Merari מררי
Merari (מררי) is a person named in the Tanakh. Merari appears 91,066 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.7% more than chance alone would give (about 89,530; probability 1.6 × 10⁻⁷).
- Found in the Torah
- 91,066
- Chance alone
- 89,530
- P (≥ found)
- 1.6 × 10⁻⁷
- 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, מררי appears 91,066 times in the Torah — 1.7% more than the 89,530 chance alone would give; the probability of 91,066 or more by chance alone is 1.6 × 10⁻⁷.
The shortest skip at which מררי appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 17:16, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), מררי is found 906,493 times; chance alone would give about 932,894.
- Genesis 25,615
- Exodus 21,575
- Leviticus 9,350
- Numbers 18,907
- Deuteronomy 15,619
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר כִּֽי־יָד עַל־כֵּס יָהּ מִלְחָמָה לַיהוָה בַּֽעֲמָלֵק מִדֹּר דֹּֽר
And he said: ‘The hand upon the throne of the LORD: the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 104,104Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר קַח־נָא אֶת־בִּנְךָ אֶת־יְחִֽידְךָ אֲשֶׁר־אָהַבְתָּ אֶת־יִצְחָק וְלֶךְ־לְךָ אֶל־אֶרֶץ הַמֹּרִיָּה וְהַעֲלֵהוּ שָׁם לְעֹלָה עַל אַחַד הֶֽהָרִים אֲשֶׁר אֹמַר אֵלֶֽיךָ
And He said: ‘Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 27,093Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשָׁב יִצְחָק וַיַּחְפֹּר אֶת־בְּאֵרֹת הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר חָֽפְרוּ בִּימֵי אַבְרָהָם אָבִיו וַיְסַתְּמוּם פְּלִשְׁתִּים אַחֲרֵי מוֹת אַבְרָהָם וַיִּקְרָא לָהֶן שֵׁמוֹת כַּשֵּׁמֹת אֲשֶׁר־קָרָא לָהֶן אָבִֽיו
And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham; and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 35,318Open in the laboratory →
עִזִּים מָאתַיִם וּתְיָשִׁים עֶשְׂרִים רְחֵלִים מָאתַיִם וְאֵילִים עֶשְׂרִֽים
two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 47,229Open in the laboratory →
אַךְ־כָּל־חֵרֶם אֲשֶׁר יַחֲרִם אִישׁ לַֽיהוָה מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ מֵאָדָם וּבְהֵמָה וּמִשְּׂדֵה אֲחֻזָּתוֹ לֹא יִמָּכֵר וְלֹא יִגָּאֵל כָּל־חֵרֶם קֹֽדֶשׁ־קָֽדָשִׁים הוּא לַיהוָֽה
Notwithstanding, no devoted thing, that a man may devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, whether of man or beast, or of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 186,063Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, מררי appears 368,388 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.7% more than the 366,004 chance alone would give; the probability of 368,388 or more by chance alone is 4.1 × 10⁻⁵.
- Genesis 25,615
- Exodus 21,575
- Leviticus 9,350
- Numbers 18,907
- Deuteronomy 17,375
- Joshua 14,822
- Judges 12,199
- Samuel 22,420
- Kings 34,011
- Isaiah 23,129
- Jeremiah 27,864
- Ezekiel 22,482
- The Twelve 19,398
- Psalms 24,071
- Proverbs 9,843
- Job 9,339
- Song of Songs 1,737
- Ruth 1,415
- Lamentations 1,558
- Ecclesiastes 3,268
- Esther 4,184
- Daniel 5,598
- Ezra–Nehemiah 11,014
- Chronicles 27,214
Outside the Torah
וְאִם־אֶל־עִיר יֵֽאָסֵף וְהִשִּׂיאוּ כָֽל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־הָעִיר הַהִיא חֲבָלִים וְסָחַבְנוּ אֹתוֹ עַד־הַנַּחַל עַד אֲשֶֽׁר־לֹא־נִמְצָא שָׁם גַּם־צְרֽוֹר
Moreover, if he withdraw himself into a city, then shall all Israel bring up ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the valley until there be not one small stone found there.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 462,421Open in the laboratory →
שִׁירוּ לַֽיהוָה הַֽלְלוּ אֶת־יְהוָה כִּי הִצִּיל אֶת־נֶפֶשׁ אֶבְיוֹן מִיַּד מְרֵעִֽים
Sing unto the LORD, Praise ye the LORD; For He hath delivered the soul of the needy From the hand of evil-doers.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 670,998Open in the laboratory →
אָתוֹהִי כְּמָה רַבְרְבִין וְתִמְהוֹהִי כְּמָה תַקִּיפִין מַלְכוּתֵהּ מַלְכוּת עָלַם וְשָׁלְטָנֵהּ עִם־דָּר וְדָֽר
How great are His signs! And how mighty are His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And His dominion is from generation to generation.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,042,240Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מררי — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מררי, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 450.
As a plain word it stands 31 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 6:19. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Merari in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, מררי appears 91,066 times in the Torah — 1.7% more than the 89,530 chance alone would give; the probability of 91,066 or more by chance alone is 1.6 × 10⁻⁷.
What is the shortest skip for Merari in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 17:16 — the shortest of 91,066 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 89,530.
What is the gematria of Merari in Hebrew?
Merari is spelled מררי — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 450.
How many times is Merari found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, מררי appears 368,388 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.7% more than the 366,004 chance alone would give; the probability of 368,388 or more by chance alone is 4.1 × 10⁻⁵.
Search it yourself
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