Gefen גפן
Gefen is a first name, written גפן in Hebrew (unisex given name). Gefen appears 15,283 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 15,148 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 15,283
- Chance alone
- 15,148
- P (≥ found)
- 0.14
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
15,283 sequences of גפן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 15,148 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 15:30, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 247,232 sequences of גפן, against about 234,782 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 15,148 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 4,217
- Exodus 2,481
- Leviticus 2,878
- Numbers 3,760
- Deuteronomy 1,947
The shortest skips
וְהַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶֽׁר־תַּעֲשֶׂה בְּיָד רָמָה מִן־הָֽאֶזְרָח וּמִן־הַגֵּר אֶת־יְהוָה הוּא מְגַדֵּף וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִקֶּרֶב עַמָּֽהּ
But the soul that doeth aught with a high hand, whether he be home-born or a stranger, the same blasphemeth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 214,711Open in the laboratory →
וָאֶתְּנָה אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם נְתֻנִים לְאַהֲרֹן וּלְבָנָיו מִתּוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַעֲבֹד אֶת־עֲבֹדַת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וּלְכַפֵּר עַל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא יִהְיֶה בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל נֶגֶף בְּגֶשֶׁת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ
And I have given the Levites— they are given to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of Israel, through the children of Israel coming nigh unto the sanctuary.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 203,390Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי גָד צִפְיוֹן וְחַגִּי שׁוּנִי וְאֶצְבֹּן עֵרִי וַֽאֲרוֹדִי וְאַרְאֵלִֽי
And the sons of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 70,984Open in the laboratory →
לוּלֵי כַּעַס אוֹיֵב אָגוּר פֶּֽן־יְנַכְּרוּ צָרֵימוֹ פֶּן־יֹֽאמְרוּ יָדֵינוּ רָמָה וְלֹא יְהוָה פָּעַל כָּל־זֹֽאת
Were it not that I dreaded the enemy’s provocation, Lest their adversaries should misdeem, Lest they should say: Our hand is exalted, And not the LORD hath wrought all this.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 301,637Open in the laboratory →
וְלִבְנֵי הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁים אֲשֶׁר לְאַבְרָהָם נָתַן אַבְרָהָם מַתָּנֹת וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵם מֵעַל יִצְחָק בְּנוֹ בְּעוֹדֶנּוּ חַי קֵדְמָה אֶל־אֶרֶץ קֶֽדֶם
But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 33,039Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 73,604 sequences of גפן at skips 2–5,000, 4.3% above what chance alone gives (about 70,551); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.8 × 10⁻³⁰ by chance alone.
- Genesis 4,217
- Exodus 2,481
- Leviticus 2,878
- Numbers 3,760
- Deuteronomy 2,069
- Joshua 4,166
- Judges 2,687
- Samuel 4,991
- Kings 2,634
- Isaiah 5,632
- Jeremiah 3,571
- Ezekiel 4,999
- The Twelve 4,446
- Psalms 6,814
- Proverbs 2,585
- Job 3,944
- Song of Songs 635
- Ruth 451
- Lamentations 625
- Ecclesiastes 624
- Esther 635
- Daniel 2,451
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,122
- Chronicles 4,187
Outside the Torah
נַחַל קִישׁוֹן גְּרָפָם נַחַל קְדוּמִים נַחַל קִישׁוֹן תִּדְרְכִי נַפְשִׁי עֹֽז
The brook Kishon swept them away, That ancient brook, the brook Kishon. O my soul, tread them down with strength.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 352,626Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם יְשַֽׁעְיָהוּ כֹּה תֹאמְרוּן אֶל־אֲדֹֽנֵיכֶם כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה אַל־תִּירָא מִפְּנֵי הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְתָּ אֲשֶׁר גִּדְּפוּ נַעֲרֵי מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר אֹתִֽי
And Isaiah said unto them: ‘Thus shall ye say to your master: Thus saith the LORD: Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 563,097Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם יְשַֽׁעְיָהוּ כֹּה תֹאמְרוּן אֶל־אֲדֹנֵיכֶם כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה אַל־תִּירָא מִפְּנֵי הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְתָּ אֲשֶׁר גִּדְּפוּ נַעֲרֵי מֶלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר אוֹתִֽי
And Isaiah said unto them: ‘Thus shall ye say to your master: Thus saith the LORD: Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 610,942Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
גפן — the name in Hebrew letters: unisex given name. Searched as גפן, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 133.
As a plain word it stands 11 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 40:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Gefen appear in the Torah codes?
15,283 sequences of גפן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 15,148 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Gefen in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 15:30 — the shortest of 15,283 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 15,148.
How is Gefen spelled in Hebrew?
Gefen is spelled גפן — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 133.
Is Gefen in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 73,604 sequences of גפן at skips 2–5,000, 4.3% above what chance alone gives (about 70,551); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.8 × 10⁻³⁰ 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 15,148 here) beside the count.