Haphraim חפרים
Haphraim (חפרים) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Hapharaim. Haphraim appears 572 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 555 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 572
- Chance alone
- 555
- P (≥ found)
- 0.24
- Shortest skip
- 12
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 572 sequences of חפרים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 555).
The shortest skip at which חפרים appears in the Torah is 12 — the first at Exodus 32:12, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), חפרים is found 4,466 times; chance alone would give about 4,374.
- Genesis 149
- Exodus 131
- Leviticus 73
- Numbers 168
- Deuteronomy 51
The shortest skips
לָמָּה יֹאמְרוּ מִצְרַיִם לֵאמֹר בְּרָעָה הֽוֹצִיאָם לַהֲרֹג אֹתָם בֶּֽהָרִים וּלְכַלֹּתָם מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָֽאֲדָמָה שׁוּב מֵחֲרוֹן אַפֶּךָ וְהִנָּחֵם עַל־הָרָעָה לְעַמֶּֽךָ
Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, saying: For evil did He bring them forth, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from Thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against Thy people.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 126,432Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה בְנֵי־אֶפְרַיִם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְשׁוּתֶלַח מִשְׁפַּחַת הַשֻּׁתַלְחִי לְבֶכֶר מִשְׁפַּחַת הַבַּכְרִי לְתַחַן מִשְׁפַּחַת הַֽתַּחֲנִֽי
These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
skip 22, width 22 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 232,589Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל־רִבְקָה אִמּוֹ הֵן עֵשָׂו אָחִי אִישׁ שָׂעִר וְאָנֹכִי אִישׁ חָלָֽק
And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother: ‘Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man.
skip 31, width 31 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 36,725Open in the laboratory →
וּשְׂעִיר חַטָּאת אֶחָד מִלְּבַד עֹלַת הַתָּמִיד וּמִנְחָתָהּ וְנִסְכָּֽהּ
and one he-goat for a sin-offering; beside the continual burnt-offering, and the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.
skip 34, width 34 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 237,964Open in the laboratory →
בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְבֶלַע מִשְׁפַּחַת הַבַּלְעִי לְאַשְׁבֵּל מִשְׁפַּחַת הָֽאַשְׁבֵּלִי לַאֲחִירָם מִשְׁפַּחַת הָאֲחִירָמִֽי
The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;
skip 38, width 38 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 232,718Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חפרים appears 2,457 times in the whole Tanakh — 8.6% more than the 2,262 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,457 or more by chance alone is 2.7 × 10⁻⁵.
- Genesis 149
- Exodus 131
- Leviticus 73
- Numbers 168
- Deuteronomy 57
- Joshua 86
- Judges 85
- Samuel 132
- Kings 156
- Isaiah 161
- Jeremiah 109
- Ezekiel 176
- The Twelve 114
- Psalms 220
- Proverbs 150
- Job 128
- Song of Songs 11
- Ruth 4
- Lamentations 13
- Ecclesiastes 24
- Esther 12
- Daniel 40
- Ezra–Nehemiah 77
- Chronicles 181
Outside the Torah
יֵשׁ מְפַזֵּר וְנוֹסָף עוֹד וְחוֹשֵׂךְ מִיֹּשֶׁר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 946,326Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתָּה אִם־תֵּלֵךְ לְפָנַי כַּאֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ דָּוִד אָבִיךָ בְּתָם־לֵבָב וּבְיֹשֶׁר לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִיךָ חֻקַּי וּמִשְׁפָּטַי תִּשְׁמֹֽר
And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before Me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep My statutes and Mine ordinances;
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 497,683Open in the laboratory →
מִפָּנָיו יָחִילוּ עַמִּים כָּל־פָּנִים קִבְּצוּ פָארֽוּר
At their presence the peoples are in anguish; All faces have gathered blackness.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 812,510Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חפרים — the Tanakh's own spelling: Hapharaim. Searched as חפרים, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 338.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Haphraim in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 572 sequences of חפרים at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 555).
What is the shortest skip for Haphraim in the Torah?
Skip 12, reading backward from Exodus 32:12 — the shortest of 572 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 555.
What is the gematria of Haphraim in Hebrew?
Haphraim is spelled חפרים — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 338.
How many times is Haphraim found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חפרים appears 2,457 times in the whole Tanakh — 8.6% more than the 2,262 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,457 or more by chance alone is 2.7 × 10⁻⁵.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 555 here) beside the count.