First names

Alper אלפר

In Hebrew letters the first name Alper is written אלפר — male given name. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 17,240 sequences of Alper, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 24:10); chance alone would give about 17,498.

Found in the Torah
17,240
Chance alone
17,498
P (≥ found)
0.97
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 17,240 sequences of אלפר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 17,498).

The shortest skip at which אלפר appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 24:10, reading backward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), אלפר is found 190,428 times; chance alone would give about 182,324.

  • Genesis 4,500
  • Exodus 3,405
  • Leviticus 2,622
  • Numbers 4,118
  • Deuteronomy 2,595

The shortest skips

  1. Numbers 24:10במדבר כד:יskip 2, backward

    וַיִּֽחַר־אַף בָּלָק אֶל־בִּלְעָם וַיִּסְפֹּק אֶת־כַּפָּיו וַיֹּאמֶר בָּלָק אֶל־בִּלְעָם לָקֹב אֹֽיְבַי קְרָאתִיךָ וְהִנֵּה בֵּרַכְתָּ בָרֵךְ זֶה שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִֽים

    And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam: ‘I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.

    אלפר at skip 2, backward from Numbers 24:10רורויחאבקלבלעםויאלףר
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 229,461Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 35:11בראשית לה:יאskip 4, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אֱלֹהִים אֲנִי אֵל שַׁדַּי פְּרֵה וּרְבֵה גּוֹי וּקְהַל גּוֹיִם יִהְיֶה מִמֶּךָּ וּמְלָכִים מֵחֲלָצֶיךָ יֵצֵֽאוּ

    And God said unto him: ‘I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

    אלפר at skip 4, forward from Genesis 35:11לויאמרלואלהיםניאשדירהובהגויוקהלגויםיאלפר
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 51,386Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 44:23בראשית מד:כגskip 4, forward

    וַתֹּאמֶר אֶל־עֲבָדֶיךָ אִם־לֹא יֵרֵד אֲחִיכֶם הַקָּטֹן אִתְּכֶם לֹא תֹסִפוּן לִרְאוֹת פָּנָֽי

    And thou saidst unto thy servants: Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

    אלפר at skip 4, forward from Genesis 44:23אירדאחיכםהקטןתכםאתסוןלאותפניויהיכיעלאלפר
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 68,210Open in the laboratory →

  4. Leviticus 8:27ויקרא ח:כזskip 4, forward

    וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־הַכֹּל עַל כַּפֵּי אַהֲרֹן וְעַל כַּפֵּי בָנָיו וַיָּנֶף אֹתָם תְּנוּפָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה

    And he put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons, and waved them for a wave-offering before the LORD.

    אלפר at skip 4, forward from Leviticus 8:27לשוקהימיןויתןתהכעלכיאהןועלכפיבניווינאלפר
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 152,311Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 46:5בראשית מו:הskip 4, backward

    וַיָּקָם יַעֲקֹב מִבְּאֵר שָׁבַע וַיִּשְׂאוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־יַעֲקֹב אֲבִיהֶם וְאֶת־טַפָּם וְאֶת־נְשֵׁיהֶם בָּעֲגָלוֹת אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַח פַּרְעֹה לָשֵׂאת אֹתֽוֹ

    And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba; and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

    אלפר at skip 4, backward from Genesis 46:5נשיהםבעגלותאששלחרעהשאתתוויקחואתמקניהאלפר
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 70,543Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

60,039 sequences of אלפר at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 60,906 that chance alone would produce.

  • Genesis 4,500
  • Exodus 3,405
  • Leviticus 2,622
  • Numbers 4,118
  • Deuteronomy 2,789
  • Joshua 1,954
  • Judges 2,221
  • Samuel 4,738
  • Kings 4,532
  • Isaiah 3,204
  • Jeremiah 3,854
  • Ezekiel 3,703
  • The Twelve 2,861
  • Psalms 3,628
  • Proverbs 1,480
  • Job 2,278
  • Song of Songs 217
  • Ruth 311
  • Lamentations 237
  • Ecclesiastes 512
  • Esther 491
  • Daniel 1,467
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 1,271
  • Chronicles 3,646

Outside the Torah

  1. Psalms 5:5תהלים ה:הskip 2, forward

    כִּי לֹא אֵֽל־חָפֵץ רֶשַׁע אָתָּה לֹא יְגֻרְךָ רָֽע

    For Thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; Evil shall not sojourn with Thee.

    אלפר at skip 2, forward from Psalms 5:5צפהכילאחץשעאתהלאאלפר
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 859,949Open in the laboratory →

  2. 1 Samuel 17:28שמואל א יז:כחskip 2, backward

    וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלִיאָב אָחִיו הַגָּדוֹל בְּדַבְּרוֹ אֶל־הָאֲנָשִׁים וַיִּֽחַר־אַף אֱלִיאָב בְּדָוִד וַיֹּאמֶר לָמָּה־זֶּה יָרַדְתָּ וְעַל־מִי נָטַשְׁתָּ מְעַט הַצֹּאן הָהֵנָּה בַּמִּדְבָּר אֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי אֶת־זְדֹנְךָ וְאֵת רֹעַ לְבָבֶךָ כִּי לְמַעַן רְאוֹת הַמִּלְחָמָה יָרָֽדְתָּ

    And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said: ‘Why art thou come down? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy presumptuousness, and the naughtiness of thy heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.’

    אלפר at skip 2, backward from 1 Samuel 17:28שיםויחאאיבבדודויאלףר
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 410,857Open in the laboratory →

  3. Isaiah 31:2ישעיהו לא:בskip 2, backward

    וְגַם־הוּא חָכָם וַיָּבֵא רָע וְאֶת־דְּבָרָיו לֹא הֵסִיר וְקָם עַל־בֵּית מְרֵעִים וְעַל־עֶזְרַת פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן

    Yet He also is wise, And bringeth evil, And doth not call back His words; But will arise against the house of the evil-doers, And against the help of them that work iniquity.

    אלפר at skip 2, backward from Isaiah 31:2םועלעזתעיוןומצריאלפר
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 605,364Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

אלפר — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as אלפר, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 311.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Alper in the Bible code?

The Torah holds 17,240 sequences of אלפר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 17,498).

What is the shortest skip for Alper in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading backward from Numbers 24:10 — the shortest of 17,240 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 17,498.

What is the gematria of Alper in Hebrew?

Alper is spelled אלפר — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 311.

How many times is Alper found in the whole Tanakh?

60,039 sequences of אלפר at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 60,906 that chance alone would produce.

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