Beth-le-Aphrah לעפרה
Beth-le-Aphrah (לעפרה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Beth-le-Aphrah is found 640 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 7 (Numbers 4:49) — about what chance alone gives (about 664).
- Found in the Torah
- 640
- Chance alone
- 664
- P (≥ found)
- 0.83
- Shortest skip
- 7
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, לעפרה appears 640 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 664, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which לעפרה appears in the Torah is 7 — the first at Numbers 4:49, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), לעפרה is found 5,541 times; chance alone would give about 5,232.
- Genesis 124
- Exodus 150
- Leviticus 93
- Numbers 192
- Deuteronomy 81
The shortest skips
עַל־פִּי יְהוָה פָּקַד אוֹתָם בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה אִישׁ אִישׁ עַל־עֲבֹדָתוֹ וְעַל־מַשָּׂאוֹ וּפְקֻדָיו אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
According to the commandment of the LORD they were appointed by the hand of Moses, every one to his service, and to his burden; they were also numbered, as the LORD commanded Moses.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 195,222Open in the laboratory →
לְכָל־הָאֹתוֹת וְהַמּוֹפְתִים אֲשֶׁר שְׁלָחוֹ יְהוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם לְפַרְעֹה וּלְכָל־עֲבָדָיו וּלְכָל־אַרְצֽוֹ
in all the signs and the wonders, which the LORD sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land;
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 304,799Open in the laboratory →
אֶת־הַצִּפֹּר הַֽחַיָּה יִקַּח אֹתָהּ וְאֶת־עֵץ הָאֶרֶז וְאֶת־שְׁנִי הַתּוֹלַעַת וְאֶת־הָאֵזֹב וְטָבַל אוֹתָם וְאֵת הַצִּפֹּר הַֽחַיָּה בְּדַם הַצִּפֹּר הַשְּׁחֻטָה עַל הַמַּיִם הַֽחַיִּֽים
As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar-wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water.
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 161,486Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצֵא סִיחֹן לִקְרָאתֵנוּ הוּא וְכָל־עַמּוֹ לַמִּלְחָמָה יָֽהְצָה
Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, unto battle at Jahaz.
skip 47, width 47 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 254,264Open in the laboratory →
וְשַׂמְתָּ אֶת־שְׁתֵּי הָאֲבָנִים עַל כִּתְפֹת הָֽאֵפֹד אַבְנֵי זִכָּרֹן לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְנָשָׂא אַהֲרֹן אֶת־שְׁמוֹתָם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה עַל־שְׁתֵּי כְתֵפָיו לְזִכָּרֹֽן
And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel; and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.
skip 56, width 56 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 118,940Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, לעפרה appears 2,299 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,424, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 124
- Exodus 150
- Leviticus 93
- Numbers 192
- Deuteronomy 91
- Joshua 110
- Judges 67
- Samuel 142
- Kings 144
- Isaiah 150
- Jeremiah 150
- Ezekiel 137
- The Twelve 121
- Psalms 147
- Proverbs 63
- Job 80
- Song of Songs 9
- Ruth 12
- Lamentations 10
- Ecclesiastes 29
- Esther 18
- Daniel 39
- Ezra–Nehemiah 56
- Chronicles 165
Outside the Torah
ויאמרו אֶל־הָעָם עִבְרוּ וְסֹבּוּ אֶת־הָעִיר וְהֶחָלוּץ יַעֲבֹר לִפְנֵי אֲרוֹן יְהוָֽה
And he said unto the people: ‘Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed body pass on before the ark of the LORD.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 311,863Open in the laboratory →
וְהַמַּשְׂאֵת הֵחֵלָּה לַעֲלוֹת מִן־הָעִיר עַמּוּד עָשָׁן וַיִּפֶן בִּנְיָמִן אַחֲרָיו וְהִנֵּה עָלָה כְלִיל־הָעִיר הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה
But when the beacon began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to heaven.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 381,565Open in the laboratory →
בֶּן־אָדָם שִׂים פָּנֶיךָ עַל־הַר שֵׂעִיר וְהִנָּבֵא עָלָֽיו
’Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 777,952Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
לעפרה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as לעפרה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 385.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Micah 1:10. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Beth-le-Aphrah appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, לעפרה appears 640 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 664, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Beth-le-Aphrah in the Torah?
Skip 7, reading forward from Numbers 4:49 — the shortest of 640 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 664.
What is the gematria of Beth-le-Aphrah in Hebrew?
Beth-le-Aphrah is spelled לעפרה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 385.
How many times is Beth-le-Aphrah found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, לעפרה appears 2,299 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,424, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 664 here) beside the count.