Biblical names

Mamre ממרא

Mamre (ממרא) is a person named in the Tanakh. Mamre appears 106,597 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 106,277 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
106,597
Chance alone
106,277
P (≥ found)
0.16
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 106,597 sequences of ממרא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 106,277).

The shortest skip at which ממרא appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 11:11, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), ממרא is found 1,103,475 times; chance alone would give about 1,107,390.

  • Genesis 27,314
  • Exodus 24,788
  • Leviticus 13,113
  • Numbers 24,135
  • Deuteronomy 17,247

The shortest skips

  1. Deuteronomy 11:11דברים יא:יאskip 2, forward

    וְהָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם עֹבְרִים שָׁמָּה לְרִשְׁתָּהּ אֶרֶץ הָרִים וּבְקָעֹת לִמְטַר הַשָּׁמַיִם תִּשְׁתֶּה־מָּֽיִם

    but the land, whither ye go over to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water as the rain of heaven cometh down;

    ממרא at skip 2, forward from Deuteronomy 11:11יםתשתהיאץשריקוקאמםרא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 269,264Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 18:13בראשית יח:יגskip 2, backward

    וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־אַבְרָהָם לָמָּה זֶּה צָחֲקָה שָׂרָה לֵאמֹר הַאַף אֻמְנָם אֵלֵד וַאֲנִי זָקַֽנְתִּי

    And the LORD said unto Abraham: ‘Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying: Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old?

    ממרא at skip 2, backward from Genesis 18:13יקוקאלבהלהזהצחקהמםרא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 21,090Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 22:14בראשית כב:ידskip 2, backward

    וַיִּקְרָא אַבְרָהָם שֵֽׁם־הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא יְהוָה יִרְאֶה אֲשֶׁר יֵאָמֵר הַיּוֹם בְּהַר יְהוָה יֵרָאֶֽה

    And Abraham called the name of that place Adonai-jireh; as it is said to this day: ‘In the mount where the LORD is seen.’

    ממרא at skip 2, backward from Genesis 22:14וויקראבהשהמקוםההםםרא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 27,830Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 23:18בראשית כג:יחskip 2, backward

    לְאַבְרָהָם לְמִקְנָה לְעֵינֵי בְנֵי־חֵת בְּכֹל בָּאֵי שַֽׁעַר־עִירֽוֹ

    unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

    ממרא at skip 2, backward from Genesis 23:18וסביבלבהלקנהלעינמםרא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 29,214Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 24:42בראשית כד:מבskip 2, backward

    וָאָבֹא הַיּוֹם אֶל־הָעָיִן וָאֹמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲדֹנִי אַבְרָהָם אִם־יֶשְׁךָ־נָּא מַצְלִיחַ דַּרְכִּי אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי הֹלֵךְ עָלֶֽיהָ

    And I came this day unto the fountain, and said: O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now Thou do prosper my way which I go:

    ממרא at skip 2, backward from Genesis 24:42היאדניבהאישךנאמצםםרא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 31,505Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, ממרא appears 371,414 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.6% more than the 369,201 chance alone would give; the probability of 371,414 or more by chance alone is 0.00014.

  • Genesis 27,314
  • Exodus 24,788
  • Leviticus 13,113
  • Numbers 24,135
  • Deuteronomy 18,695
  • Joshua 13,068
  • Judges 12,535
  • Samuel 27,177
  • Kings 34,598
  • Isaiah 18,706
  • Jeremiah 29,062
  • Ezekiel 24,219
  • The Twelve 17,786
  • Psalms 17,939
  • Proverbs 6,633
  • Job 7,736
  • Song of Songs 1,386
  • Ruth 1,152
  • Lamentations 1,273
  • Ecclesiastes 3,622
  • Esther 4,902
  • Daniel 5,914
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 11,352
  • Chronicles 24,309

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 22:24יהושע כב:כדskip 2, forward

    וְאִם־לֹא מִדְּאָגָה מִדָּבָר עָשִׂינוּ אֶת־זֹאת לֵאמֹר מָחָר יֹאמְרוּ בְנֵיכֶם לְבָנֵינוּ לֵאמֹר מַה־לָּכֶם וְלַֽיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

    and if we have not rather out of anxiety about a matter done this, saying: In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying: What have ye to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?

    ממרא at skip 2, forward from Joshua 22:24תזאתלארחימרובניכממרא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 340,182Open in the laboratory →

  2. Isaiah 48:13ישעיהו מח:יגskip 2, forward

    אַף־יָדִי יָסְדָה אֶרֶץ וִֽימִינִי טִפְּחָה שָׁמָיִם קֹרֵא אֲנִי אֲלֵיהֶם יַעַמְדוּ יַחְדָּֽו

    Yea, My hand hath laid the foundation of the earth, And My right hand hath spread out the heavens; When I call unto them, They stand up together.

    ממרא at skip 2, forward from Isaiah 48:13יטפחהשיקאניאליהםמםרא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 624,711Open in the laboratory →

  3. Psalms 50:1תהלים נ:אskip 2, forward

    מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף אֵל אֱֽלֹהִים יְֽהוָה דִּבֶּר וַיִּקְרָא־אָרֶץ מִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁמֶשׁ עַד־מְבֹאֽוֹ

    A Psalm of Asaph. God, God, the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth From the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

    ממרא at skip 2, forward from Psalms 50:1ותנדמוזולסףאלאלהממרא
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 883,553Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

ממרא — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ממרא, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 281.

As a plain word it stands 9 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 13:18. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Mamre in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 106,597 sequences of ממרא at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 106,277).

What is the shortest skip for Mamre in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Deuteronomy 11:11 — the shortest of 106,597 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 106,277.

What is the gematria of Mamre in Hebrew?

Mamre is spelled ממרא — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 281.

How many times is Mamre found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, ממרא appears 371,414 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.6% more than the 369,201 chance alone would give; the probability of 371,414 or more by chance alone is 0.00014.

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