Frogs צפרדע
Frogs — in Hebrew צפרדע — frogs, the second plague. Frogs appears 30 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 30.6 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 30
- Chance alone
- 30.6
- P (≥ found)
- 0.56
- Shortest skip
- 56
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 30 sequences of צפרדע at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 30.6).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 56 — the first at Deuteronomy 15:11, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 252 sequences of צפרדע, against about 241 from chance alone.
- Genesis 4
- Exodus 12
- Leviticus 1
- Numbers 7
- Deuteronomy 6
The shortest skips
כִּי לֹא־יֶחְדַּל אֶבְיוֹן מִקֶּרֶב הָאָרֶץ עַל־כֵּן אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ לֵאמֹר פָּתֹחַ תִּפְתַּח אֶת־יָדְךָ לְאָחִיךָ לַעֲנִיֶּךָ וּלְאֶבְיֹנְךָ בְּאַרְצֶֽךָ
For the poor shall never cease out of the land; therefore I command thee, saying: ‘Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy poor and needy brother, in thy land.’
skip 56, width 56 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 275,901Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא תַעֲבֹר וַיֵּצֵא אֱדוֹם לִקְרָאתוֹ בְּעַם כָּבֵד וּבְיָד חֲזָקָֽה
And he said: ‘Thou shalt not pass through.’ And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
skip 241, width 241 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 223,001Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּלְכוּ וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן כֵּן עָשֽׂוּ
And the children of Israel went and did so; as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
skip 302, width 302 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 95,640Open in the laboratory →
וּמִקְצֵה אֶחָיו לָקַח חֲמִשָּׁה אֲנָשִׁים וַיַּצִּגֵם לִפְנֵי פַרְעֹֽה
And from among his brethren he took five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh.
skip 333, width 333 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 71,969Open in the laboratory →
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם חֲמִשָּׁה וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאֽוֹת
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, thirty and five thousand and four hundred;
skip 413, width 413 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 189,730Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 153 sequences of צפרדע at skips 2–5,000, 17% above what chance alone gives (about 131); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.03 by chance alone.
- Genesis 4
- Exodus 12
- Leviticus 1
- Numbers 7
- Deuteronomy 7
- Joshua 6
- Judges 8
- Samuel 9
- Kings 6
- Isaiah 11
- Jeremiah 10
- Ezekiel 10
- The Twelve 8
- Psalms 18
- Proverbs 12
- Job 10
- Ruth 1
- Esther 1
- Daniel 5
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2
- Chronicles 5
Outside the Torah
לָכֵן חַי־אָנִי נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּֽי־מוֹאָב כִּסְדֹם תִּֽהְיֶה וּבְנֵי עַמּוֹן כַּֽעֲמֹרָה מִמְשַׁק חָרוּל וּמִכְרֵה־מֶלַח וּשְׁמָמָה עַד־עוֹלָם שְׁאֵרִית עַמִּי יְבָזּוּם וְיֶתֶר גוי יִנְחָלֽוּם
Therefore as I live, Saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, And the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, Even the breeding-place of nettles, and saltpits, And a desolation, for ever; The residue of My people shall spoil them, And the remnant of My nation shall inherit them.
skip 50, width 50 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 838,918Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־אֵילִים שִׁשִּׁים אַמָּה וְאֶל־אֵיל הֶֽחָצֵר הַשַּׁעַר סָבִיב סָבִֽיב
He made also posts of threescore cubits; even unto the posts of the court in the gates round about.
skip 73, width 73 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 786,803Open in the laboratory →
וּקְרָאֵנִי בְּיוֹם צָרָה אֲחַלֶּצְךָ וּֽתְכַבְּדֵֽנִי
And call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt honour Me.'
skip 163, width 163 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 883,990Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צפרדע — the Tanakh's own spelling: frogs, the second plague. Searched as צפרדע, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 444.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Frogs in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 30 sequences of צפרדע at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 30.6).
What is the shortest skip for Frogs in the Torah?
Skip 56, reading forward from Deuteronomy 15:11 — the shortest of 30 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 30.6.
How is Frogs spelled in Hebrew?
Frogs is spelled צפרדע — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 444.
Is Frogs in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 153 sequences of צפרדע at skips 2–5,000, 17% above what chance alone gives (about 131); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.03 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 30.6 here) beside the count.