Epher עפר
Epher (עפר) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Epher is found 103,789 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 1:22) — about what chance alone gives (about 103,676).
- Found in the Torah
- 103,789
- Chance alone
- 103,676
- P (≥ found)
- 0.36
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
103,789 sequences of עפר at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 103,676 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which עפר appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:22, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), עפר is found 1,696,416 times; chance alone would give about 1,606,938.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 103,676 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 25,945
- Exodus 24,752
- Leviticus 14,047
- Numbers 24,752
- Deuteronomy 14,293
The shortest skips
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים לֵאמֹר פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ אֶת־הַמַּיִם בַּיַּמִּים וְהָעוֹף יִרֶב בָּאָֽרֶץ
And God blessed them, saying: ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,091Open in the laboratory →
לוּלֵי אֱלֹהֵי אָבִי אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם וּפַחַד יִצְחָק הָיָה לִי כִּי עַתָּה רֵיקָם שִׁלַּחְתָּנִי אֶת־עָנְיִי וְאֶת־יְגִיעַ כַּפַּי רָאָה אֱלֹהִים וַיּוֹכַח אָֽמֶשׁ
Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been on my side, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and gave judgment yesternight.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 45,820Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא כִּי לֹא יָכֹל לוֹ וַיִּגַּע בְּכַף־יְרֵכוֹ וַתֵּקַע כַּף־יֶרֶךְ יַעֲקֹב בְּהֵֽאָבְקוֹ עִמּֽוֹ
And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was strained, as he wrestled with him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 47,838Open in the laboratory →
וְהִשְׁמַדְתִּי אֶת־בָּמֹֽתֵיכֶם וְהִכְרַתִּי אֶת־חַמָּנֵיכֶם וְנָֽתַתִּי אֶת־פִּגְרֵיכֶם עַל־פִּגְרֵי גִּלּוּלֵיכֶם וְגָעֲלָה נַפְשִׁי אֶתְכֶֽם
And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your sun-pillars, and cast your carcasses upon the carcasses of your idols; and My soul shall abhor you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 183,761Open in the laboratory →
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 72Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, עפר appears 391,825 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.1% more than the 387,480 chance alone would give; the probability of 391,825 or more by chance alone is 1.6 × 10⁻¹².
- Genesis 25,945
- Exodus 24,752
- Leviticus 14,047
- Numbers 24,752
- Deuteronomy 15,172
- Joshua 14,853
- Judges 12,534
- Samuel 22,169
- Kings 24,484
- Isaiah 27,911
- Jeremiah 21,822
- Ezekiel 23,888
- The Twelve 19,151
- Psalms 31,432
- Proverbs 16,480
- Job 18,060
- Song of Songs 2,017
- Ruth 1,633
- Lamentations 1,874
- Ecclesiastes 3,322
- Esther 2,985
- Daniel 7,238
- Ezra–Nehemiah 9,629
- Chronicles 25,675
Outside the Torah
הִנֵּה הָאָדוֹן יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת מְסָעֵף פֻּארָה בְּמַעֲרָצָה וְרָמֵי הַקּוֹמָה גְּדוּעִים וְהַגְּבֹהִים יִשְׁפָּֽלוּ
Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, Shall lop the boughs with terror; And the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, And the lofty shall be laid low.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 586,790Open in the laboratory →
מוֹלִיךְ לִימִין מֹשֶׁה זְרוֹעַ תִּפְאַרְתּוֹ בּוֹקֵֽעַ מַיִם מִפְּנֵיהֶם לַעֲשׂוֹת לוֹ שֵׁם עוֹלָֽם
That caused His glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses? That divided the water before them, To make Himself an everlasting name?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 638,623Open in the laboratory →
יָדַעְתִּי כָּל־עוֹף הָרִים וְזִיז שָׂדַי עִמָּדִֽי
I know all the fowls of the mountains; and the wild beasts of the field are Mine.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 883,876Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עפר — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עפר, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 350.
As a plain word it stands 48 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 2:7. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Epher in the Bible code?
103,789 sequences of עפר at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 103,676 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Epher in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:22 — the shortest of 103,789 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 103,676.
What is the gematria of Epher in Hebrew?
Epher is spelled עפר — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 350.
How many times is Epher found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, עפר appears 391,825 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.1% more than the 387,480 chance alone would give; the probability of 391,825 or more by chance alone is 1.6 × 10⁻¹².
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