Ephrath אפרתה
Ephrath (אפרתה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Ephrath, Ephrathah. In the Torah codes, Ephrath is found 1,295 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Numbers 16:14) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,329).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,295
- Chance alone
- 1,329
- P (≥ found)
- 0.83
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
1,295 sequences of אפרתה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,329 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which אפרתה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 16:14, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), אפרתה is found 11,152 times; chance alone would give about 10,472.
- Genesis 304
- Exodus 291
- Leviticus 261
- Numbers 251
- Deuteronomy 188
The shortest skips
אַף לֹא אֶל־אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבַשׁ הֲבִיאֹתָנוּ וַתִּתֶּן־לָנוּ נַחֲלַת שָׂדֶה וָכָרֶם הַעֵינֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים הָהֵם תְּנַקֵּר לֹא נַעֲלֶֽה
Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards; wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 215,993Open in the laboratory →
אַךְ כַּאֲשֶׁר יֵאָכֵל אֶֽת־הַצְּבִי וְאֶת־הָאַיָּל כֵּן תֹּאכְלֶנּוּ הַטָּמֵא וְהַטָּהוֹר יַחְדָּו יֹאכְלֶֽנּוּ
Howbeit as the gazelle and as the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat thereof; the unclean and the clean may eat thereof alike.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 272,002Open in the laboratory →
וְאַחַר בָּאוּ מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שַׁלַּח אֶת־עַמִּי וְיָחֹגּוּ לִי בַּמִּדְבָּֽר
And afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said unto Pharaoh: ‘Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: Let My people go, that they may hold a feast unto Me in the wilderness.’
skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 83,580Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־מַכֵּה־נֶפֶשׁ לְפִי עֵדִים יִרְצַח אֶת־הָרֹצֵחַ וְעֵד אֶחָד לֹא־יַעֲנֶה בְנֶפֶשׁ לָמֽוּת
Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses; but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.
skip 22, width 22 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 248,845Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־הָאַרְנֶבֶת כִּֽי־מַעֲלַת גֵּרָה הִוא וּפַרְסָה לֹא הִפְרִיסָה טְמֵאָה הִוא לָכֶֽם
And the hare, because she cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, she is unclean unto you.
skip 23, width 23 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 155,685Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
3,737 sequences of אפרתה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 3,706 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 304
- Exodus 291
- Leviticus 261
- Numbers 251
- Deuteronomy 201
- Joshua 129
- Judges 117
- Samuel 196
- Kings 286
- Isaiah 174
- Jeremiah 262
- Ezekiel 304
- The Twelve 187
- Psalms 203
- Proverbs 80
- Job 86
- Song of Songs 8
- Ruth 12
- Lamentations 18
- Ecclesiastes 27
- Esther 21
- Daniel 58
- Ezra–Nehemiah 74
- Chronicles 187
Outside the Torah
וְאַרְבַּע כְּתֵפוֹת אֶל אַרְבַּע פִּנּוֹת הַמְּכֹנָה הָֽאֶחָת מִן־הַמְּכֹנָה כְּתֵפֶֽיהָ
And there were four undersetters at the four corners of each base; the undersetters thereof were of one piece with the base itself.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 491,924Open in the laboratory →
מִשִּׁפְעַת סוּסָיו יְכַסֵּךְ אֲבָקָם מִקּוֹל פָּרַשׁ וְגַלְגַּל וָרֶכֶב תִּרְעַשְׁנָה חֽוֹמוֹתַיִךְ בְּבֹאוֹ בִּשְׁעָרַיִךְ כִּמְבוֹאֵי עִיר מְבֻקָּעָֽה
By reason of the abundance of his horses Their dust shall cover thee; At the noise of the horsemen, And of the wheels, and of the chariots, Thy walls shall shake, When he shall enter into thy gates, As men enter into a city Wherein is made a breach.
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 764,454Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר הָלֹךְ אֵלֵךְ עִמָּךְ אֶפֶס כִּי לֹא תִֽהְיֶה תִּֽפְאַרְתְּךָ עַל־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה הוֹלֵךְ כִּי בְֽיַד־אִשָּׁה יִמְכֹּר יְהוָה אֶת־סִֽיסְרָא וַתָּקָם דְּבוֹרָה וַתֵּלֶך עִם־בָּרָק קֶֽדְשָׁה
And she said: ‘I will surely go with thee; notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thy honour; for the LORD will give Sisera over into the hand of a woman.’ And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 350,577Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אפרתה — the Tanakh's own spelling: Ephrath, Ephrathah. Searched as אפרתה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 686.
As a plain word it stands 7 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 35:16. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ephrath in the Bible code?
1,295 sequences of אפרתה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 1,329 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Ephrath in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Numbers 16:14 — the shortest of 1,295 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,329.
What is the gematria of Ephrath in Hebrew?
Ephrath is spelled אפרתה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 686.
How many times is Ephrath found in the whole Tanakh?
3,737 sequences of אפרתה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 3,706 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,329 here) beside the count.