Miriam מרים
Miriam (מרים) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Miriam is found 125,277 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 49:5) — 1.1% above the 123,935 chance alone would give (probability of 125,277 or more by chance alone: 7.1 × 10⁻⁵).
- Found in the Torah
- 125,277
- Chance alone
- 123,935
- P (≥ found)
- 7.1 × 10⁻⁵
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 125,277 sequences of מרים at skips 2–5,000, 1.1% above what chance alone gives (about 123,935); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 7.1 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 49:5, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 1,236,496 sequences of מרים, against about 1,291,382 from chance alone.
- Genesis 32,166
- Exodus 30,610
- Leviticus 13,467
- Numbers 28,959
- Deuteronomy 20,075
The shortest skips
שִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי אַחִים כְּלֵי חָמָס מְכֵרֹתֵיהֶֽם
Simeon and Levi are brethren; Weapons of violence their kinship.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 75,430Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לְמָחָר וַיֹּאמֶר כִּדְבָרְךָ לְמַעַן תֵּדַע כִּי־אֵין כַּיהוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ
And he said: ‘Against to-morrow.’ And he said: ‘Be it according to thy word; that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 88,282Open in the laboratory →
וְאִישׁ כִּֽי־יִמְכֹּר בֵּית־מוֹשַׁב עִיר חוֹמָה וְהָיְתָה גְּאֻלָּתוֹ עַד־תֹּם שְׁנַת מִמְכָּרוֹ יָמִים תִּהְיֶה גְאֻלָּתֽוֹ
And if a man sell a dwelling-house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; for a full year shall he have the right of redemption.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 180,979Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיוּ הֶֽעָרִים לָהֶם לָשָׁבֶת וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם יִהְיוּ לִבְהֶמְתָּם וְלִרְכֻשָׁם וּלְכֹל חַיָּתָֽם
And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and their open land shall be for their cattle, and for their substance, and for all their beasts.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 247,434Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־יָסִיר אֶת־בִּנְךָ מֵֽאַחֲרַי וְעָבְדוּ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים וְחָרָה אַף־יְהוָה בָּכֶם וְהִשְׁמִידְךָ מַהֵֽר
For he will turn away thy son from following Me, that they may serve other gods; so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and He will destroy thee quickly.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 262,812Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
532,658 sequences of מרים at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 531,976 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 32,166
- Exodus 30,610
- Leviticus 13,467
- Numbers 28,959
- Deuteronomy 22,089
- Joshua 18,641
- Judges 17,858
- Samuel 34,229
- Kings 46,114
- Isaiah 31,213
- Jeremiah 40,890
- Ezekiel 33,807
- The Twelve 28,222
- Psalms 37,331
- Proverbs 12,832
- Job 14,471
- Song of Songs 2,435
- Ruth 2,072
- Lamentations 2,456
- Ecclesiastes 5,252
- Esther 6,174
- Daniel 8,223
- Ezra–Nehemiah 19,110
- Chronicles 44,037
Outside the Torah
וַיִּקְרָא לָהֶם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם לֵאמֹר לָמָּה רִמִּיתֶם אֹתָנוּ לֵאמֹר רְחוֹקִים אֲנַחְנוּ מִכֶּם מְאֹד וְאַתֶּם בְּקִרְבֵּנוּ יֹשְׁבִֽים
And Joshua called for them, and he spoke unto them, saying: ‘Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying: We are very far from you, when ye dwell among us?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 318,993Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־הָיוּ בְנֵֽי־יוֹסֵף שְׁנֵי מַטּוֹת מְנַשֶּׁה וְאֶפְרָיִם וְלֹֽא־נָתְנוּ חֵלֶק לַלְוִיִּם בָּאָרֶץ כִּי אִם־עָרִים לָשֶׁבֶת וּמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם לְמִקְנֵיהֶם וּלְקִנְיָנָֽם
For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim; and they gave no portion unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with the open land about them for their cattle and for their substance.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 326,872Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי בְּבוֹאָהּ וַתְּסִיתֵהוּ לִשְׁאוֹל מֵֽאֵת־אָבִיהָ שָׂדֶה וַתִּצְנַח מֵעַל הַחֲמוֹר וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָהּ כָּלֵב מַה־לָּֽךְ
And it came to pass, when she came unto him, that she persuaded him to ask of her father a field; and she alighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her: ‘What wouldest thou?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 328,756Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
מרים — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as מרים, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 290.
As a plain word it stands 16 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 15:20. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Miryam.
Questions
Does Miriam appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 125,277 sequences of מרים at skips 2–5,000, 1.1% above what chance alone gives (about 123,935); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 7.1 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Miriam in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 49:5 — the shortest of 125,277 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 123,935.
How is Miriam spelled in Hebrew?
Miriam is spelled מרים — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 290.
Is Miriam in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
532,658 sequences of מרים at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 531,976 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 123,935 here) beside the count.