Ephron עפרון
Ephron (עפרון) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Ephron is found 472 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 24 (Leviticus 23:10) — about what chance alone gives (about 473).
- Found in the Torah
- 472
- Chance alone
- 473
- P (≥ found)
- 0.53
- Shortest skip
- 24
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, עפרון appears 472 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 473, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which עפרון appears in the Torah is 24 — the first at Leviticus 23:10, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), עפרון is found 3,809 times; chance alone would give about 3,729.
- Genesis 142
- Exodus 105
- Leviticus 58
- Numbers 108
- Deuteronomy 59
The shortest skips
דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם כִּֽי־תָבֹאוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי נֹתֵן לָכֶם וּקְצַרְתֶּם אֶת־קְצִירָהּ וַהֲבֵאתֶם אֶת־עֹמֶר רֵאשִׁית קְצִירְכֶם אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When ye are come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring the sheaf of the first-fruits of your harvest unto the priest.
skip 24, width 24 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 176,621Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁמַע פַּרְעֹה אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיְבַקֵּשׁ לַהֲרֹג אֶת־מֹשֶׁה וַיִּבְרַח מֹשֶׁה מִפְּנֵי פַרְעֹה וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּאֶֽרֶץ־מִדְיָן וַיֵּשֶׁב עַֽל־הַבְּאֵֽר
Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian; and he sat down by a well.
skip 41, width 41 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 79,829Open in the laboratory →
עֵשָׂו לָקַח אֶת־נָשָׁיו מִבְּנוֹת כְּנָעַן אֶת־עָדָה בַּת־אֵילוֹן הַֽחִתִּי וְאֶת־אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה בַּת־עֲנָה בַּת־צִבְעוֹן הַֽחִוִּֽי
Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,
skip 47, width 47 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 52,276Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־הַנֶּגֶב וְֽאֶת־הַכִּכָּר בִּקְעַת יְרֵחוֹ עִיר הַתְּמָרִים עַד־צֹֽעַר
and the South, and the Plain, even the valley of Jericho the city of palm-trees, as far as Zoar.
skip 49, width 49 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 304,339Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה שָׂא נָא חַטָּאתִי אַךְ הַפַּעַם וְהַעְתִּירוּ לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם וְיָסֵר מֵֽעָלַי רַק אֶת־הַמָּוֶת הַזֶּֽה
Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and entreat the LORD your God, that He may take away from me this death only.’
skip 80, width 80 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 92,686Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
1,968 sequences of עפרון at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,923 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 142
- Exodus 105
- Leviticus 58
- Numbers 108
- Deuteronomy 63
- Joshua 80
- Judges 80
- Samuel 115
- Kings 108
- Isaiah 133
- Jeremiah 104
- Ezekiel 98
- The Twelve 93
- Psalms 176
- Proverbs 79
- Job 109
- Song of Songs 19
- Ruth 12
- Lamentations 8
- Ecclesiastes 13
- Esther 18
- Daniel 42
- Ezra–Nehemiah 55
- Chronicles 150
Outside the Torah
אֱדַיִן נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר מַלְכָּא תְּוַהּ וְקָם בְּהִתְבְּהָלָה עָנֵה וְאָמַר לְהַדָּֽבְרוֹהִי הֲלָא גֻבְרִין תְּלָתָא רְמֵינָא לְגוֹא־נוּרָא מְכַפְּתִין עָנַיִן וְאָמְרִין לְמַלְכָּא יַצִּיבָא מַלְכָּֽא
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was alarmed, and rose up in haste; he spoke and said unto his ministers: ‘Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?’ They answered and said unto the king: ‘True, O king.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,041,519Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לִפְנֵי אֶחָיו וְחֵיל שֹֽׁמְרוֹן וַיֹּאמֶר מָה הַיְּהוּדִים הָאֲמֵלָלִים עֹשִׂים הֲיַעַזְבוּ לָהֶם הֲיִזְבָּחוּ הַיְכַלּוּ בַיּוֹם הַיְחַיּוּ אֶת־הָאֲבָנִים מֵעֲרֵמוֹת הֶעָפָר וְהֵמָּה שְׂרוּפֽוֹת
And he spoke before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said: ‘What do these feeble Jews? will they restore at will? will they sacrifice? will they make an end this day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, seeing they are burned?’
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,079,393Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־יָשָׁר דְּבַר־יְהוָה וְכָל־מַעֲשֵׂהוּ בֶּאֱמוּנָֽה
For the word of the LORD is upright; And all His work is done in faithfulness.
skip 20, width 20 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 873,449Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
עפרון — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עפרון, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 406.
As a plain word it stands 8 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 23:10. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ephron in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, עפרון appears 472 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 473, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Ephron in the Torah?
Skip 24, reading forward from Leviticus 23:10 — the shortest of 472 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 473.
What is the gematria of Ephron in Hebrew?
Ephron is spelled עפרון — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 406.
How many times is Ephron found in the whole Tanakh?
1,968 sequences of עפרון at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 1,923 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
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