Ja'far ג׳אפר
In Hebrew letters the first name Ja'far is written ג׳אפר — given name. In the Torah codes, Ja'far is found 1,751 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 5 (Genesis 47:15) — about what chance alone gives (about 1,711).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,751
- Chance alone
- 1,711
- P (≥ found)
- 0.17
- Shortest skip
- 5
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 1,751 sequences of ג׳אפר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,711).
The shortest skip at which ג׳אפר appears in the Torah is 5 — the first at Genesis 47:15, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), ג׳אפר is found 18,552 times; chance alone would give about 17,827.
- Genesis 509
- Exodus 314
- Leviticus 353
- Numbers 324
- Deuteronomy 251
The shortest skips
וַיִּתֹּם הַכֶּסֶף מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וּמֵאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן וַיָּבֹאוּ כָל־מִצְרַיִם אֶל־יוֹסֵף לֵאמֹר הָֽבָה־לָּנוּ לֶחֶם וְלָמָּה נָמוּת נֶגְדֶּךָ כִּי אָפֵס כָּֽסֶף
And when the money was all spent in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said: ‘Give us bread; for why should we die in thy presence? for our money faileth.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 72,780Open in the laboratory →
וְֽאֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־פֶּתַח הַבַּיִת הִכּוּ בַּסַּנְוֵרִים מִקָּטֹן וְעַד־גָּדוֹל וַיִּלְאוּ לִמְצֹא הַפָּֽתַח
And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great; so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 22,809Open in the laboratory →
וַיֶּאְסֹר יוֹסֵף מֶרְכַּבְתּוֹ וַיַּעַל לִקְרַֽאת־יִשְׂרָאֵל אָבִיו גֹּשְׁנָה וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו וַיִּפֹּל עַל־צַוָּארָיו וַיֵּבְךְּ עַל־צַוָּארָיו עֽוֹד
And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 71,567Open in the laboratory →
וְהַצָּרוּעַ אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ הַנֶּגַע בְּגָדָיו יִהְיוּ פְרֻמִים וְרֹאשׁוֹ יִהְיֶה פָרוּעַ וְעַל־שָׂפָם יַעְטֶה וְטָמֵא טָמֵא יִקְרָֽא
And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and the hair of his head shall go loose, and he shall cover his upper lip, and shall cry: ‘Unclean, unclean.’
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 160,367Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתֵּן יְהוָה אֶת־חֵן הָעָם בְּעֵינֵי מִצְרָיִם גַּם הָאִישׁ מֹשֶׁה גָּדוֹל מְאֹד בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בְּעֵינֵי עַבְדֵֽי־פַרְעֹה וּבְעֵינֵי הָעָֽם
And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants, and in the sight of the people.
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 93,486Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
6,885 sequences of ג׳אפר at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 6,953 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 509
- Exodus 314
- Leviticus 353
- Numbers 324
- Deuteronomy 274
- Joshua 309
- Judges 299
- Samuel 554
- Kings 349
- Isaiah 510
- Jeremiah 381
- Ezekiel 498
- The Twelve 476
- Psalms 473
- Proverbs 169
- Job 296
- Song of Songs 43
- Ruth 33
- Lamentations 40
- Ecclesiastes 51
- Esther 45
- Daniel 147
- Ezra–Nehemiah 122
- Chronicles 316
Outside the Torah
עִמְדִי־נָא בַחֲבָרַיִךְ וּבְרֹב כְּשָׁפַיִךְ בַּאֲשֶׁר יָגַעַתְּ מִנְּעוּרָיִךְ אוּלַי תּוּכְלִי הוֹעִיל אוּלַי תַּעֲרֽוֹצִי
Stand now with thine enchantments, And with the multitude of thy sorceries, Wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; If so be thou shalt be able to profit, If so be thou mayest prevail.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 623,910Open in the laboratory →
הָפֵץ עֶבְרוֹת אַפֶּךָ וּרְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵֽהוּ
Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 993,626Open in the laboratory →
סוּרוּ טָמֵא קָרְאוּ לָמוֹ סוּרוּ סוּרוּ אַל־תִּגָּעוּ כִּי נָצוּ גַּם־נָעוּ אָֽמְרוּ בַּגּוֹיִם לֹא יוֹסִיפוּ לָגֽוּר
’Depart ye! unclean! ’ men cried unto them, ‘Depart, depart, touch not’; Yea, they fled away and wandered; Men said among the nations: ‘They shall no more sojourn here.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,010,960Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ג׳אפר — the name in Hebrew letters: given name. Searched as גאפר, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 284.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Ja'far appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 1,751 sequences of ג׳אפר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,711).
What is the shortest skip for Ja'far in the Torah?
Skip 5, reading forward from Genesis 47:15 — the shortest of 1,751 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,711.
What is the gematria of Ja'far in Hebrew?
Ja'far is spelled ג׳אפר — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 284.
How many times is Ja'far found in the whole Tanakh?
6,885 sequences of ג׳אפר at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 6,953 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 1,711 here) beside the count.