Biblical names

Amraphel אמרפל

Amraphel (אמרפל) is a person named in the Tanakh. Amraphel appears 1,437 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 1,428 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
1,437
Chance alone
1,428
P (≥ found)
0.41
Shortest skip
3

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

The Torah holds 1,437 sequences of אמרפל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,428).

The shortest skip at which אמרפל appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 13:14, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), אמרפל is found 11,930 times; chance alone would give about 11,254.

  • Genesis 362
  • Exodus 313
  • Leviticus 211
  • Numbers 357
  • Deuteronomy 194

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 13:14בראשית יג:ידskip 3, forward

    וַֽיהוָה אָמַר אֶל־אַבְרָם אַחֲרֵי הִפָּֽרֶד־לוֹט מֵֽעִמּוֹ שָׂא נָא עֵינֶיךָ וּרְאֵה מִן־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה שָׁם צָפֹנָה וָנֶגְבָּה וָקֵדְמָה וָיָֽמָּה

    And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him: ‘Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward and southward and eastward and westward;

    אמרפל at skip 3, forward from Genesis 13:14ויקוקאמראלבראחיהרדוטמעמושאנאאםרפל
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 15,796Open in the laboratory →

  2. Leviticus 14:18ויקרא יד:יחskip 3, forward

    וְהַנּוֹתָר בַּשֶּׁמֶן אֲשֶׁר עַל־כַּף הַכֹּהֵן יִתֵּן עַל־רֹאשׁ הַמִּטַּהֵר וְכִפֶּר עָלָיו הַכֹּהֵן לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה

    And the rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed; and the priest shall make atonement for him before the LORD.

    אמרפל at skip 3, forward from Leviticus 14:18הכהןיתןעלרשהטהוכרעיוהכהןלפניאמרפל
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 162,318Open in the laboratory →

  3. Leviticus 14:29ויקרא יד:כטskip 3, forward

    וְהַנּוֹתָר מִן־הַשֶּׁמֶן אֲשֶׁר עַל־כַּף הַכֹּהֵן יִתֵּן עַל־רֹאשׁ הַמִּטַּהֵר לְכַפֵּר עָלָיו לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה

    And the rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the LORD.

    אמרפל at skip 3, forward from Leviticus 14:29הכהןיתןעלרשהטהלכרעיולפנייקוקאמרפל
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 162,946Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 1:22בראשית א:כבskip 4, backward

    וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים לֵאמֹר פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ אֶת־הַמַּיִם בַּיַּמִּים וְהָעוֹף יִרֶב בָּאָֽרֶץ

    And God blessed them, saying: ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.’

    אמרפל at skip 4, backward from Genesis 1:22ויברךאתםאלהיםאמררוובוולאותהמיםבימיםוהעואמרפל
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 1,078Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 1:28בראשית א:כחskip 4, backward

    וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם אֱלֹהִים פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְכִבְשֻׁהָ וּרְדוּ בִּדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּבְכָל־חַיָּה הָֽרֹמֶשֶׂת עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ

    And God blessed them; and God said unto them: ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that creepeth upon the earth.’

    אמרפל at skip 4, backward from Genesis 1:28להיםויאמרלהםאהיםרוובוולאותהארץוכבשהורדואמרפל
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 1,420Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, אמרפל appears 4,940 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 5,023, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 362
  • Exodus 313
  • Leviticus 211
  • Numbers 357
  • Deuteronomy 211
  • Joshua 153
  • Judges 207
  • Samuel 366
  • Kings 367
  • Isaiah 268
  • Jeremiah 341
  • Ezekiel 311
  • The Twelve 237
  • Psalms 290
  • Proverbs 93
  • Job 172
  • Song of Songs 13
  • Ruth 31
  • Lamentations 16
  • Ecclesiastes 53
  • Esther 48
  • Daniel 89
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 107
  • Chronicles 324

Outside the Torah

  1. 2 Chronicles 3:11דברי הימים ב ג:יאskip 5, forward

    וְכַנְפֵי הַכְּרוּבִים אָרְכָּם אַמּוֹת עֶשְׂרִים כְּנַף הָאֶחָד לְאַמּוֹת חָמֵשׁ מַגַּעַת לְקִיר הַבַּיִת וְהַכָּנָף הָאַחֶרֶת אַמּוֹת חָמֵשׁ מַגִּיעַ לִכְנַף הַכְּרוּב הָאַחֵֽר

    And the wings of the cherubim were twenty cubits long: the wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house; and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

    אמרפל at skip 5, forward from 2 Chronicles 3:11תםזהבוכנפיהכרוביםרכםאותעשיםכנהאחדאמותחמשמגעתלקירהבאמרףל
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 1,145,162Open in the laboratory →

  2. Amos 9:2עמוס ט:בskip 9, backward

    אִם־יַחְתְּרוּ בִשְׁאוֹל מִשָּׁם יָדִי תִקָּחֵם וְאִֽם־יַעֲלוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם מִשָּׁם אוֹרִידֵֽם

    Though they dig into the nether-world, Thence shall My hand take them; And though they climb up to heaven, Thence will I bring them down.

    אמרפל at skip 9, backward from Amos 9:2שכלםואחריתםבחרבאהרגלאינוסלהםנסואימלטלהםליטאםיחתובשאולמשידיתקחםוםיעלוהשמיםמשםאורידםואםיחבאובראשאםרפל
    skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 822,287Open in the laboratory →

  3. Psalms 86:14תהלים פו:ידskip 10, forward

    אֱלֹהִים זֵדִים קָֽמוּ־עָלַי וַעֲדַת עָרִיצִים בִּקְשׁוּ נַפְשִׁי וְלֹא שָׂמוּךָ לְנֶגְדָּֽם

    O God, the proud are risen up against me, And the company of violent men have sought after my soul, And have not set Thee before them.

    אמרפל at skip 10, forward from Psalms 86:14לםכיחסדךגדולעליוהצלתנפשימשאולתחתיהלהיםזדיםקועליועדתעיציםבקשונשיולאשמוךנגדםואתהאדניאלרחוםוחנוןארךאפיםורבחסאמרפל
    skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 904,581Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

אמרפל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אמרפל, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 351.

As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 14:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Amraphel in the Bible code?

The Torah holds 1,437 sequences of אמרפל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,428).

What is the shortest skip for Amraphel in the Torah?

Skip 3, reading forward from Genesis 13:14 — the shortest of 1,437 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,428.

What is the gematria of Amraphel in Hebrew?

Amraphel is spelled אמרפל — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 351.

How many times is Amraphel found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, אמרפל appears 4,940 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 5,023, so the count is in line with chance.

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