Biblical names

Jiphthah-el יפתח אל

Jiphthah-el (יפתח אל) is the name of a place in the Tanakh — Iphtahel. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 6,603 sequences of יפתח (from Jiphthah-el), the shortest at skip 3 (Exodus 9:27); chance alone would give about 6,735.

Found in the Torah (יפתח)
6,603
Chance alone
6,735
P (≥ found)
0.95
Shortest skip
3

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for יפתח, and אל has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.

6,603 sequences of יפתח at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 6,735 that chance alone would produce.

The shortest skip at which יפתח appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Exodus 9:27, reading backward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), יפתח is found 76,659 times; chance alone would give about 70,178.

  • Genesis 1,579
  • Exodus 1,702
  • Leviticus 948
  • Numbers 1,641
  • Deuteronomy 733

The shortest skips

  1. Exodus 9:27שמות ט:כזskip 3, backward

    וַיִּשְׁלַח פַּרְעֹה וַיִּקְרָא לְמֹשֶׁה וּֽלְאַהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם חָטָאתִי הַפָּעַם יְהוָה הַצַּדִּיק וַאֲנִי וְעַמִּי הָרְשָׁעִֽים

    And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them: ‘I have sinned this time; the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

    יפתח at skip 3, backward from Exodus 9:27ןויאמראלהםטאיהעםקוקהצדיקואיפתח
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 91,117Open in the laboratory →

  2. Numbers 15:25במדבר טו:כהskip 3, backward

    וְכִפֶּר הַכֹּהֵן עַֽל־כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְנִסְלַח לָהֶם כִּֽי־שְׁגָגָה הִוא וְהֵם הֵבִיאוּ אֶת־קָרְבָּנָם אִשֶּׁה לַֽיהוָה וְחַטָּאתָם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה עַל־שִׁגְגָתָֽם

    And the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and they shall be forgiven; for it was an error, and they have brought their offering, an offering made by fire unto the LORD, and their sin-offering before the LORD, for their error.

    יפתח at skip 3, backward from Numbers 15:25םאשהליקוקוטאםלניקוקעלשגגתםיפתח
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 214,476Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 35:29בראשית לה:כטskip 5, backward

    וַיִּגְוַע יִצְחָק וַיָּמָת וַיֵּאָסֶף אֶל־עַמָּיו זָקֵן וּשְׂבַע יָמִים וַיִּקְבְּרוּ אֹתוֹ עֵשָׂו וְיַעֲקֹב בָּנָֽיו

    And Isaac expired, and died, and was gathered unto his people, old and full of days; and Esau and Jacob his sons buried him.

    יפתח at skip 5, backward from Genesis 35:29הושמניםשנהויגועיצקוימויאסאלעמוזקןושבעימיםויקבריףתח
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 52,167Open in the laboratory →

  4. Genesis 24:66בראשית כד:סוskip 7, backward

    וַיְסַפֵּר הָעֶבֶד לְיִצְחָק אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר עָשָֽׂה

    And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.

    יפתח at skip 7, backward from Genesis 24:66ראתנוויאמרהעבדהואאדניותקהצעיףותכסויסרהעבדלצחקאתכלהדבריםאשרעשהויבאהיפתח
    skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 32,763Open in the laboratory →

  5. Deuteronomy 12:13דברים יב:יגskip 9, backward

    הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ פֶּֽן־תַּעֲלֶה עֹלֹתֶיךָ בְּכָל־מָקוֹם אֲשֶׁר תִּרְאֶֽה

    Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place that thou seest;

    יפתח at skip 9, backward from Deuteronomy 12:13םואמהתיכםוהלויאשרבשעריכםכיאיןלולקונחלהאכםהשמרלךןתעלהעלתךבכלמקוםאשרתראהכיאםבמקוםאשריבחריפתח
    skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 271,417Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, יפתח appears 26,003 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.1% more than the 25,470 chance alone would give; the probability of 26,003 or more by chance alone is 0.00044.

  • Genesis 1,579
  • Exodus 1,702
  • Leviticus 948
  • Numbers 1,641
  • Deuteronomy 805
  • Joshua 713
  • Judges 811
  • Samuel 1,420
  • Kings 1,560
  • Isaiah 1,480
  • Jeremiah 1,205
  • Ezekiel 2,127
  • The Twelve 1,093
  • Psalms 2,415
  • Proverbs 1,226
  • Job 1,556
  • Song of Songs 217
  • Ruth 123
  • Lamentations 191
  • Ecclesiastes 215
  • Esther 182
  • Daniel 412
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 686
  • Chronicles 1,696

Outside the Torah

  1. Isaiah 66:23ישעיהו סו:כגskip 2, backward

    וְהָיָה מִֽדֵּי־חֹדֶשׁ בְּחָדְשׁוֹ וּמִדֵּי שַׁבָּת בְּשַׁבַּתּוֹ יָבוֹא כָל־בָּשָׂר לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺת לְפָנַי אָמַר יְהוָֽה

    And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before Me, Saith the LORD.

    יפתח at skip 2, backward from Isaiah 66:23שרלהשתולנאמריקוקיפתח
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 642,407Open in the laboratory →

  2. Ezekiel 40:3יחזקאל מ:גskip 2, backward

    וַיָּבֵיא אוֹתִי שָׁמָּה וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ מַרְאֵהוּ כְּמַרְאֵה נְחֹשֶׁת וּפְתִיל־פִּשְׁתִּים בְּיָדוֹ וּקְנֵה הַמִּדָּה וְהוּא עֹמֵד בַּשָּֽׁעַר

    And He brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.

    יפתח at skip 2, backward from Ezekiel 40:3כמראהנשותלפשתיםביפתח
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 786,136Open in the laboratory →

  3. Proverbs 8:30משלי ח:לskip 2, backward

    וָֽאֶהְיֶה אֶצְלוֹ אָמוֹן וָֽאֶהְיֶה שַׁעֲשֻׁעִים יוֹם יוֹם מְשַׂחֶקֶת לְפָנָיו בְּכָל־עֵֽת

    Then I was by Him, as a nursling; And I was daily all delight, Playing always before Him,

    יפתח at skip 2, backward from Proverbs 8:30םיוםמשקלנובכלעתמיפתח
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 944,073Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

יפתח אל — the Tanakh's own spelling: Iphtahel. Searched as יפתח, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 498.

As a plain word it stands 41 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 21:33. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Jiphthah-el appear in the Torah codes?

6,603 sequences of יפתח at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 6,735 that chance alone would produce.

What is the shortest skip for Jiphthah-el in the Torah?

Skip 3, reading backward from Exodus 9:27 — the shortest of 6,603 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,735.

What is the gematria of Jiphthah-el in Hebrew?

Jiphthah-el is spelled יפתח אל — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 498.

How many times is Jiphthah-el found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, יפתח appears 26,003 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.1% more than the 25,470 chance alone would give; the probability of 26,003 or more by chance alone is 0.00044.

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