Fear פחד
Fear — in Hebrew פחד — fear, dread. Fear appears 26,691 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 3.8% more than chance alone would give (about 25,704; probability 4.8 × 10⁻¹⁰).
- Found in the Torah
- 26,691
- Chance alone
- 25,704
- P (≥ found)
- 4.8 × 10⁻¹⁰
- Shortest skip
- 3
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, פחד appears 26,691 times in the Torah — 3.8% more than the 25,704 chance alone would give; the probability of 26,691 or more by chance alone is 4.8 × 10⁻¹⁰.
The shortest skip at which פחד appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 11:1, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), פחד is found 418,037 times; chance alone would give about 398,397.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 25,704 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 6,459
- Exodus 5,515
- Leviticus 3,573
- Numbers 8,558
- Deuteronomy 2,586
The shortest skips
וַֽיְהִי כָל־הָאָרֶץ שָׂפָה אֶחָת וּדְבָרִים אֲחָדִֽים
And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 12,703Open in the laboratory →
וְסֶרַח הָעֹדֵף בִּירִיעֹת הָאֹהֶל חֲצִי הַיְרִיעָה הָעֹדֶפֶת תִּסְרַח עַל אֲחֹרֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן
And as for the overhanging part that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth over shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 115,887Open in the laboratory →
דֶּגֶל מַחֲנֵה אֶפְרַיִם לְצִבְאֹתָם יָמָּה וְנָשִׂיא לִבְנֵי אֶפְרַיִם אֱלִישָׁמָע בֶּן־עַמִּיהֽוּד
On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts; the prince of the children of Ephraim being Elishama the son of Ammihud,
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 189,554Open in the laboratory →
כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לִבְנֵי עֵשָׂו הַיֹּשְׁבִים בְּשֵׂעִיר אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁמִיד אֶת־הַחֹרִי מִפְּנֵיהֶם וַיִּֽירָשֻׁם וַיֵּשְׁבוּ תַחְתָּם עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
as He did for the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 253,660Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ אֵת חֲצַר הַמִּשְׁכָּן לִפְאַת נֶֽגֶב־תֵּימָנָה קְלָעִים לֶחָצֵר שֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר מֵאָה בָֽאַמָּה אֹרֶךְ לַפֵּאָה הָאֶחָֽת
And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen a hundred cubits long for one side.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 117,632Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, פחד appears 116,844 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.9% more than the 113,496 chance alone would give; the probability of 116,844 or more by chance alone is 2.3 × 10⁻²³.
- Genesis 6,459
- Exodus 5,515
- Leviticus 3,573
- Numbers 8,558
- Deuteronomy 2,781
- Joshua 3,000
- Judges 2,945
- Samuel 8,823
- Kings 6,174
- Isaiah 7,294
- Jeremiah 5,082
- Ezekiel 8,642
- The Twelve 4,586
- Psalms 11,792
- Proverbs 6,085
- Job 6,299
- Song of Songs 850
- Ruth 263
- Lamentations 846
- Ecclesiastes 942
- Esther 1,187
- Daniel 3,874
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,217
- Chronicles 8,057
Outside the Torah
וַיִּדַּר יִפְתָּח נֶדֶר לַיהוָה וַיֹּאמַר אִם־נָתוֹן תִּתֵּן אֶת־בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן בְּיָדִֽי
And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said: ‘If Thou wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 366,113Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּצָּעֵק אִישׁ אֶפְרַיִם וַֽיַּעֲבֹר צָפוֹנָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ לְיִפְתָּח מַדּוּעַ עָבַרְתָּ לְהִלָּחֵם בִּבְנֵי־עַמּוֹן וְלָנוּ לֹא קָרָאתָ לָלֶכֶת עִמָּךְ בֵּיתְךָ נִשְׂרֹף עָלֶיךָ בָּאֵֽשׁ
And the men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed to Zaphon; and they said unto Jephthah: ‘Wherefore didst thou pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thy house upon thee with fire.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 366,870Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת פֶּתַח הַדְּבִיר עָשָׂה דַּלְתוֹת עֲצֵי־שָׁמֶן הָאַיִל מְזוּזוֹת חֲמִשִֽׁית
And for the entrance of the Sanctuary he made doors of olive-wood, the door-posts within the frame having five angles.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 489,402Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
פחד — the Tanakh's own spelling: fear, dread. Searched as פחד, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 92.
As a plain word it stands 25 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 11:7. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Fear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, פחד appears 26,691 times in the Torah — 3.8% more than the 25,704 chance alone would give; the probability of 26,691 or more by chance alone is 4.8 × 10⁻¹⁰.
What is the shortest skip for Fear in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Genesis 11:1 — the shortest of 26,691 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 25,704.
What is the gematria of Fear in Hebrew?
Fear is spelled פחד — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 92.
How many times is Fear found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, פחד appears 116,844 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.9% more than the 113,496 chance alone would give; the probability of 116,844 or more by chance alone is 2.3 × 10⁻²³.
Search it yourself
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