Code צופן
Code — in Hebrew צופן — code, cipher. Code appears 2,775 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 2,826 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,775
- Chance alone
- 2,826
- P (≥ found)
- 0.84
- Shortest skip
- 5
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, צופן appears 2,775 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 2,826, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 5 — the first at Exodus 28:39, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 30,428 sequences of צופן, against about 29,450 from chance alone.
- Genesis 851
- Exodus 661
- Leviticus 324
- Numbers 611
- Deuteronomy 328
The shortest skips
וְשִׁבַּצְתָּ הַכְּתֹנֶת שֵׁשׁ וְעָשִׂיתָ מִצְנֶפֶת שֵׁשׁ וְאַבְנֵט תַּעֲשֶׂה מַעֲשֵׂה רֹקֵֽם
And thou shalt weave the tunic in chequer work of fine linen, and thou shalt make a mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make a girdle, the work of the weaver in colours.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 120,289Open 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 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 293,496Open in the laboratory →
וּלְעֵבֶר יֻלַּד שְׁנֵי בָנִים שֵׁם הָֽאֶחָד פֶּלֶג כִּי בְיָמָיו נִפְלְגָה הָאָרֶץ וְשֵׁם אָחִיו יָקְטָֽן
And unto Eber were born two sons; the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 12,452Open in the laboratory →
וַיְחִי יַעֲקֹב בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה וַיְהִי יְמֵֽי־יַעֲקֹב שְׁנֵי חַיָּיו שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים וְאַרְבָּעִים וּמְאַת שָׁנָֽה
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years; so the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were a hundred forty and seven years.
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 73,632Open in the laboratory →
וַיּוֹשֵׁב יוֹסֵף אֶת־אָבִיו וְאֶת־אֶחָיו וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם אֲחֻזָּה בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בְּמֵיטַב הָאָרֶץ בְּאֶרֶץ רַעְמְסֵס כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה פַרְעֹֽה
And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 72,505Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 11,554 sequences of צופן at skips 2–5,000, 2.0% above what chance alone gives (about 11,326); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.02 by chance alone.
- Genesis 851
- Exodus 661
- Leviticus 324
- Numbers 611
- Deuteronomy 365
- Joshua 414
- Judges 272
- Samuel 501
- Kings 446
- Isaiah 1,159
- Jeremiah 723
- Ezekiel 725
- The Twelve 661
- Psalms 1,285
- Proverbs 517
- Job 578
- Song of Songs 61
- Ruth 37
- Lamentations 74
- Ecclesiastes 51
- Esther 66
- Daniel 247
- Ezra–Nehemiah 221
- Chronicles 704
Outside the Torah
וַהֲצִיקוֹתִי לַֽאֲרִיאֵל וְהָיְתָה תַֽאֲנִיָּה וַֽאֲנִיָּה וְהָיְתָה לִּי כַּאֲרִיאֵֽל
Then will I distress Ariel, And there shall be mourning and moaning; and she shall be unto Me as a hearth of God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 602,082Open in the laboratory →
מִתְאַוָּה וָאַיִן נַפְשׁוֹ עָצֵל וְנֶפֶשׁ חָרֻצִים תְּדֻשָּֽׁן
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be abundantly gratified.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 947,419Open in the laboratory →
כִּלָּה יְהוָה אֶת־חֲמָתוֹ שָׁפַךְ חֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ וַיַּצֶּת־אֵשׁ בְּצִיּוֹן וַתֹּאכַל יְסוֹדֹתֶֽיהָ
The LORD hath accomplished His fury, He hath poured out His fierce anger; And He hath kindled a fire in Zion, Which hath devoured the foundations thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,010,767Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צופן — a Hebrew word: code, cipher. Searched as צופן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 226.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Code in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, צופן appears 2,775 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 2,826, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Code in the Torah?
Skip 5, reading backward from Exodus 28:39 — the shortest of 2,775 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,826.
How is Code spelled in Hebrew?
Code is spelled צופן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 226.
Is Code in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 11,554 sequences of צופן at skips 2–5,000, 2.0% above what chance alone gives (about 11,326); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.02 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 2,826 here) beside the count.