Hepher חפר
Hepher (חפר) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Hepher appears 66,806 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% more than chance alone would give (about 66,251; probability 0.02).
- Found in the Torah
- 66,806
- Chance alone
- 66,251
- P (≥ found)
- 0.02
- Shortest skip
- 2
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, חפר appears 66,806 times in the Torah — 0.8% more than the 66,251 chance alone would give; the probability of 66,806 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
The shortest skip at which חפר appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 8:16, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), חפר is found 1,080,958 times; chance alone would give about 1,026,869.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 66,251 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 16,691
- Exodus 14,357
- Leviticus 9,733
- Numbers 18,755
- Deuteronomy 7,270
The shortest skips
כִּי נְתֻנִים נְתֻנִים הֵמָּה לִי מִתּוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל תַּחַת פִּטְרַת כָּל־רֶחֶם בְּכוֹר כֹּל מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָקַחְתִּי אֹתָם לִֽי
For they are wholly given unto Me from among the children of Israel; instead of all that openeth the womb, even the first-born of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto Me.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 203,161Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח אֶת־אֶחָיו עִמּוֹ וַיִּרְדֹּף אַחֲרָיו דֶּרֶךְ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וַיַּדְבֵּק אֹתוֹ בְּהַר הַגִּלְעָֽד
And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 44,724Open in the laboratory →
הֵם יָֽצְאוּ אֶת־הָעִיר לֹא הִרְחִיקוּ וְיוֹסֵף אָמַר לַֽאֲשֶׁר עַל־בֵּיתוֹ קוּם רְדֹף אַחֲרֵי הָֽאֲנָשִׁים וְהִשַּׂגְתָּם וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם לָמָּה שִׁלַּמְתֶּם רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָֽה
And when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward: ‘Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them: Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 67,220Open in the laboratory →
וְחִזַּקְתִּי אֶת־לֵב־פַּרְעֹה וְרָדַף אַחֲרֵיהֶם וְאִכָּבְדָה בְּפַרְעֹה וּבְכָל־חֵילוֹ וְיָדְעוּ מִצְרַיִם כִּֽי־אֲנִי יְהוָה וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵֽן
And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he shall follow after them; and I will get Me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; and the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD.’ And they did so.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 98,190Open in the laboratory →
וַיְחַזֵּק יְהֹוָה אֶת־לֵב פַּרְעֹה מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם וַיִּרְדֹּף אַחֲרֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יֹצְאִים בְּיָד רָמָֽה
And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel; for the children of Israel went out with a high hand.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 98,412Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חפר appears 244,553 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.5% more than the 238,639 chance alone would give; the probability of 244,553 or more by chance alone is 9.1 × 10⁻³⁴.
- Genesis 16,691
- Exodus 14,357
- Leviticus 9,733
- Numbers 18,755
- Deuteronomy 7,707
- Joshua 8,392
- Judges 7,218
- Samuel 12,782
- Kings 15,172
- Isaiah 16,845
- Jeremiah 11,173
- Ezekiel 17,086
- The Twelve 10,574
- Psalms 20,103
- Proverbs 12,885
- Job 12,247
- Song of Songs 1,368
- Ruth 643
- Lamentations 1,458
- Ecclesiastes 2,280
- Esther 1,610
- Daniel 4,511
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5,512
- Chronicles 15,451
Outside the Torah
יָדָהּ לַיָּתֵד תִּשְׁלַחְנָה וִֽימִינָהּ לְהַלְמוּת עֲמֵלִים וְהָלְמָה סִֽיסְרָא מָחֲקָה רֹאשׁוֹ וּמָחֲצָה וְחָלְפָה רַקָּתֽוֹ
Her hand she put to the tent-pin, And her right hand to the workmen’s hammer; And with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote through his head, Yea, she pierced and struck through his temples.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 352,874Open in the laboratory →
בִּסְעַפֹּתָיו קִֽנְנוּ כָּל־עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וְתַחַת פֹּֽארֹתָיו יָֽלְדוּ כֹּל חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה וּבְצִלּוֹ יֵֽשְׁבוּ כֹּל גּוֹיִם רַבִּֽים
All the fowls of heaven made Their nests in its boughs, And all the beasts of the field did bring forth their young Under its branches, And under its shadow dwelt All great nations.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 771,262Open in the laboratory →
וְהִרְבֵּיתִי אֶת־פְּרִי הָעֵץ וּתְנוּבַת הַשָּׂדֶה לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹא תִקְחוּ עוֹד חֶרְפַּת רָעָב בַּגּוֹיִֽם
And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye may receive no more the reproach of famine among the nations.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 780,476Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חפר — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חפר, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 288.
As a plain word it stands 11 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 26:33. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Hepher in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, חפר appears 66,806 times in the Torah — 0.8% more than the 66,251 chance alone would give; the probability of 66,806 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
What is the shortest skip for Hepher in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 8:16 — the shortest of 66,806 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 66,251.
What is the gematria of Hepher in Hebrew?
Hepher is spelled חפר — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 288.
How many times is Hepher found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חפר appears 244,553 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.5% more than the 238,639 chance alone would give; the probability of 244,553 or more by chance alone is 9.1 × 10⁻³⁴.
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