Mercy רחמים
Mercy — in Hebrew רחמים — mercy, compassion. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 2,821 sequences of Mercy, the shortest at skip 8 (Genesis 40:5); chance alone would give about 2,898.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,821
- Chance alone
- 2,898
- P (≥ found)
- 0.93
- Shortest skip
- 8
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
2,821 sequences of רחמים at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 2,898 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which רחמים appears in the Torah is 8 — the first at Genesis 40:5, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), רחמים is found 23,266 times; chance alone would give about 22,840.
- Genesis 719
- Exodus 675
- Leviticus 335
- Numbers 739
- Deuteronomy 353
The shortest skips
וַיַּֽחַלְמוּ חֲלוֹם שְׁנֵיהֶם אִישׁ חֲלֹמוֹ בְּלַיְלָה אֶחָד אִישׁ כְּפִתְרוֹן חֲלֹמוֹ הַמַּשְׁקֶה וְהָאֹפֶה אֲשֶׁר לְמֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר אֲסוּרִים בְּבֵית הַסֹּֽהַר
And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 59,054Open in the laboratory →
וַיְחַזֵּק יְהוָה אֶת־לֵב פַּרְעֹה וְלֹא שָׁמַע אֲלֵהֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶֽׁה
And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 90,233Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֻחֹה יֹאמַר שׁוּבָה יְהוָה רִֽבְבוֹת אַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And when it rested, he said: ‘Return, O LORD, unto the ten thousands of the families of Israel.’
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 206,675Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתָּה פֹּה עֲמֹד עִמָּדִי וַאֲדַבְּרָה אֵלֶיךָ אֵת כָּל־הַמִּצְוָה וְהַחֻקִּים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים אֲשֶׁר תְּלַמְּדֵם וְעָשׂוּ בָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי נֹתֵן לָהֶם לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ
But as for thee, stand thou here by Me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandment, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.’
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 261,074Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר נִרְפִּים אַתֶּם נִרְפִּים עַל־כֵּן אַתֶּם אֹֽמְרִים נֵלְכָה נִזְבְּחָה לַֽיהוָֽה
But he said: ‘Ye are idle, ye are idle; therefore ye say: Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.
skip 21, width 21 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 84,436Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 12,070 sequences of רחמים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 12,239).
- Genesis 719
- Exodus 675
- Leviticus 335
- Numbers 739
- Deuteronomy 392
- Joshua 427
- Judges 406
- Samuel 686
- Kings 1,072
- Isaiah 688
- Jeremiah 769
- Ezekiel 837
- The Twelve 585
- Psalms 902
- Proverbs 403
- Job 428
- Song of Songs 56
- Ruth 35
- Lamentations 71
- Ecclesiastes 136
- Esther 104
- Daniel 205
- Ezra–Nehemiah 435
- Chronicles 965
Outside the Torah
מַה־יָּפוּ דֹדַיִךְ אֲחֹתִי כַלָּה מַה־טֹּבוּ דֹדַיִךְ מִיַּיִן וְרֵיחַ שְׁמָנַיִךְ מִכָּל־בְּשָׂמִֽים
How fair is thy love, my sister, my bride! How much better is thy love than wine! And the smell of thine ointments than all manner of spices!
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 998,199Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּלֶךְ הַמֶּלֶךְ אָחָז לִקְרַאת תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶסֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר דּוּמֶּשֶׂק וַיַּרְא אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ אֲשֶׁר בְּדַמָּשֶׂק וַיִּשְׁלַח הַמֶּלֶךְ אָחָז אֶל־אוּרִיָּה הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־דְּמוּת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְאֶת־תַּבְנִיתוֹ לְכָֽל־מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ
And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and saw the altar that was at Damascus; and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 556,594Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי בֶּן־אָדָם הִנְנִי שֹׁבֵר מַטֵּה־לֶחֶם בִּירוּשָׁלִַם וְאָכְלוּ־לֶחֶם בְּמִשְׁקָל וּבִדְאָגָה וּמַיִם בִּמְשׂוּרָה וּבְשִׁמָּמוֹן יִשְׁתּֽוּ
Moreover He said unto me: ‘Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they shall eat bread by weight, and with anxiety; and they shall drink water by measure, and in appalment;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 732,041Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
רחמים — the Tanakh's own spelling: mercy, compassion. Searched as רחמים, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 298.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 43:14. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Rahamim.
Questions
Does Mercy appear in the Torah codes?
2,821 sequences of רחמים at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 2,898 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Mercy in the Torah?
Skip 8, reading backward from Genesis 40:5 — the shortest of 2,821 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,898.
What is the gematria of Mercy in Hebrew?
Mercy is spelled רחמים — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 298.
How many times is Mercy found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 12,070 sequences of רחמים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 12,239).
Search it yourself
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