Midrash מדרש
Midrash — in Hebrew מדרש — study, exposition; the rabbinic interpretation of Scripture. Midrash appears 17,247 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 17,166 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 17,247
- Chance alone
- 17,166
- P (≥ found)
- 0.27
- 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, מדרש appears 17,247 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 17,166, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which מדרש appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 22:3, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), מדרש is found 176,030 times; chance alone would give about 178,870.
- Genesis 3,870
- Exodus 4,051
- Leviticus 2,104
- Numbers 4,633
- Deuteronomy 2,589
The shortest skips
אִֽם־הִמָּצֵא תִמָּצֵא בְיָדוֹ הַגְּנֵבָה מִשּׁוֹר עַד־חֲמוֹר עַד־שֶׂה חַיִּים שְׁנַיִם יְשַׁלֵּֽם
If the theft be found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep, he shall pay double.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 109,823Open in the laboratory →
וּמֵרֹאשׁ הַרְרֵי־קֶדֶם וּמִמֶּגֶד גִּבְעוֹת עוֹלָֽם
And for the tops of the ancient mountains, And for the precious things of the everlasting hills,
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 303,526Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם כָּל־עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל יִשְׁגּוּ וְנֶעְלַם דָּבָר מֵעֵינֵי הַקָּהָל וְעָשׂוּ אַחַת מִכָּל־מִצְוֺת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־תֵעָשֶׂינָה וְאָשֵֽׁמוּ
And if the whole congregation of Israel shall err, the thing being hid from the eyes of the assembly, and do any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, and are guilty:
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 144,964Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה לְתָמָר כַּלָּתוֹ שְׁבִי אַלְמָנָה בֵית־אָבִיךְ עַד־יִגְדַּל שֵׁלָה בְנִי כִּי אָמַר פֶּן־יָמוּת גַּם־הוּא כְּאֶחָיו וַתֵּלֶךְ תָּמָר וַתֵּשֶׁב בֵּית אָבִֽיהָ
Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter-in-law: ‘Remain a widow in thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown up’; for he said: ‘Lest he also die, like his brethren.’ And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 56,399Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־מִשְׁפְּחֹת הַשּׁוּחָמִי לִפְקֻדֵיהֶם אַרְבָּעָה וְשִׁשִּׁים אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאֽוֹת
All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred. .
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 232,951Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
72,305 sequences of מדרש at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 73,478 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 3,870
- Exodus 4,051
- Leviticus 2,104
- Numbers 4,633
- Deuteronomy 2,883
- Joshua 2,296
- Judges 2,037
- Samuel 6,597
- Kings 6,102
- Isaiah 3,902
- Jeremiah 4,719
- Ezekiel 4,311
- The Twelve 3,109
- Psalms 4,548
- Proverbs 1,880
- Job 1,697
- Song of Songs 340
- Ruth 317
- Lamentations 326
- Ecclesiastes 777
- Esther 1,234
- Daniel 1,842
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,726
- Chronicles 6,004
Outside the Torah
וְעַתָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ עַֽל־עַבְדְּךָ וְעַל־בֵּיתוֹ הָקֵם עַד־עוֹלָם וַעֲשֵׂה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ
And now, O LORD God, the word that Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm Thou it for ever, and do as Thou hast spoken.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 446,025Open in the laboratory →
כֶּסֶף נִמְאָס קָרְאוּ לָהֶם כִּֽי־מָאַס יְהוָה בָּהֶֽם
Refuse silver shall men call them, Because the LORD hath rejected them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 651,992Open in the laboratory →
וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי בָם אֶת־הַחֶרֶב אֶת־הָרָעָב וְאֶת־הַדָּבֶר עַד־תֻּמָּם מֵעַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַתִּי לָהֶם וְלַאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם
And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 677,009Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מדרש — the Tanakh's own spelling: study, exposition; the rabbinic interpretation of Scripture. Searched as מדרש, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 544.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 2 Chronicles 24:27. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Midrash appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, מדרש appears 17,247 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 17,166, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Midrash in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Exodus 22:3 — the shortest of 17,247 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 17,166.
What is the gematria of Midrash in Hebrew?
Midrash is spelled מדרש — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 544.
How many times is Midrash found in the whole Tanakh?
72,305 sequences of מדרש at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 73,478 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
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