Jaffa יפו
Jaffa — in Hebrew יפו — port city, part of Tel Aviv. In the Torah codes, Jaffa is found 487,046 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 1:28) — about what chance alone gives (about 489,892).
- Found in the Torah
- 487,046
- Chance alone
- 489,892
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- 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, יפו appears 487,046 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 489,892, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which יפו appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:28, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), יפו is found 7,987,986 times; chance alone would give about 7,593,117.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 489,892 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 147,501
- Exodus 100,009
- Leviticus 63,984
- Numbers 109,685
- Deuteronomy 65,867
The shortest skips
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם אֱלֹהִים פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְכִבְשֻׁהָ וּרְדוּ בִּדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּבְכָל־חַיָּה הָֽרֹמֶשֶׂת עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And God blessed them; and God said unto them: ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that creepeth upon the earth.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,406Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּפָּקַחְנָה עֵינֵי שְׁנֵיהֶם וַיֵּדְעוּ כִּי עֵֽירֻמִּם הֵם וַֽיִּתְפְּרוּ עֲלֵה תְאֵנָה וַיַּעֲשׂוּ לָהֶם חֲגֹרֹֽת
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together, and made themselves girdles.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 3,262Open in the laboratory →
וְעָרֵל זָכָר אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יִמּוֹל אֶת־בְּשַׂר עָרְלָתוֹ וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מֵעַמֶּיהָ אֶת־בְּרִיתִי הֵפַֽר
And the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken My covenant.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 19,795Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַן אַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמַר הִנֵּה־נָא הוֹאַלְתִּי לְדַבֵּר אֶל־אֲדֹנָי וְאָנֹכִי עָפָר וָאֵֽפֶר
And Abraham answered and said: ‘Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 21,802Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּסֶף עוֹד לְדַבֵּר אֵלָיו וַיֹּאמַר אוּלַי יִמָּצְאוּן שָׁם אַרְבָּעִים וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא אֶֽעֱשֶׂה בַּעֲבוּר הָאַרְבָּעִֽים
And he spoke unto Him yet again, and said: ‘Peradventure there shall be forty found there.’ And He said: ‘I will not do it for the forty’s sake.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 21,886Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, יפו appears 2,277,966 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.3% more than the 2,270,083 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,277,966 or more by chance alone is 8.5 × 10⁻⁸.
- Genesis 147,501
- Exodus 100,009
- Leviticus 63,984
- Numbers 109,685
- Deuteronomy 69,869
- Joshua 66,776
- Judges 84,088
- Samuel 169,636
- Kings 142,332
- Isaiah 160,374
- Jeremiah 131,723
- Ezekiel 143,738
- The Twelve 123,111
- Psalms 215,741
- Proverbs 76,925
- Job 110,920
- Song of Songs 13,175
- Ruth 8,448
- Lamentations 12,776
- Ecclesiastes 14,625
- Esther 14,931
- Daniel 40,499
- Ezra–Nehemiah 63,013
- Chronicles 194,087
Outside the Torah
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ שְׁנֵי הָֽאֲנָשִׁים וַיֵּרְדוּ מֵֽהָהָר וַיַּעַבְרוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן וַיְסַפְּרוּ־לוֹ אֵת כָּל־הַמֹּצְאוֹת אוֹתָֽם
Then the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had befallen them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,528Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹֽא־נִשְׁאַר אִישׁ בָּעַי וּבֵית אֵל אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָצְאוּ אַחֲרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּעַזְבוּ אֶת־הָעִיר פְּתוּחָה וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ אַחֲרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And there was not a man left in Ai or Beth-el, that went not out after Israel; and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 316,360Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־מֶלֶךְ הָעַי תָּפְשׂוּ חָי וַיַּקְרִבוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ
And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 316,765Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יפו — the name in Hebrew letters: port city, part of Tel Aviv. Searched as יפו, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 96.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at Joshua 19:46. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Japha.
Questions
Is Jaffa in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, יפו appears 487,046 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 489,892, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Jaffa in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:28 — the shortest of 487,046 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 489,892.
What is the gematria of Jaffa in Hebrew?
Jaffa is spelled יפו — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 96.
How many times is Jaffa found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, יפו appears 2,277,966 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.3% more than the 2,270,083 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,277,966 or more by chance alone is 8.5 × 10⁻⁸.
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