Chuppah חפה
Chuppah — in Hebrew חפה — canopy; the wedding canopy. In the Torah codes, Chuppah is found 104,774 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 34:14) — 2.2% above the 102,548 chance alone would give (probability of 104,774 or more by chance alone: 2.2 × 10⁻¹²).
- Found in the Torah
- 104,774
- Chance alone
- 102,548
- P (≥ found)
- 2.2 × 10⁻¹²
- 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 104,774 sequences of חפה at skips 2–5,000, 2.2% above what chance alone gives (about 102,548); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.2 × 10⁻¹² by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 34:14, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 1,677,626 sequences of חפה, against about 1,589,452 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 102,548 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 21,321
- Exodus 23,782
- Leviticus 18,455
- Numbers 29,440
- Deuteronomy 11,776
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵיהֶם לֹא נוּכַל לַעֲשׂוֹת הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה לָתֵת אֶת־אֲחֹתֵנוּ לְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ עָרְלָה כִּֽי־חֶרְפָּה הִוא לָֽנוּ
and said unto them: ‘We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 49,865Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּקַּח צִפֹּרָה צֹר וַתִּכְרֹת אֶת־עָרְלַת בְּנָהּ וַתַּגַּע לְרַגְלָיו וַתֹּאמֶר כִּי חֲתַן־דָּמִים אַתָּה לִֽי
Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said: ‘Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 83,216Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח סֵפֶר הַבְּרִית וַיִּקְרָא בְּאָזְנֵי הָעָם וַיֹּאמְרוּ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר יְהוָה נַעֲשֶׂה וְנִשְׁמָֽע
And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the hearing of the people; and they said: ‘All that the LORD hath spoken will we do, and obey.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 112,832Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁחַט אֹתוֹ עַל יֶרֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ צָפֹנָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְזָרְקוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת־דָּמוֹ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִֽיב
And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD; and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall dash its blood against the altar round about.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 142,139Open in the laboratory →
צֹהַר תַּֽעֲשֶׂה לַתֵּבָה וְאֶל־אַמָּה תְּכַלֶנָּה מִלְמַעְלָה וּפֶתַח הַתֵּבָה בְּצִדָּהּ תָּשִׂים תַּחְתִּיִּם שְׁנִיִּם וּשְׁלִשִׁים תַּֽעֲשֶֽׂהָ
A light shalt thou make to the ark, and to a cubit shalt thou finish it upward; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 7,588Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 356,538 sequences of חפה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 357,489).
- Genesis 21,321
- Exodus 23,782
- Leviticus 18,455
- Numbers 29,440
- Deuteronomy 12,437
- Joshua 12,691
- Judges 10,535
- Samuel 20,448
- Kings 23,096
- Isaiah 22,053
- Jeremiah 18,183
- Ezekiel 26,652
- The Twelve 16,681
- Psalms 25,329
- Proverbs 11,842
- Job 12,215
- Song of Songs 1,723
- Ruth 989
- Lamentations 2,270
- Ecclesiastes 3,493
- Esther 2,349
- Daniel 6,238
- Ezra–Nehemiah 8,967
- Chronicles 25,349
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי אַתָּה בָּא אֵלַי בְּחֶרֶב וּבַחֲנִית וּבְכִידוֹן וְאָנֹכִי בָֽא־אֵלֶיךָ בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי מַעַרְכוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר חֵרַֽפְתָּ
Then said David to the Philistine: ‘Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin; but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast taunted.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 411,955Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַחְתָּ פַךְ־הַשֶּׁמֶן וְיָצַקְתָּ עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ וְאָֽמַרְתָּ כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה מְשַׁחְתִּיךָֽ לְמֶלֶךְ אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וּפָתַחְתָּ הַדֶּלֶת וְנַסְתָּה וְלֹא תְחַכֶּֽה
Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say: Thus saith the LORD: I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 542,732Open in the laboratory →
חָשַׂף יְהוָה אֶת־זְרוֹעַ קָדְשׁוֹ לְעֵינֵי כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם וְרָאוּ כָּל־אַפְסֵי־אָרֶץ אֵת יְשׁוּעַת אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ
The LORD hath made bare His holy arm In the eyes of all the nations; And all the ends of the earth shall see The salvation of our God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 629,099Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חפה — the Tanakh's own spelling: canopy; the wedding canopy. Searched as חפה, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 93.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Isaiah 4:5. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Huppah.
Other spellings
- חופה — the Tanakh's own spelling found 10,340 in the Torah (chance 10,185)
Questions
Does Chuppah appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 104,774 sequences of חפה at skips 2–5,000, 2.2% above what chance alone gives (about 102,548); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.2 × 10⁻¹² by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Chuppah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 34:14 — the shortest of 104,774 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 102,548.
How is Chuppah spelled in Hebrew?
Chuppah is spelled חפה — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 93; one other spelling is counted on this page.
Is Chuppah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 356,538 sequences of חפה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 357,489).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 102,548 here) beside the count.