Haftarah הפטרה
Haftarah — in Hebrew הפטרה — the reading from the Prophets after the Torah reading. Haftarah appears 137 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 138 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 137
- Chance alone
- 138
- P (≥ found)
- 0.56
- Shortest skip
- 27
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, הפטרה appears 137 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 138, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 27 — the first at Exodus 9:32, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 1,271 sequences of הפטרה, against about 1,091 from chance alone.
- Genesis 7
- Exodus 27
- Leviticus 46
- Numbers 30
- Deuteronomy 27
The shortest skips
וְהַחִטָּה וְהַכֻּסֶּמֶת לֹא נֻכּוּ כִּי אֲפִילֹת הֵֽנָּה
But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten; for they ripen late.—
skip 27, width 27 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 91,375Open in the laboratory →
כֹּל מַפְרֶסֶת פַּרְסָה וְשֹׁסַעַת שֶׁסַע פְּרָסֹת מַעֲלַת גֵּרָה בַּבְּהֵמָה אֹתָהּ תֹּאכֵֽלוּ
Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is wholly cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.
skip 37, width 37 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 155,526Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹא־הָיָה מַיִם לָעֵדָה וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ עַל־מֹשֶׁה וְעַֽל־אַהֲרֹֽן
And there was no water for the congregation; and they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
skip 85, width 85 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 221,961Open in the laboratory →
וּמִגְרְשֵׁי הֶֽעָרִים אֲשֶׁר תִּתְּנוּ לַלְוִיִּם מִקִּיר הָעִיר וָחוּצָה אֶלֶף אַמָּה סָבִֽיב
And the open land about the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall be from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.
skip 92, width 92 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 247,471Open in the laboratory →
וְלָמָה יְהוָה מֵבִיא אֹתָנוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת לִנְפֹּל בַּחֶרֶב נָשֵׁינוּ וְטַפֵּנוּ יִהְיוּ לָבַז הֲלוֹא טוֹב לָנוּ שׁוּב מִצְרָֽיְמָה
And wherefore doth the LORD bring us unto this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be a prey; were it not better for us to return into Egypt?’
skip 115, width 115 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 211,065Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
405 sequences of הפטרה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 394 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 7
- Exodus 27
- Leviticus 46
- Numbers 30
- Deuteronomy 30
- Joshua 12
- Judges 10
- Samuel 23
- Kings 21
- Isaiah 23
- Jeremiah 23
- Ezekiel 28
- The Twelve 26
- Psalms 26
- Proverbs 14
- Job 10
- Song of Songs 1
- Ruth 1
- Lamentations 2
- Ecclesiastes 3
- Esther 5
- Daniel 7
- Ezra–Nehemiah 13
- Chronicles 17
Outside the Torah
אֲשֶׁר הָיָה דְבַר־יְהוָה אֶל־יִרְמְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא אֶל־פְּלִשְׁתִּים בְּטֶרֶם יַכֶּה פַרְעֹה אֶת־עַזָּֽה
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 714,170Open in the laboratory →
שִׁירוּ לַיהוָה שִׁיר חָדָשׁ שִׁירוּ לַיהוָה כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ
O sing unto the LORD a new song; Sing unto the LORD, all the earth.
skip 43, width 43 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 909,769Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּהְיוּ עֹשִׂים גּוֹי גּוֹי אֱלֹהָיו וַיַּנִּיחוּ בְּבֵית הַבָּמוֹת אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ הַשֹּׁמְרֹנִים גּוֹי גּוֹי בְּעָרֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר הֵם יֹשְׁבִים שָֽׁם
Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.
skip 74, width 74 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 559,315Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
הפטרה — a Hebrew word: the reading from the Prophets after the Torah reading. Searched as הפטרה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 299.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Haftarah appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, הפטרה appears 137 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 138, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Haftarah in the Torah?
Skip 27, reading forward from Exodus 9:32 — the shortest of 137 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 138.
How is Haftarah spelled in Hebrew?
Haftarah is spelled הפטרה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 299.
Is Haftarah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
405 sequences of הפטרה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 394 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 138 here) beside the count.