1,000 letters (410 in 5,096 letters, 0.97× the Tanakh rate)Shmini — 82.0 per 1,000 letters (383 in 4,669 letters, 0.99× the Tanakh rate)Tazria — 51.8 per 1,000 letters (190 in 3,667 letters, 0.63× the Tanakh rate)Metzora — 70.2 per 1,000 letters (330 in 4,698 letters, 0.85× the Tanakh rate)Achrei Mot — 64.7 per 1,000 letters (278 in 4,296 letters, 0.78× the Tanakh rate)Kedoshim — 81.1 per 1,000 letters (262 in 3,231 letters, 0.98× the Tanakh rate)Emor — 86.8 per 1,000 letters (530 in 6,108 letters, 1.05× the Tanakh rate)Behar — 85.2 per 1,000 letters (240 in 2,817 letters, 1.03× the Tanakh rate)Bechukotai — 94.5 per 1,000 letters (377 in 3,991 letters, 1.14× the Tanakh rate)Bamidbar — 100.6 per 1,000 letters (744 in 7,394 letters, 1.22× the Tanakh rate)Nasso — 90.2 per 1,000 letters (779 in 8,632 letters, 1.09× the Tanakh rate)Beha'alotcha — 87.4 per 1,000 letters (617 in 7,058 letters, 1.06× the Tanakh rate)Sh'lach — 84.9 per 1,000 letters (494 in 5,820 letters, 1.03× the Tanakh rate)Korach — 87.7 per 1,000 letters (467 in 5,325 letters, 1.06× the Tanakh rate)Chukat — 86.7 per 1,000 letters (405 in 4,674 letters, 1.05× the Tanakh rate)Balak — 83.8 per 1,000 letters (449 in 5,359 letters, 1.01× the Tanakh rate)Pinchas — 96.3 per 1,000 letters (756 in 7,854 letters, 1.17× the Tanakh rate)Matot — 85.3 per 1,000 letters (482 in 5,653 letters, 1.03× the Tanakh rate)Masei — 89.3 per 1,000 letters (516 in 5,776 letters, 1.08× the Tanakh rate)Devarim — 84.9 per 1,000 letters (507 in 5,973 letters, 1.03× the Tanakh rate)Vaetchanan — 91.2 per 1,000 letters (670 in 7,346 letters, 1.10× the Tanakh rate)Eikev — 90.8 per 1,000 letters (623 in 6,861 letters, 1.10× the Tanakh rate)Re'eh — 74.7 per 1,000 letters (556 in 7,443 letters, 0.90× the Tanakh rate)Shoftim — 70.6 per 1,000 letters (395 in 5,592 letters, 0.85× the Tanakh rate)Ki Teitzei — 60.1 per 1,000 letters (352 in 5,858 letters, 0.73× the Tanakh rate)Ki Tavo — 72.5 per 1,000 letters (494 in 6,816 letters, 0.88× the Tanakh rate)Nitzavim — 71.0 per 1,000 letters (183 in 2,576 letters, 0.86× the Tanakh rate)Vayeilech — 74.0 per 1,000 letters (157 in 2,123 letters, 0.90× the Tanakh rate)Ha'Azinu — 90.2 per 1,000 letters (210 in 2,329 letters, 1.09× the Tanakh rate)V'Zot HaBerachah — 85.3 per 1,000 letters (170 in 1,993 letters, 1.03× the Tanakh rate)highestlowestBereChayVayeShemYitroKi TTzavAchrBechSh'lPincVaetKi TV'Zo

Its two ends

Highest
Beshalach 107.6
Lowest
Tazria 51.8

Every column's numbers are in the table below.

All the numbers 54 portions
Mem in each of the 54 portions, in canonical order.
PlaceOccurrencesOf lettersPer 1,000× usualRank
Bereshit בראשית6767,23493.451.13×5
Noach נח5686,90782.230.99×28
Lech Lecha לך לך5436,33885.671.04×21
Vayera וירא6467,86182.180.99×29
Chayei Sara חיי שרה4115,31577.330.94×37
Toldot תולדות3935,42772.420.88×43
Vayetzei ויצא5057,51267.230.81×50
Vayishlach וישלח5327,45771.340.86×46
Vayeshev וישב4315,97272.170.87×45
Miketz מקץ6437,91381.260.98×32
Vayigash ויגש4165,68473.190.89×41
Vayechi ויחי3464,44977.770.94×36
Shemot שמות6026,76389.011.08×14
Vaera וארא6256,70393.241.13×6
Bo בא5666,14992.051.11×7
Beshalach בשלח6916,424107.561.30×1
Yitro יתרו3624,02489.961.09×12
Mishpatim משפטים4365,31282.080.99×30
Terumah תרומה4024,69185.701.04×20
Tetzaveh תצוה3605,42766.330.80×51
Ki Tisa כי תשא5927,42679.720.96×35
Vayakhel ויקהל5436,18087.861.06×15
Pekudei פקודי3254,43273.330.89×40
Vayikra ויקרא4506,22272.320.88×44
Tzav צו4105,09680.450.97×34
Shmini שמיני3834,66982.030.99×31
Tazria תזריע1903,66751.810.63×54
Metzora מצורע3304,69870.240.85×49
Achrei Mot אחרי מות2784,29664.710.78×52
Kedoshim קדושים2623,23181.090.98×33
Emor אמור5306,10886.771.05×18
Behar בהר2402,81785.201.03×24
Bechukotai בחוקתי3773,99194.461.14×4
Bamidbar במדבר7447,394100.621.22×2
Nasso נשא7798,63290.251.09×10
Beha'alotcha בהעלותך6177,05887.421.06×17
Sh'lach שלח4945,82084.881.03×26
Korach קרח4675,32587.701.06×16
Chukat חקת4054,67486.651.05×19
Balak בלק4495,35983.781.01×27
Pinchas פנחס7567,85496.261.17×3
Matot מטות4825,65385.261.03×23
Masei מסעי5165,77689.331.08×13
Devarim דברים5075,97384.881.03×25
Vaetchanan ואתחנן6707,34691.211.10×8
Eikev עקב6236,86190.801.10×9
Re'eh ראה5567,44374.700.90×38
Shoftim שופטים3955,59270.640.85×48
Ki Teitzei כי תצא3525,85860.090.73×53
Ki Tavo כי תבוא4946,81672.480.88×42
Nitzavim נצבים1832,57671.040.86×47
Vayeilech וילך1572,12373.950.90×39
Ha'Azinu האזינו2102,32990.171.09×11
V'Zot HaBerachah וזאת הברכה1701,99385.301.03×22

Where it runs hardest and thinnest

A place is listed when Mem runs at least 1.25× its Tanakh-wide rate of 82.64 per 1,000, or at most 0.80× it. Two thresholds, applied to every letter alike — nothing here is picked by hand.

Portions where it runs high

  • Beshalach1.30×107.6 per 1,000 · 691 of 6,424

Portions where it runs low

  • Tazria0.63×51.8 per 1,000 · 190 of 3,667
  • Ki Teitzei0.73×60.1 per 1,000 · 352 of 5,858
  • Achrei Mot0.78×64.7 per 1,000 · 278 of 4,296

The gematria of the letter

Standard40Gadol40Katan4Siduri (ordinal)13Atbash10Perati1,600Milui80

Milui values a letter at the standard gematria of its own name spelled in full: מם = 80. Computed at render by the same engine that runs every search — nothing on this page is a stored number except the counts.

The final form ם answers to the same numbers under every method but one: Gadol gives it 600 where מ is 40.

First standing

The first Mem of the Tanakh, in canonical order from Bereshit 1:1 forward, is in אלהים — Genesis 1:1, the 3rd word of the verse.

Quick answers

What is the gematria of Mem?

Mem (מ) is 40 in standard gematria; it is the 13th letter of the alef-bet. Spelled out in full, מם, it is 80.

What is the gematria of final Mem (ם)?

40 in the standard method, the same as מ; in Mispar Gadol the final form counts 600.

How many times does Mem appear in the Tanakh?

98,929 times in the twenty-four books — the 4th most written of the twenty-two letters.