Maarath מערת
Maarath (מערת) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Maarath appears 31,592 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 31,610 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 31,592
- Chance alone
- 31,610
- P (≥ found)
- 0.54
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
31,592 sequences of מערת at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 31,610 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which מערת appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 45:23, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), מערת is found 328,844 times; chance alone would give about 329,374.
- Genesis 6,867
- Exodus 8,366
- Leviticus 4,539
- Numbers 6,667
- Deuteronomy 5,153
The shortest skips
וּלְאָבִיו שָׁלַח כְּזֹאת עֲשָׂרָה חֲמֹרִים נֹשְׂאִים מִטּוּב מִצְרָיִם וְעֶשֶׂר אֲתֹנֹת נֹֽשְׂאֹת בָּר וָלֶחֶם וּמָזוֹן לְאָבִיו לַדָּֽרֶךְ
And to his father he sent in like manner ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she-asses laden with corn and bread and victual for his father by the way.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 69,988Open in the laboratory →
וְהָעֹמֶר עֲשִׂרִית הָאֵיפָה הֽוּא
Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 103,180Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹאוּ בְנֵֽי־גָד וּבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶל־אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן וְאֶל־נְשִׂיאֵי הָעֵדָה לֵאמֹֽר
the children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spoke unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 242,138Open in the laboratory →
וְחָרָה אַף־יְהוָה בָּכֶם וְעָצַר אֶת־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶה מָטָר וְהָאֲדָמָה לֹא תִתֵּן אֶת־יְבוּלָהּ וַאֲבַדְתֶּם מְהֵרָה מֵעַל הָאָרֶץ הַטֹּבָה אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה נֹתֵן לָכֶֽם
and the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and He shut up the heaven, so that there shall be no rain, and the ground shall not yield her fruit; and ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 269,547Open in the laboratory →
רַק עֵץ אֲשֶׁר־תֵּדַע כִּֽי־לֹא־עֵץ מַאֲכָל הוּא אֹתוֹ תַשְׁחִית וְכָרָתָּ וּבָנִיתָ מָצוֹר עַל־הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר־הִוא עֹשָׂה עִמְּךָ מִלְחָמָה עַד רִדְתָּֽהּ
Only the trees of which thou knowest that they are not trees for food, them thou mayest destroy and cut down, that thou mayest build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it fall.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 282,654Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
110,790 sequences of מערת at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 110,468 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 6,867
- Exodus 8,366
- Leviticus 4,539
- Numbers 6,667
- Deuteronomy 5,550
- Joshua 4,083
- Judges 3,494
- Samuel 6,343
- Kings 8,793
- Isaiah 6,155
- Jeremiah 7,808
- Ezekiel 7,866
- The Twelve 4,912
- Psalms 6,640
- Proverbs 2,984
- Job 3,151
- Song of Songs 549
- Ruth 434
- Lamentations 514
- Ecclesiastes 1,293
- Esther 1,147
- Daniel 1,655
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,386
- Chronicles 7,594
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי בִּנְסֹעַ הָעָם מֵאָהֳלֵיהֶם לַעֲבֹר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן וְהַכֹּהֲנִים נֹֽשְׂאֵי הָאָרוֹן הַבְּרִית לִפְנֵי הָעָֽם
And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over the Jordan, the priests that bore the ark of the covenant being before the people;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 308,482Open in the laboratory →
הֵן־אַתֶּם מֵאַיִן וּפָעָלְכֶם מֵאָפַע תּוֹעֵבָה יִבְחַר בָּכֶֽם
Behold, ye are nothing, And your work a thing of nought; An abomination is he that chooseth you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 617,036Open in the laboratory →
וְהָֽלְכוּ עָרֵי יְהוּדָה וְיֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם וְזָֽעֲקוּ אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר הֵם מְקַטְּרִים לָהֶם וְהוֹשֵׁעַ לֹֽא־יוֹשִׁיעוּ לָהֶם בְּעֵת רָעָתָֽם
Then shall the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer; but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 658,977Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מערת — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מערת, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 710.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 23:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Maarath in the Torah codes?
31,592 sequences of מערת at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 31,610 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Maarath in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 45:23 — the shortest of 31,592 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 31,610.
What is the gematria of Maarath in Hebrew?
Maarath is spelled מערת — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 710.
How many times is Maarath found in the whole Tanakh?
110,790 sequences of מערת at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 110,468 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
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