Ephah עיפה
Ephah (עיפה) is a person named in the Tanakh. Ephah appears 16,035 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 16,473 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 16,035
- Chance alone
- 16,473
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
16,035 sequences of עיפה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 16,473 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which עיפה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 12:8, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), עיפה is found 175,651 times; chance alone would give about 171,645.
- Genesis 3,744
- Exodus 3,934
- Leviticus 2,341
- Numbers 3,758
- Deuteronomy 2,258
The shortest skips
לֹא תַעֲשׂוּן כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר אֲנַחְנוּ עֹשִׂים פֹּה הַיּוֹם אִישׁ כָּל־הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינָֽיו
Ye shall not do after all that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 271,050Open in the laboratory →
לֹֽא־יָמִישׁ עַמּוּד הֶֽעָנָן יוֹמָם וְעַמּוּד הָאֵשׁ לָיְלָה לִפְנֵי הָעָֽם
the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from before the people.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 98,039Open in the laboratory →
וְשָֽׁחַקְתָּ מִמֶּנָּה הָדֵק וְנָתַתָּה מִמֶּנָּה לִפְנֵי הָעֵדֻת בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד אֲשֶׁר אִוָּעֵד לְךָ שָׁמָּה קֹדֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁים תִּהְיֶה לָכֶֽם
And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with thee; it shall be unto you most holy. .
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 124,717Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲלוּ בַנֶּגֶב וַיָּבֹא עַד־חֶבְרוֹן וְשָׁם אֲחִימַן שֵׁשַׁי וְתַלְמַי יְלִידֵי הָעֲנָק וְחֶבְרוֹן שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים נִבְנְתָה לִפְנֵי צֹעַן מִצְרָֽיִם
And they went up into the South, and came unto Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there.—Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 210,266Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה יֵרֶא פַרְעֹה אִישׁ נָבוֹן וְחָכָם וִישִׁיתֵהוּ עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 61,684Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עיפה appears 64,818 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 66,715, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 3,744
- Exodus 3,934
- Leviticus 2,341
- Numbers 3,758
- Deuteronomy 2,424
- Joshua 2,409
- Judges 2,199
- Samuel 4,080
- Kings 4,438
- Isaiah 4,346
- Jeremiah 4,127
- Ezekiel 4,092
- The Twelve 3,691
- Psalms 5,152
- Proverbs 1,668
- Job 2,441
- Song of Songs 279
- Ruth 296
- Lamentations 327
- Ecclesiastes 540
- Esther 410
- Daniel 1,065
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,844
- Chronicles 5,213
Outside the Torah
וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ נִקְרָע וַיִּשָּׁפֵךְ הַדֶּשֶׁן מִן־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ כַּמּוֹפֵת אֲשֶׁר נָתַן אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים בִּדְבַר יְהוָֽה
The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 506,248Open in the laboratory →
יוֹמָם יְצַוֶּה יְהוָה חַסְדּוֹ וּבַלַּיְלָה שירה עִמִּי תְּפִלָּה לְאֵל חַיָּֽי
By day the LORD will command His lovingkindness, and in the night His song shall be with me, even a prayer unto the God of my life.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 879,917Open in the laboratory →
אָחוֹר וָקֶדֶם צַרְתָּנִי וַתָּשֶׁת עָלַי כַּפֶּֽכָה
Thou hast hemmed me in behind and before, And laid Thy hand upon me.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 932,311Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עיפה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עיפה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 165.
As a plain word it stands 8 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 25:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ephah in the Torah codes?
16,035 sequences of עיפה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 16,473 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Ephah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Deuteronomy 12:8 — the shortest of 16,035 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 16,473.
What is the gematria of Ephah in Hebrew?
Ephah is spelled עיפה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 165.
How many times is Ephah found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עיפה appears 64,818 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 66,715, so the count is in line with chance.
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