Marcel מרסל
In Hebrew letters the first name Marcel is written מרסל — male given name. Marcel appears 6,040 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 6,189 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 6,040
- Chance alone
- 6,189
- P (≥ found)
- 0.97
- 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 6,040 sequences of מרסל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 6,189).
The shortest skip at which מרסל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 14:29, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), מרסל is found 67,267 times; chance alone would give about 64,489.
- Genesis 1,375
- Exodus 1,333
- Leviticus 682
- Numbers 1,689
- Deuteronomy 961
The shortest skips
בַּמִּדְבָּר הַזֶּה יִפְּלוּ פִגְרֵיכֶם וְכָל־פְּקֻדֵיכֶם לְכָל־מִסְפַּרְכֶם מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמָעְלָה אֲשֶׁר הֲלִֽינֹתֶם עָלָֽי
your carcasses shall fall in this wilderness, and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, ye that have murmured against Me;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 212,466Open in the laboratory →
וּֽבְשִׁלְיָתָהּ הַיּוֹצֵת מִבֵּין רַגְלֶיהָ וּבְבָנֶיהָ אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵד כִּֽי־תֹאכְלֵם בְּחֹֽסֶר־כֹּל בַּסָּתֶר בְּמָצוֹר וּבְמָצוֹק אֲשֶׁר יָצִיק לְךָ אֹיִבְךָ בִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ
and against her afterbirth that cometh out from between her feet, and against her children whom she shall bear; for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly; in the siege and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall straiten thee in thy gates.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 294,549Open in the laboratory →
נְקֹם נִקְמַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֵת הַמִּדְיָנִים אַחַר תֵּאָסֵף אֶל־עַמֶּֽיךָ
’Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites; afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 239,453Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵךְ אֶל־הָעָם וְקִדַּשְׁתָּם הַיּוֹם וּמָחָר וְכִבְּסוּ שִׂמְלֹתָֽם
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Go unto the people, and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their garments,
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 106,188Open in the laboratory →
וְסָרוּ הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִים מִמְּךָ וּמִבָּתֶּיךָ וּמֵעֲבָדֶיךָ וּמֵעַמֶּךָ רַק בַּיְאֹר תִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה
And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.’
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 88,331Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
25,819 sequences of מרסל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 26,295 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1,375
- Exodus 1,333
- Leviticus 682
- Numbers 1,689
- Deuteronomy 1,030
- Joshua 653
- Judges 770
- Samuel 1,196
- Kings 2,362
- Isaiah 1,812
- Jeremiah 1,589
- Ezekiel 1,312
- The Twelve 1,342
- Psalms 2,471
- Proverbs 1,005
- Job 682
- Song of Songs 118
- Ruth 96
- Lamentations 96
- Ecclesiastes 409
- Esther 642
- Daniel 585
- Ezra–Nehemiah 772
- Chronicles 1,798
Outside the Torah
רַק חֲזַק וֶֽאֱמַץ מְאֹד לִשְׁמֹר לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּכָל־הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ מֹשֶׁה עַבְדִּי אַל־תָּסוּר מִמֶּנּוּ יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול לְמַעַן תַּשְׂכִּיל בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵֽךְ
Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses My servant commanded thee; turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest have good success whithersoever thou goest.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 305,250Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵן בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן וַיִּשְׂאוּ נָשִׁים לְמִסְפָּרָם מִן־הַמְּחֹלְלוֹת אֲשֶׁר גָּזָלוּ וַיֵּלְכוּ וַיָּשׁוּבוּ אֶל־נַחֲלָתָם וַיִּבְנוּ אֶת־הֶעָרִים וַיֵּשְׁבוּ בָּהֶֽם
And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they carried off; and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and built the cities, and dwelt in them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 383,453Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־הָעָם אַל־תִּירָאוּ אַתֶּם עֲשִׂיתֶם אֵת כָּל־הָרָעָה הַזֹּאת אַךְ אַל־תָּסוּרוּ מֵאַחֲרֵי יְהוָה וַעֲבַדְתֶּם אֶת־יְהוָה בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶֽם
And Samuel said unto the people: ‘Fear not; ye have indeed done all this evil; yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 400,758Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מרסל — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as מרסל, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 330.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Marcel appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 6,040 sequences of מרסל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 6,189).
What is the shortest skip for Marcel in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Numbers 14:29 — the shortest of 6,040 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,189.
What is the gematria of Marcel in Hebrew?
Marcel is spelled מרסל — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 330.
How many times is Marcel found in the whole Tanakh?
25,819 sequences of מרסל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 26,295 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 6,189 here) beside the count.