Aphiah אפיח
Aphiah (אפיח) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 9,905 sequences of Aphiah, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 31:46); chance alone would give about 10,153.
- Found in the Torah
- 9,905
- Chance alone
- 10,153
- P (≥ found)
- 0.99
- 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 9,905 sequences of אפיח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 10,153).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 31:46, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 109,422 sequences of אפיח, against about 105,795 from chance alone.
- Genesis 2,991
- Exodus 1,936
- Leviticus 1,378
- Numbers 2,483
- Deuteronomy 1,117
The shortest skips
וְנֶפֶשׁ אָדָם שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר אָֽלֶף
and sixteen thousand persons—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 241,521Open in the laboratory →
זֶרַע רַב תּוֹצִיא הַשָּׂדֶה וּמְעַט תֶּאֱסֹף כִּי יַחְסְלֶנּוּ הָאַרְבֶּֽה
Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather little in; for the locust shall consume it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 293,508Open in the laboratory →
אָמַר אוֹיֵב אֶרְדֹּף אַשִּׂיג אֲחַלֵּק שָׁלָל תִּמְלָאֵמוֹ נַפְשִׁי אָרִיק חַרְבִּי תּוֹרִישֵׁמוֹ יָדִֽי
The enemy said: ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 100,222Open in the laboratory →
שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּתוֹן הִיא לָכֶם וְעִנִּיתֶם אֶת־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם חֻקַּת עוֹלָֽם
It is a sabbath of solemn rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls; it is a statute for ever.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 167,808Open in the laboratory →
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם חֲמִשָּׁה וְאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים
and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 189,385Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 38,057 sequences of אפיח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 38,558).
- Genesis 2,991
- Exodus 1,936
- Leviticus 1,378
- Numbers 2,483
- Deuteronomy 1,220
- Joshua 1,042
- Judges 1,355
- Samuel 2,738
- Kings 2,609
- Isaiah 2,335
- Jeremiah 1,922
- Ezekiel 2,673
- The Twelve 1,700
- Psalms 2,966
- Proverbs 1,272
- Job 2,279
- Song of Songs 162
- Ruth 234
- Lamentations 174
- Ecclesiastes 254
- Esther 259
- Daniel 739
- Ezra–Nehemiah 936
- Chronicles 2,400
Outside the Torah
וַיִּתֵּן יוֹאָב אֶת־מִסְפַּר מִפְקַד־הָעָם אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַתְּהִי יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁמֹנֶה מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף אִֽישׁ־חַיִל שֹׁלֵֽף חֶרֶב וְאִישׁ יְהוּדָה חֲמֵשׁ־מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף אִֽישׁ
And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto the king; and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 475,982Open in the laboratory →
וְאַרְבָּעָה אוֹפַנֵּי נְחֹשֶׁת לַמְּכוֹנָה הָֽאַחַת וְסַרְנֵי נְחֹשֶׁת וְאַרְבָּעָה פַעֲמֹתָיו כְּתֵפֹת לָהֶם מִתַּחַת לַכִּיֹּר הַכְּתֵפֹת יְצֻקוֹת מֵעֵבֶר אִישׁ לֹיֽוֹת
And every base had four brazen wheels, and axles of brass; and the four feet thereof had undersetters; beneath the laver were the undersetters molten, with wreaths at the side of each.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 491,637Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵיךְ תָּשִׁיב אֵת פְּנֵי פַחַת אַחַד עַבְדֵי אֲדֹנִי הַקְּטַנִּים וַתִּבְטַח לְךָ עַל־מִצְרַיִם לְרֶכֶב וּלְפָרָשִֽׁים
How then canst thou turn away the face of one captain, even of the least of my masters servants? and yet thou puttest thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen!
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 561,737Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אפיח — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אפיח, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 99.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 9:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Aphiah in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 9,905 sequences of אפיח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 10,153).
What is the shortest skip for Aphiah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 31:46 — the shortest of 9,905 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 10,153.
How is Aphiah spelled in Hebrew?
Aphiah is spelled אפיח — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 99.
Is Aphiah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 38,057 sequences of אפיח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 38,558).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 10,153 here) beside the count.