Ephai עופי
Ephai (עופי) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 17,941 sequences of Ephai, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 42:23); chance alone would give about 17,928.
- Found in the Torah
- 17,941
- Chance alone
- 17,928
- P (≥ found)
- 0.46
- 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 17,941 sequences of עופי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 17,928).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 42:23, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 195,130 sequences of עופי, against about 186,806 from chance alone.
- Genesis 5,266
- Exodus 4,037
- Leviticus 2,302
- Numbers 4,102
- Deuteronomy 2,234
The shortest skips
וְהֵם לֹא יָֽדְעוּ כִּי שֹׁמֵעַ יוֹסֵף כִּי הַמֵּלִיץ בֵּינֹתָֽם
And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for the interpreter was between them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 64,120Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן אֶל־פַּרְעֹה וַיַּעַשׂוּ כֵן כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ אַהֲרֹן אֶת־מַטֵּהוּ לִפְנֵי פַרְעֹה וְלִפְנֵי עֲבָדָיו וַיְהִי לְתַנִּֽין
And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as the LORD had commanded; and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 86,855Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁחַט אֶת־בֶּן הַבָּקָר לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְהִקְרִיבוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַֽכֹּֽהֲנִים אֶת־הַדָּם וְזָרְקוּ אֶת־הַדָּם עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִיב אֲשֶׁר־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד
And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD; and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall present the blood, and dash the blood round about against the altar that is at the door of the tent of meeting.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 141,885Open in the laboratory →
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּי לְבִלְתִּי עֲשׂוֹת מֵחֻקּוֹת הַתּֽוֹעֵבֹת אֲשֶׁר נַעֲשׂוּ לִפְנֵיכֶם וְלֹא תִֽטַּמְּאוּ בָּהֶם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם
Therefore shall ye keep My charge, that ye do not any of these abominable customs, which were done before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 170,216Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעְפִּלוּ לַעֲלוֹת אֶל־רֹאשׁ הָהָר וַאֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה וּמֹשֶׁה לֹא־מָשׁוּ מִקֶּרֶב הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה
But they presumed to go up to the top of the mountain; nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and Moses, departed not out of the camp.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 213,248Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 85,925 sequences of עופי at skips 2–5,000, 1.3% above what chance alone gives (about 84,802); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 6.0 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
- Genesis 5,266
- Exodus 4,037
- Leviticus 2,302
- Numbers 4,102
- Deuteronomy 2,416
- Joshua 2,806
- Judges 3,138
- Samuel 5,927
- Kings 5,089
- Isaiah 6,451
- Jeremiah 4,695
- Ezekiel 5,004
- The Twelve 4,581
- Psalms 8,425
- Proverbs 3,255
- Job 4,770
- Song of Songs 453
- Ruth 381
- Lamentations 400
- Ecclesiastes 616
- Esther 575
- Daniel 1,538
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,589
- Chronicles 7,109
Outside the Torah
וְעַתָּה שִׁלְחוּ מְהֵרָה וְהַגִּידוּ לְדָוִד לֵאמֹר אַל־תָּלֶן הַלַּיְלָה בְּעַֽרְבוֹת הַמִּדְבָּר וְגַם עָבוֹר תַּעֲבוֹר פֶּן יְבֻלַּע לַמֶּלֶךְ וּלְכָל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אִתּֽוֹ
Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying: Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but in any wise pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 462,669Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה כְּעֵץ שָׁתוּל עַל־מַיִם וְעַל־יוּבַל יְשַׁלַּח שָֽׁרָשָׁיו וְלֹא ירא כִּֽי־יָבֹא חֹם וְהָיָה עָלֵהוּ רַֽעֲנָן וּבִשְׁנַת בַּצֹּרֶת לֹא יִדְאָג וְלֹא יָמִישׁ מֵעֲשׂוֹת פֶּֽרִי
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, And that spreadeth out its roots by the river, And shall not see when heat cometh, But its foliage shall be luxuriant; And shall not be anxious in the year of drought, Neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 666,590Open in the laboratory →
שָׁמַע מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל אֶת־שִׁמְעָם וְרָפוּ יָדָיו צָרָה הֶחֱזִיקַתְהוּ חִיל כַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה
The king of Babylon hath heard the fame of them, And his hands wax feeble; Anguish hath taken hold of him, And pain, as of a woman in travail.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 721,422Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עופי — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עופי, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 166.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Jeremiah 40:8. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ephai in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 17,941 sequences of עופי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 17,928).
What is the shortest skip for Ephai in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 42:23 — the shortest of 17,941 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 17,928.
How is Ephai spelled in Hebrew?
Ephai is spelled עופי — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 166.
Is Ephai in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 85,925 sequences of עופי at skips 2–5,000, 1.3% above what chance alone gives (about 84,802); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 6.0 × 10⁻⁵ 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 17,928 here) beside the count.