Merathaim מרתים
Merathaim (מרתים) is a name in the Tanakh. Merathaim appears 7,210 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 7,236 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 7,210
- Chance alone
- 7,236
- P (≥ found)
- 0.62
- 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, מרתים appears 7,210 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 7,236, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which מרתים appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 12:10, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), מרתים is found 57,922 times; chance alone would give about 57,028.
- Genesis 1,648
- Exodus 1,804
- Leviticus 939
- Numbers 1,569
- Deuteronomy 1,250
The shortest skips
וְהֶעָנָן סָר מֵעַל הָאֹהֶל וְהִנֵּה מִרְיָם מְצֹרַעַת כַּשָּׁלֶג וַיִּפֶן אַהֲרֹן אֶל־מִרְיָם וְהִנֵּה מְצֹרָֽעַת
And when the cloud was removed from over the Tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow; and Aaron looked upon Miriam; and, behold, she was leprous.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 209,205Open in the laboratory →
אֹכֶל תִּשְׁבְּרוּ מֵֽאִתָּם בַּכֶּסֶף וַאֲכַלְתֶּם וְגַם־מַיִם תִּכְרוּ מֵאִתָּם בַּכֶּסֶף וּשְׁתִיתֶֽם
Ye shall purchase food of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 252,801Open in the laboratory →
אֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַי תַּעֲשׂוּ וְאֶת־חֻקֹּתַי תִּשְׁמְרוּ לָלֶכֶת בָּהֶם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם
Mine ordinances shall ye do, and My statutes shall ye keep, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 169,170Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח תֶּרַח אֶת־אַבְרָם בְּנוֹ וְאֶת־לוֹט בֶּן־הָרָן בֶּן־בְּנוֹ וְאֵת שָׂרַי כַּלָּתוֹ אֵשֶׁת אַבְרָם בְּנוֹ וַיֵּצְאוּ אִתָּם מֵאוּר כַּשְׂדִּים לָלֶכֶת אַרְצָה כְּנַעַן וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד־חָרָן וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָֽׁם
And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 14,074Open in the laboratory →
שִׁחֵת לוֹ לֹא בָּנָיו מוּמָם דּוֹר עִקֵּשׁ וּפְתַלְתֹּֽל
Is corruption His? No; His children’s is the blemish; A generation crooked and perverse.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 300,696Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
27,945 sequences of מרתים at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 28,030 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1,648
- Exodus 1,804
- Leviticus 939
- Numbers 1,569
- Deuteronomy 1,377
- Joshua 928
- Judges 922
- Samuel 1,676
- Kings 2,368
- Isaiah 1,444
- Jeremiah 2,159
- Ezekiel 2,218
- The Twelve 1,318
- Psalms 1,782
- Proverbs 670
- Job 727
- Song of Songs 126
- Ruth 117
- Lamentations 160
- Ecclesiastes 289
- Esther 336
- Daniel 398
- Ezra–Nehemiah 904
- Chronicles 2,066
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי מִקְצֵה שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־כָּרְתוּ לָהֶם בְּרִית וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ כִּי־קְרֹבִים הֵם אֵלָיו וּבְקִרְבּוֹ הֵם יֹשְׁבִֽים
And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 318,601Open in the laboratory →
וְכָרַתִּי לָהֶם בְּרִית בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא עִם־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה וְעִם־עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וְרֶמֶשׂ הָֽאֲדָמָה וְקֶשֶׁת וְחֶרֶב וּמִלְחָמָה אֶשְׁבּוֹר מִן־הָאָרֶץ וְהִשְׁכַּבְתִּים לָבֶֽטַח
And in that day will I make a covenant for them With the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, And with the creeping things of the ground; And I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the land, And will make them to lie down safely.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 803,462Open in the laboratory →
וּמִן־אֲנָשָׁא לָךְ טָֽרְדִין וְֽעִם־חֵיוַת בָּרָא מְדֹרָךְ עִשְׂבָּא כְתוֹרִין לָךְ יְטַעֲמוּן וְשִׁבְעָה עִדָּנִין יַחְלְפוּן עליך עַד דִּֽי־תִנְדַּע דִּֽי־שַׁלִּיט עִלָּיָא בְּמַלְכוּת אֲנָשָׁא וּלְמַן־דִּי יִצְבֵּא יִתְּנִנַּֽהּ
And thou shalt be driven from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; thou shalt be made to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee; until thou know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,044,189Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מרתים — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מרתים, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 690.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Jeremiah 50:21. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Merathaim in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, מרתים appears 7,210 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 7,236, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Merathaim in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 12:10 — the shortest of 7,210 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 7,236.
What is the gematria of Merathaim in Hebrew?
Merathaim is spelled מרתים — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 690.
How many times is Merathaim found in the whole Tanakh?
27,945 sequences of מרתים at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 28,030 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 7,236 here) beside the count.