Book ספר
Book — in Hebrew ספר — book, scroll. In the Torah codes, Book is found 18,120 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Leviticus 11:9) — 7.3% above the 16,892 chance alone would give (probability of 18,120 or more by chance alone: 5.2 × 10⁻²¹).
- Found in the Torah
- 18,120
- Chance alone
- 16,892
- P (≥ found)
- 5.2 × 10⁻²¹
- 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 18,120 sequences of ספר at skips 2–5,000, 7.3% above what chance alone gives (about 16,892); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 5.2 × 10⁻²¹ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 11:9, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 277,171 sequences of ספר, against about 261,824 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 16,892 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 5,261
- Exodus 3,510
- Leviticus 2,052
- Numbers 5,216
- Deuteronomy 2,081
The shortest skips
אֶת־זֶה תֹּֽאכְלוּ מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר בַּמָּיִם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ סְנַפִּיר וְקַשְׂקֶשֶׂת בַּמַּיִם בַּיַּמִּים וּבַנְּחָלִים אֹתָם תֹּאכֵֽלוּ
These may ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them may ye eat.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 155,808Open in the laboratory →
וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר אֵֽין־לוֹ סְנַפִּיר וְקַשְׂקֶשֶׂת בַּיַּמִּים וּבַנְּחָלִים מִכֹּל שֶׁרֶץ הַמַּיִם וּמִכֹּל נֶפֶשׁ הַחַיָּה אֲשֶׁר בַּמָּיִם שֶׁקֶץ הֵם לָכֶֽם
And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that swarm in the waters, and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are a detestable thing unto you,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 155,854Open in the laboratory →
כֹּל אֲשֶׁר אֵֽין־לוֹ סְנַפִּיר וְקַשְׂקֶשֶׂת בַּמָּיִם שֶׁקֶץ הוּא לָכֶֽם
Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is a detestable thing unto you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 155,959Open in the laboratory →
אֶת־זֶה תֹּֽאכְלוּ מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר בַּמָּיִם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ סְנַפִּיר וְקַשְׂקֶשֶׂת תֹּאכֵֽלוּ
These ye may eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales may ye eat;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 274,302Open in the laboratory →
וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר אֵֽין־לוֹ סְנַפִּיר וְקַשְׂקֶשֶׂת לֹא תֹאכֵלוּ טָמֵא הוּא לָכֶֽם
and whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye shall not eat; it is unclean unto you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 274,329Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 69,790 sequences of ספר at skips 2–5,000, 5.7% above what chance alone gives (about 66,020); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.6 × 10⁻⁴⁸ by chance alone.
- Genesis 5,261
- Exodus 3,510
- Leviticus 2,052
- Numbers 5,216
- Deuteronomy 2,251
- Joshua 1,385
- Judges 2,123
- Samuel 2,399
- Kings 4,513
- Isaiah 5,926
- Jeremiah 3,406
- Ezekiel 3,981
- The Twelve 3,653
- Psalms 7,934
- Proverbs 4,346
- Job 2,825
- Song of Songs 354
- Ruth 58
- Lamentations 293
- Ecclesiastes 689
- Esther 1,059
- Daniel 1,300
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,620
- Chronicles 3,636
Outside the Torah
אֹרַח לַצַּדִּיק מֵֽישָׁרִים יָשָׁר מַעְגַּל צַדִּיק תְּפַלֵּֽס
The way of the just is straight; Thou, Most Upright, makest plain the path of the just.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 599,244Open in the laboratory →
הַֽלְעוֹלָמִים יִזְנַח אֲדֹנָי וְלֹֽא־יֹסִיף לִרְצוֹת עֽוֹד
'Will the Lord cast off for ever? And will He be favourable no more?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 898,295Open in the laboratory →
עַל־שַׁחַל וָפֶתֶן תִּדְרֹךְ תִּרְמֹס כְּפִיר וְתַנִּֽין
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and asp; The young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample under feet.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 908,013Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ספר — the Tanakh's own spelling: book, scroll. Searched as ספר, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 340.
As a plain word it stands 115 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 5:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Book in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 18,120 sequences of ספר at skips 2–5,000, 7.3% above what chance alone gives (about 16,892); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 5.2 × 10⁻²¹ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Book in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 11:9 — the shortest of 18,120 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 16,892.
How is Book spelled in Hebrew?
Book is spelled ספר — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 340.
Is Book in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 69,790 sequences of ספר at skips 2–5,000, 5.7% above what chance alone gives (about 66,020); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.6 × 10⁻⁴⁸ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 16,892 here) beside the count.