Ispah ישפה
Ispah (ישפה) is a person named in the Tanakh — Ishpah. Ispah appears 22,502 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 22,835 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 22,502
- Chance alone
- 22,835
- P (≥ found)
- 0.99
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
22,502 sequences of ישפה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 22,835 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 14:16, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 258,468 sequences of ישפה, against about 237,938 from chance alone.
- Genesis 4,729
- Exodus 5,358
- Leviticus 3,372
- Numbers 5,933
- Deuteronomy 3,110
The shortest skips
אֶת־הַכּוֹס וְאֶת־הַיַּנְשׁוּף וְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת
the little owl, and the great owl, and the horned owl;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 274,485Open in the laboratory →
גָּפְרִית וָמֶלַח שְׂרֵפָה כָל־אַרְצָהּ לֹא תִזָּרַע וְלֹא תַצְמִחַ וְלֹֽא־יַעֲלֶה בָהּ כָּל־עֵשֶׂב כְּֽמַהְפֵּכַת סְדֹם וַעֲמֹרָה אַדְמָה וצביים אֲשֶׁר הָפַךְ יְהוָה בְּאַפּוֹ וּבַחֲמָתֽוֹ
and that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and a burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His anger, and in His wrath;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 296,750Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי כִּי־בָאנוּ אֶל־הַמָּלוֹן וַֽנִּפְתְּחָה אֶת־אַמְתְּחֹתֵינוּ וְהִנֵּה כֶֽסֶף־אִישׁ בְּפִי אַמְתַּחְתּוֹ כַּסְפֵּנוּ בְּמִשְׁקָלוֹ וַנָּשֶׁב אֹתוֹ בְּיָדֵֽנוּ
And it came to pass, when we came to the lodging-place, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man’s money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight; and we have brought it back in our hand.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 66,251Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשִׂימוּ לוֹ לְבַדּוֹ וְלָהֶם לְבַדָּם וְלַמִּצְרִים הָאֹכְלִים אִתּוֹ לְבַדָּם כִּי לֹא יוּכְלוּן הַמִּצְרִים לֶאֱכֹל אֶת־הָֽעִבְרִים לֶחֶם כִּי־תוֹעֵבָה הִוא לְמִצְרָֽיִם
And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, that did eat with him, by themselves; because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 66,901Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי מִֽמָּחֳרָת וַיֵּשֶׁב מֹשֶׁה לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת־הָעָם וַיַּעֲמֹד הָעָם עַל־מֹשֶׁה מִן־הַבֹּקֶר עַד־הָעָֽרֶב
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood about Moses from the morning unto the evening.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 104,783Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, ישפה appears 83,735 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 86,645, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 4,729
- Exodus 5,358
- Leviticus 3,372
- Numbers 5,933
- Deuteronomy 3,376
- Joshua 2,839
- Judges 2,966
- Samuel 5,943
- Kings 6,538
- Isaiah 4,954
- Jeremiah 5,036
- Ezekiel 5,393
- The Twelve 4,300
- Psalms 5,706
- Proverbs 1,996
- Job 2,347
- Song of Songs 353
- Ruth 348
- Lamentations 367
- Ecclesiastes 677
- Esther 696
- Daniel 1,175
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,429
- Chronicles 6,904
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּסִפוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַעֲשׂוֹת הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֶת־הַבְּעָלִים וְאֶת־הָעַשְׁתָּרוֹת וְאֶת־אֱלֹהֵי אֲרָם וְאֶת־אֱלֹהֵי צִידוֹן וְאֵת אֱלֹהֵי מוֹאָב וְאֵת אֱלֹהֵי בְנֵי־עַמּוֹן וְאֵת אֱלֹהֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיַּעַזְבוּ אֶת־יְהוָה וְלֹא עֲבָדֽוּהוּ
And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Baalim, and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of Aram, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; and they forsook the LORD, and served Him not.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 363,563Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ הַאֵין בִּבְנוֹת אַחֶיךָ וּבְכָל־עַמִּי אִשָּׁה כִּֽי־אַתָּה הוֹלֵךְ לָקַחַת אִשָּׁה מִפְּלִשְׁתִּים הָעֲרֵלִים וַיֹּאמֶר שִׁמְשׁוֹן אֶל־אָבִיו אוֹתָהּ קַֽח־לִי כִּֽי־הִיא יָשְׁרָה בְעֵינָֽי
Then his father and his mother said unto him: ‘Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines?’ And Samson said unto his father: ‘Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 369,412Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאחֲזוּהוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים וַֽיְנַקְּרוּ אֶת־עֵינָיו וַיּוֹרִידוּ אוֹתוֹ עַזָּתָה וַיַּאַסְרוּהוּ בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּיִם וַיְהִי טוֹחֵן בְּבֵית האסירים
And the Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison-house.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 373,342Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ישפה — the Tanakh's own spelling: Ishpah. Searched as ישפה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 395.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ispah in the Torah codes?
22,502 sequences of ישפה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 22,835 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Ispah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Deuteronomy 14:16 — the shortest of 22,502 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 22,835.
How is Ispah spelled in Hebrew?
Ispah is spelled ישפה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 395.
Is Ispah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, ישפה appears 83,735 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 86,645, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 22,835 here) beside the count.