Evil-merodach מרדך
Evil-merodach (מרדך) is a person named in the Tanakh. Counted across every skip (2–101,616), the Torah holds 135,571 sequences of Evil-merodach, the shortest at skip 2 (Deuteronomy 1:2); chance alone would give about 137,269.
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 135,571
- Chance alone · every skip
- 137,269
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 101,080
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 4 letters (2–101,616), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 13,024 found · chance alone about 13,174 (probability of 13,024 or more by chance alone: 0.90).
In the Torah
Across every skip (2–101,616), מרדך appears 135,571 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 137,269, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which מרדך appears in the Torah is 2 — at Deuteronomy 1:2, reading forward.
The longest skip at which מרדך was found in the Torah is 101,080 — at Deuteronomy 34:8, reading backward; a spelling of 4 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 101,616.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 34,900
- Exodus 29,880
- Leviticus 17,622
- Numbers 30,160
- Deuteronomy 23,009
Examples across the range
5 of the 135,571 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- מ ר ד ךDeuteronomy 1:2
אַחַד עָשָׂר יוֹם מֵֽחֹרֵב דֶּרֶךְ הַר־שֵׂעִיר עַד קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵֽעַ
It is eleven days journey from Horeb unto Kadesh-barnea by the way of mount Seir.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 250,031 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- מ ר ד ךDeuteronomy 1:2
- מ ר דDeuteronomy 28:26
וְהָיְתָה נִבְלָֽתְךָ לְמַאֲכָל לְכָל־עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּלְבֶהֱמַת הָאָרֶץ וְאֵין מַחֲרִֽיד
And thy carcasses shall be food unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and there shall be none to frighten them away.
Letter by letter: the other 1 letter
- כDeuteronomy 28:27
יַכְּכָה יְהוָה בִּשְׁחִין מִצְרַיִם ובעפלים וּבַגָּרָב וּבֶחָרֶס אֲשֶׁר לֹא־תוּכַל לְהֵרָפֵֽא
The LORD will smite thee with the boil of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 292,886 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- מ ר דDeuteronomy 28:26
- מExodus 17:9
… בְּחַר־לָנוּ אֲנָשִׁים וְצֵא הִלָּחֵם בַּעֲמָלֵק מָחָר אָנֹכִי נִצָּב עַל־רֹאשׁ …
And Moses said unto Joshua: ‘Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek; tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand.’
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- רExodus 17:11
וְהָיָה כַּאֲשֶׁר יָרִים מֹשֶׁה יָדוֹ וְגָבַר יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכַאֲשֶׁר יָנִיחַ יָדוֹ וְגָבַר עֲמָלֵֽק
And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
- דExodus 17:12
… וְאַהֲרֹן וְחוּר תָּֽמְכוּ בְיָדָיו מִזֶּה אֶחָד וּמִזֶּה אֶחָד וַיְהִי יָדָיו אֱמוּנָה …
But Moses’hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
- כExodus 17:14
… זִכָּרוֹן בַּסֵּפֶר וְשִׂים בְּאָזְנֵי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ כִּֽי־מָחֹה אֶמְחֶה אֶת־זֵכֶר עֲמָלֵק …
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Write this for a memorial in the book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.’
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 103,721 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- מExodus 17:9
- מGenesis 47:6
אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לְפָנֶיךָ הִוא בְּמֵיטַב הָאָרֶץ הוֹשֵׁב אֶת־אָבִיךָ וְאֶת …
the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and thy brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell. And if thou knowest any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.’
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- רGenesis 47:20
… כִּֽי־חָזַק עֲלֵהֶם הָרָעָב וַתְּהִי הָאָרֶץ לְפַרְעֹֽה
So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine was sore upon them; and the land became Pharaoh’s.
- דGenesis 48:6
וּמוֹלַדְתְּךָ אֲשֶׁר־הוֹלַדְתָּ אַחֲרֵיהֶם לְךָ יִהְיוּ עַל שֵׁם אֲחֵיהֶם יִקָּרְאוּ בְּנַחֲלָתָֽם
And thy issue, that thou begettest after them, shall be thine; they shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
- כGenesis 48:22
וַאֲנִי נָתַתִּֽי לְךָ שְׁכֶם אַחַד עַל־אַחֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר לָקַחְתִּי מִיַּד הָֽאֱמֹרִי בְּחַרְבִּי וּבְקַשְׁתִּֽי
Moreover I have given to thee one aportion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.’
skip 1,001, width 1,001 — one row is 1,001 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 72,199 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,001 in the laboratory →
- מGenesis 47:6
- מDeuteronomy 34:8
וַיִּבְכּוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־מֹשֶׁה בְּעַֽרְבֹת מוֹאָב שְׁלֹשִׁים יוֹם וַֽיִּתְּמוּ יְמֵי בְכִי אֵבֶל מֹשֶֽׁה
And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; so the days of weeping in the mourning for Moses were ended.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- רNumbers 8:21
וַיִּֽתְחַטְּאוּ הַלְוִיִּם וַֽיְכַבְּסוּ בִּגְדֵיהֶם וַיָּנֶף אַהֲרֹן אֹתָם תְּנוּפָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיְכַפֵּר עֲלֵיהֶם אַהֲרֹן לְטַהֲרָֽם
And the Levites purified themselves, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them for a sacred gift before the LORD; and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them.
- דExodus 16:22
… לָאֶחָד וַיָּבֹאוּ כָּל־נְשִׂיאֵי הָֽעֵדָה וַיַּגִּידוּ לְמֹשֶֽׁה
And it came to pass that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one; and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
- כGenesis 1:27
וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָֽאָדָם בְּצַלְמוֹ בְּצֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים בָּרָא אֹתוֹ זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה בָּרָא אֹתָֽם
And God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.
skip 101,080, width 101,080 — one row is 101,080 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,609 of the TorahOpen at skip 101,080 in the laboratory →
- מDeuteronomy 34:8
Across the Tanakh
Across every skip (2–399,013), מרדך appears 2,435,659 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.2% more than the 2,406,882 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,435,659 or more by chance alone is 8.3 × 10⁻⁷⁷.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 59,834 found · chance alone about 59,931 (probability of 59,834 or more by chance alone: 0.65).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 147,931
- Exodus 129,866
- Leviticus 79,813
- Numbers 134,711
- Deuteronomy 102,731
- Joshua 78,833
- Judges 76,679
- Samuel 176,279
- Kings 194,329
- Isaiah 131,372
- Jeremiah 181,374
- Ezekiel 163,003
- The Twelve 124,503
- Psalms 163,588
- Proverbs 55,221
- Job 64,505
- Song of Songs 11,077
- Ruth 9,728
- Lamentations 11,580
- Ecclesiastes 25,478
- Esther 29,079
- Daniel 45,183
- Ezra–Nehemiah 88,874
- Chronicles 209,922
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- מ ר ד כJudges 19:9
… לִין פֹּה וְיִיטַב לְבָבֶךָ וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּם מָחָר לְדַרְכְּכֶם וְהָלַכְתָּ לְאֹהָלֶֽךָ
And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father-in-law, the damsel’s father, said unto him: ‘Behold, now the day draweth toward evening; tarry, I pray you, all night; behold, the day groweth to an end; lodge here, that thy heart may be merry…
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 377,619 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- מ ר ד כJudges 19:9
- מ1 Samuel 24:14
כַּאֲשֶׁר יֹאמַר מְשַׁל הַקַּדְמֹנִי מֵרְשָׁעִים יֵצֵא רֶשַׁע וְיָדִי לֹא תִֽהְיֶה־בָּֽךְ
As saith the proverb of the ancients: Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- ר1 Samuel 24:16
וְהָיָה יְהוָה לְדַיָּן וְשָׁפַט בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ וְיֵרֶא וְיָרֵב אֶת־רִיבִי וְיִשְׁפְּטֵנִי מִיָּדֶֽךָ
The LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.’
- ד1 Samuel 24:18
וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־דָּוִד צַדִּיק אַתָּה מִמֶּנִּי כִּי אַתָּה גְּמַלְתַּנִי הַטּוֹבָה וַאֲנִי גְּמַלְתִּיךָ הָרָעָֽה
And he said to David: ‘Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil.
- כ1 Samuel 24:20
וְכִֽי־יִמְצָא אִישׁ אֶת־אֹיְבוֹ וְשִׁלְּחוֹ …
For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that which thou hast done unto me this day.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 423,808 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- מ1 Samuel 24:14
- מ2 Chronicles 36:22
וּבִשְׁנַת אַחַת לְכוֹרֶשׁ מֶלֶךְ פָּרַס לִכְלוֹת דְּבַר־יְהוָה בְּפִי …
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying:
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- רEzekiel 46:22
בְּאַרְבַּעַת מִקְצֹעוֹת הֶֽחָצֵר חֲצֵרוֹת קְטֻרוֹת אַרְבָּעִים אֹרֶךְ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים רֹחַב מִדָּה אַחַת לְאַרְבַּעְתָּם מְׄהֻׄקְׄצָׄעֽׄוֹׄתׄ
In the four corners of the court there were courts inclosed, forty cubits long and thirty broad; these four in the corners were of one measure.
- ד1 Samuel 12:3
… מִי עָשַׁקְתִּי אֶת־מִי רַצּוֹתִי וּמִיַּד־מִי לָקַחְתִּי כֹפֶר וְאַעְלִים עֵינַי …
Here I am; witness against me before the LORD, and before His anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? or whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.’
- כGenesis 1:21
… אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הַתַּנִּינִם הַגְּדֹלִים וְאֵת כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ הַֽחַיָּה הָֽרֹמֶשֶׂת אֲשֶׁר שָׁרְצוּ …
And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that creepeth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after its kind, and every winged fowl after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
skip 398,623, width 398,623 — one row is 398,623 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,856 of the TanakhOpen at skip 398,623 in the laboratory →
- מ2 Chronicles 36:22
The spelling
מרדך — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מרדך, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 264.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at 2 Kings 25:27. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Merodak.
Questions
Is Evil-merodach in the Torah codes?
Across every skip (2–101,616), מרדך appears 135,571 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 137,269, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Evil-merodach in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Deuteronomy 1:2 — the shortest of 135,571 sequences across every skip (2–101,616), where chance alone would give about 137,269.
What is the gematria of Evil-merodach in Hebrew?
Evil-merodach is spelled מרדך — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 264.
How many times is Evil-merodach found in the whole Tanakh?
Across every skip (2–399,013), מרדך appears 2,435,659 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.2% more than the 2,406,882 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,435,659 or more by chance alone is 8.3 × 10⁻⁷⁷.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 137,269 across every skip (2–101,616) here) beside the count.