Iphedeiah יפדיה
Iphedeiah (יפדיה) is a person named in the Tanakh — Iphdeiah. In the Torah codes, Iphedeiah is found 1,038 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 6 (Genesis 47:20) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,057).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,038
- Chance alone
- 1,057
- P (≥ found)
- 0.72
- Shortest skip
- 6
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, יפדיה appears 1,038 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,057, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 6 — the first at Genesis 47:20, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 8,676 sequences of יפדיה, against about 8,329 from chance alone.
- Genesis 283
- Exodus 240
- Leviticus 129
- Numbers 257
- Deuteronomy 129
The shortest skips
וַיִּקֶן יוֹסֵף אֶת־כָּל־אַדְמַת מִצְרַיִם לְפַרְעֹה כִּֽי־מָכְרוּ מִצְרַיִם אִישׁ שָׂדֵהוּ כִּֽי־חָזַק עֲלֵהֶם הָרָעָב וַתְּהִי הָאָרֶץ לְפַרְעֹֽה
So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine was sore upon them; and the land became Pharaoh’s.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 73,138Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי יְהוָה אֶת־יוֹסֵף וַיֵּט אֵלָיו חָסֶד וַיִּתֵּן חִנּוֹ בְּעֵינֵי שַׂר בֵּית־הַסֹּֽהַר
But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed kindness unto him, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 58,666Open in the laboratory →
וְהָֽעֲמָלֵקִי וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי יוֹשֵׁב בָּעֵמֶק מָחָר פְּנוּ וּסְעוּ לָכֶם הַמִּדְבָּר דֶּרֶךְ יַם־סֽוּף
Now the Amalekite and the Canaanite dwell in the Vale; tomorrow turn ye, and get you into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.’
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 212,258Open in the laboratory →
יַעֲבָר־נָא אֲדֹנִי לִפְנֵי עַבְדּוֹ וַאֲנִי אֶֽתְנָהֲלָה לְאִטִּי לְרֶגֶל הַמְּלָאכָה אֲשֶׁר־לְפָנַי וּלְרֶגֶל הַיְלָדִים עַד אֲשֶׁר־אָבֹא אֶל־אֲדֹנִי שֵׂעִֽירָה
Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant; and I will journey on gently, according to the pace of the cattle that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.’
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 48,882Open in the laboratory →
בְּכָל־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם אֶתְכֶם תֵּלֵכוּ לְמַעַן תִּֽחְיוּן וְטוֹב לָכֶם וְהַאֲרַכְתֶּם יָמִים בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר תִּֽירָשֽׁוּן
Ye shall walk in all the way which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.
skip 23, width 23 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 261,250Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 5,504 sequences of יפדיה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5,539).
- Genesis 283
- Exodus 240
- Leviticus 129
- Numbers 257
- Deuteronomy 153
- Joshua 143
- Judges 177
- Samuel 488
- Kings 339
- Isaiah 339
- Jeremiah 346
- Ezekiel 356
- The Twelve 306
- Psalms 617
- Proverbs 142
- Job 198
- Song of Songs 28
- Ruth 16
- Lamentations 32
- Ecclesiastes 39
- Esther 55
- Daniel 176
- Ezra–Nehemiah 163
- Chronicles 482
Outside the Torah
אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ יְהוָה זָכְרֵנִי וּפָקְדֵנִי וְהִנָּקֶם לִי מֵרֹדְפַי אַל־לְאֶרֶךְ אַפְּךָ תִּקָּחֵנִי דַּע שְׂאֵתִי עָלֶיךָ חֶרְפָּֽה
Thou, O LORD, knowest; Remember me, and think of me, and avenge me of my persecutors; Take me not away because of Thy long-suffering; Know that for Thy sake I have suffered taunts.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 664,312Open in the laboratory →
כִּי נִאֵפוּ וְדָם בִּֽידֵיהֶן וְאֶת־גִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶן נִאֵפוּ וְגַם אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶן אֲשֶׁר יָֽלְדוּ־לִי הֶעֱבִירוּ לָהֶם לְאָכְלָֽה
For they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery; and their sons, whom they bore unto Me, they have also set apart unto them to be devoured.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 760,752Open in the laboratory →
כִּי הִנְנִי מֵנִיף אֶת־יָדִי עֲלֵיהֶם וְהָיוּ שָׁלָל לְעַבְדֵיהֶם וִֽידַעְתֶּם כִּֽי־יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת שְׁלָחָֽנִי
For, behold, I will shake My hand over them, and they shall be a spoil to those that served them’; and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 844,457Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יפדיה — the Tanakh's own spelling: Iphdeiah. Searched as יפדיה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 109.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Iphedeiah appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, יפדיה appears 1,038 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,057, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Iphedeiah in the Torah?
Skip 6, reading forward from Genesis 47:20 — the shortest of 1,038 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,057.
How is Iphedeiah spelled in Hebrew?
Iphedeiah is spelled יפדיה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 109.
Is Iphedeiah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 5,504 sequences of יפדיה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5,539).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,057 here) beside the count.