Marcus מרכוס
Marcus is a first name, written מרכוס in Hebrew (male given name). Marcus appears 343 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 341 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 343
- Chance alone
- 341
- P (≥ found)
- 0.47
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
343 sequences of מרכוס at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 341 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 14:8, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 2,475 sequences of מרכוס, against about 2,688 from chance alone.
- Genesis 86
- Exodus 88
- Leviticus 41
- Numbers 61
- Deuteronomy 67
The shortest skips
וַיֵּצֵא מֶֽלֶךְ־סְדֹם וּמֶלֶךְ עֲמֹרָה וּמֶלֶךְ אַדְמָה וּמֶלֶךְ צביים וּמֶלֶךְ בֶּלַע הִוא־צֹעַר וַיַּֽעַרְכוּ אִתָּם מִלְחָמָה בְּעֵמֶק הַשִּׂדִּֽים
And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela—the same is Zoar; and they set the battle in array against them in the vale of Siddim;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 16,438Open in the laboratory →
מִן־הָאָרֶץ הַהִוא יָצָא אַשּׁוּר וַיִּבֶן אֶת־נִינְוֵה וְאֶת־רְחֹבֹת עִיר וְאֶת־כָּֽלַח
Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah,
skip 31, width 31 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 11,931Open in the laboratory →
וְכָל־הָאָרֶץ בָּאוּ מִצְרַיְמָה לִשְׁבֹּר אֶל־יוֹסֵף כִּֽי־חָזַק הָרָעָב בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because the famine was sore in all the earth.
skip 42, width 42 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 62,967Open in the laboratory →
וְלִקְהָת מִשְׁפַּחַת הַֽעַמְרָמִי וּמִשְׁפַּחַת הַיִּצְהָרִי וּמִשְׁפַּחַת הַֽחֶבְרֹנִי וּמִשְׁפַּחַת הָֽעָזִּיאֵלִי אֵלֶּה הֵם מִשְׁפְּחֹת הַקְּהָתִֽי
And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites:
skip 44, width 44 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 191,467Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּיצֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָֽאָדָם עָפָר מִן־הָאֲדָמָה וַיִּפַּח בְּאַפָּיו נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים וַֽיְהִי הָֽאָדָם לְנֶפֶשׁ חַיָּֽה
Then the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
skip 45, width 45 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 2,030Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,558 sequences of מרכוס at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,527).
- Genesis 86
- Exodus 88
- Leviticus 41
- Numbers 61
- Deuteronomy 73
- Joshua 38
- Judges 45
- Samuel 66
- Kings 137
- Isaiah 143
- Jeremiah 108
- Ezekiel 85
- The Twelve 79
- Psalms 174
- Proverbs 64
- Job 38
- Song of Songs 6
- Ruth 5
- Lamentations 9
- Ecclesiastes 23
- Esther 28
- Daniel 37
- Ezra–Nehemiah 40
- Chronicles 84
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי בְּעֵת יָבִיא אֶת־הָֽאָרוֹן אֶל־פְּקֻדַּת הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּיַד הַלְוִיִּם וְכִרְאוֹתָם כִּי־רַב הַכֶּסֶף וּבָא סוֹפֵר הַמֶּלֶךְ וּפְקִיד כֹּהֵן הָרֹאשׁ וִיעָרוּ אֶת־הָאָרוֹן וְיִשָּׂאֻהוּ וִֽישִׁיבֻהוּ אֶל־מְקֹמוֹ כֹּה עָשׂוּ לְיוֹם בְּיוֹם וַיַּֽאַסְפוּ־כֶסֶף לָרֹֽב
And it was so, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king’s officers by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king’s scribe and the chief priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it back to its place. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,174,209Open in the laboratory →
הַֽאֲשִׁימֵם אֱֽלֹהִים יִפְּלוּ מִֽמֹּעֲצוֹתֵיהֶם בְּרֹב פִּשְׁעֵיהֶם הַדִּיחֵמוֹ כִּי־מָרוּ בָֽךְ
Hold them guilty, O God, Let them fall by their own counsels; Cast them down in the multitude of their transgressions; For they have rebelled against Thee.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 860,191Open in the laboratory →
גָּדוֹל יְהוָה וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד וְלִגְדֻלָּתוֹ אֵין חֵֽקֶר
Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable.
skip 26, width 26 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 935,118Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מרכוס — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as מרכוס, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 326.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Marcus in the Bible code?
343 sequences of מרכוס at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 341 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Marcus in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Genesis 14:8 — the shortest of 343 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 341.
How is Marcus spelled in Hebrew?
Marcus is spelled מרכוס — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 326.
Is Marcus in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,558 sequences of מרכוס at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,527).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 341 here) beside the count.