Maror מרור
Maror — in Hebrew מרור — bitter herbs eaten at the Seder. Maror appears 87,058 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 86,628 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 87,058
- Chance alone
- 86,628
- P (≥ found)
- 0.07
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, מרור appears 87,058 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 86,628, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 39:2, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 877,041 sequences of מרור, against about 902,651 from chance alone.
- Genesis 23,880
- Exodus 19,767
- Leviticus 10,368
- Numbers 18,202
- Deuteronomy 14,841
The shortest skips
וַיְהִי יְהוָה אֶת־יוֹסֵף וַיְהִי אִישׁ מַצְלִיחַ וַיְהִי בְּבֵית אֲדֹנָיו הַמִּצְרִֽי
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 57,643Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל־הָעָם הֵן קָנִיתִי אֶתְכֶם הַיּוֹם וְאֶת־אַדְמַתְכֶם לְפַרְעֹה הֵֽא־לָכֶם זֶרַע וּזְרַעְתֶּם אֶת־הָאֲדָמָֽה
Then Joseph said unto the people: ‘Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh. Lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 73,367Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי הִנְנִי מַפְרְךָ וְהִרְבִּיתִךָ וּנְתַתִּיךָ לִקְהַל עַמִּים וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת לְזַרְעֲךָ אַחֲרֶיךָ אֲחֻזַּת עוֹלָֽם
and said unto me: Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a company of peoples; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 74,063Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְמָרֲרֻהוּ וָרֹבּוּ וַֽיִּשְׂטְמֻהוּ בַּעֲלֵי חִצִּֽים
The archers have dealt bitterly with him, And shot at him, and hated him;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 76,062Open in the laboratory →
וּלְצֶלַע הַמִּשְׁכָּן הַשֵּׁנִית לִפְאַת צָפוֹן עֶשְׂרִים קָֽרֶשׁ
and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 116,302Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, מרור appears 344,198 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 344,060, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 23,880
- Exodus 19,767
- Leviticus 10,368
- Numbers 18,202
- Deuteronomy 16,327
- Joshua 15,260
- Judges 11,265
- Samuel 22,429
- Kings 30,002
- Isaiah 22,483
- Jeremiah 25,198
- Ezekiel 20,866
- The Twelve 18,079
- Psalms 20,879
- Proverbs 8,692
- Job 8,057
- Song of Songs 1,313
- Ruth 1,229
- Lamentations 1,324
- Ecclesiastes 3,011
- Esther 3,794
- Daniel 4,992
- Ezra–Nehemiah 10,315
- Chronicles 26,466
Outside the Torah
וַיֵּצֵא גַּעַל בֶּן־עֶבֶד וַיַּעֲמֹד פֶּתַח שַׁעַר הָעִיר וַיָּקָם אֲבִימֶלֶךְ וְהָעָם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ מִן־הַמַּאְרָֽב
And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entrance of the gate of the city; and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from the ambushment.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 361,927Open in the laboratory →
וְעַֽל־הַמִּסְגְּרוֹת אֲשֶׁר בֵּין הַשְׁלַבִּים אֲרָיוֹת בָּקָר וּכְרוּבִים וְעַל־הַשְׁלַבִּים כֵּן מִמָּעַל וּמִתַּחַת לַאֲרָיוֹת וְלַבָּקָר לֹיוֹת מַעֲשֵׂה מוֹרָֽד
and on the borders that were between the stays were lions, oxen, and cherubim; and upon the stays it was in like manner above; and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 491,627Open in the laboratory →
אַחַר הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה לֹֽא־שָׁב יָרָבְעָם מִדַּרְכּוֹ הָרָעָה וַיָּשָׁב וַיַּעַשׂ מִקְצוֹת הָעָם כֹּהֲנֵי בָמוֹת הֶֽחָפֵץ יְמַלֵּא אֶת־יָדוֹ וִיהִי כֹּהֲנֵי בָמֽוֹת
After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again from among all the people priests of the high places; whosoever would, he consecrated him, that he might be one of the priests of the high places.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 508,047Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מרור — a Hebrew word: bitter herbs eaten at the Seder. Searched as מרור, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 446.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Maror appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, מרור appears 87,058 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 86,628, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Maror in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 39:2 — the shortest of 87,058 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 86,628.
How is Maror spelled in Hebrew?
Maror is spelled מרור — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 446.
Is Maror in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, מרור appears 344,198 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 344,060, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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