Naftali (Naphtali · נפתלי)
Naftali (Naphtali · נפתלי) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Naftali (Naphtali) is found 8,152 times across every skip (2–76,212), the shortest at skip 9 (Genesis 31:31) — 11% above the 7,318 chance alone would give (probability of 8,152 or more by chance alone: 5.2 × 10⁻²²).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 8,152
- Chance alone · every skip
- 7,318
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 5.2 × 10⁻²²
- Shortest skip
- 9
- Longest skip found
- 75,973
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 5 letters (2–76,212), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 932 found · chance alone about 929 (probability of 932 or more by chance alone: 0.46).
In the Torah
The Torah holds 8,152 sequences of נפתלי across every skip (2–76,212), 11% above what chance alone gives (about 7,318); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 5.2 × 10⁻²² by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 9 — at Genesis 31:31, reading backward.
The longest skip at which נפתלי was found in the Torah is 75,973 — at Deuteronomy 34:1, reading backward; a spelling of 5 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 76,212.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 2,078
- Exodus 1,499
- Leviticus 1,172
- Numbers 2,180
- Deuteronomy 1,223
Examples across the range
5 of the 8,152 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- נ פ ת ל יGenesis 31:31
וַיַּעַן יַעֲקֹב וַיֹּאמֶר לְלָבָן כִּי יָרֵאתִי כִּי אָמַרְתִּי פֶּן־תִּגְזֹל אֶת־בְּנוֹתֶיךָ מֵעִמִּֽי
And Jacob answered and said to Laban: ‘Because I was afraid; for I said: Lest thou shouldest take thy daughters from me by force.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 45,156 of the TorahOpen at skip 9 in the laboratory →
- נ פ ת ל יGenesis 31:31
- נ פ תNumbers 6:9
וְכִֽי־יָמוּת מֵת עָלָיו בְּפֶתַע פִּתְאֹם וְטִמֵּא רֹאשׁ נִזְרוֹ וְגִלַּח רֹאשׁוֹ בְּיוֹם טָהֳרָתוֹ בַּיּוֹם …
And if any man die very suddenly beside him, and he defile his consecrated head, then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- ל יNumbers 6:8
כֹּל יְמֵי נִזְרוֹ קָדֹשׁ הוּא לַֽיהוָֽה
All the days of his Naziriteship he is holy unto the LORD.
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 197,373 of the TorahOpen at skip 11 in the laboratory →
- נ פ תNumbers 6:9
- נNumbers 29:29
וּבַיּוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי פָּרִים שְׁמֹנָה אֵילִם שְׁנָיִם כְּבָשִׂים בְּנֵי־שָׁנָה אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר תְּמִימִֽם
And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the first year without blemish;
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
- פNumbers 29:26
וּבַיּוֹם הַחֲמִישִׁי פָּרִים תִּשְׁעָה אֵילִם שְׁנָיִם כְּבָשִׂים בְּנֵֽי־שָׁנָה אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר תְּמִימִֽם
And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the first year without blemish;
- תNumbers 29:22
וּשְׂעִיר חַטָּאת אֶחָד מִלְּבַד עֹלַת הַתָּמִיד וּמִנְחָתָהּ וְנִסְכָּֽהּ
and one he-goat for a sin-offering; beside the continual burnt-offering, and the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.
- לNumbers 29:19
וּשְׂעִיר־עִזִּים אֶחָד חַטָּאת מִלְּבַד עֹלַת הַתָּמִיד וּמִנְחָתָהּ וְנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם
and one he-goat for a sin-offering; beside the continual burnt-offering, and the meal-offering thereof, and their drink-offerings.
- יNumbers 29:16
וּשְׂעִיר־עִזִּים אֶחָד חַטָּאת מִלְּבַד עֹלַת הַתָּמִיד מִנְחָתָהּ וְנִסְכָּֽהּ
and one he-goat for a sin-offering beside the continual burnt-offering, the meal-offering thereof, and the drink-offering thereof.
skip 147, width 147 — one row is 147 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 238,020 of the TorahOpen at skip 147 in the laboratory →
- נNumbers 29:29
- נLeviticus 23:2
דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם מוֹעֲדֵי יְהוָה …
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: The appointed seasons of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are My appointed seasons.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
- פLeviticus 23:20
… הַכֹּהֵן אֹתָם עַל לֶחֶם הַבִּכּוּרִים תְּנוּפָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה עַל־שְׁנֵי כְּבָשִׂים …
And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the first-fruits for a wave-offering before the LORD, with the two lambs; they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.
- תLeviticus 23:39
… יוֹם לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּאָסְפְּכֶם אֶת־תְּבוּאַת הָאָרֶץ תָּחֹגּוּ אֶת־חַג־יְהוָה …
Howbeit on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruits of the land, ye shall keep the feast of the LORD seven days; on the first day shall be a solemn rest, and on the eighth day shall be a solemn rest.
- לLeviticus 24:15
וְאֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל תְּדַבֵּר לֵאמֹר אִישׁ אִישׁ כִּֽי־יְקַלֵּל אֱלֹהָיו וְנָשָׂא חֶטְאֽוֹ
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying: Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
- יLeviticus 25:14
וְכִֽי־תִמְכְּרוּ מִמְכָּר לַעֲמִיתֶךָ אוֹ קָנֹה מִיַּד עֲמִיתֶךָ אַל־תּוֹנוּ אִישׁ אֶת־אָחִֽיו
And if thou sell aught unto thy neighbour, or buy of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not wrong one another.
skip 1,020, width 1,020 — one row is 1,020 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 176,182 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,020 in the laboratory →
- נLeviticus 23:2
- נDeuteronomy 34:1
… מֹשֶׁה מֵֽעַרְבֹת מוֹאָב אֶל־הַר נְבוֹ רֹאשׁ הַפִּסְגָּה אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי …
And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land, even Gilead as far as Dan;
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
- פNumbers 23:13
… מָקוֹם אַחֵר אֲשֶׁר תִּרְאֶנּוּ מִשָּׁם אֶפֶס קָצֵהוּ תִרְאֶה וְכֻלּוֹ לֹא תִרְאֶה …
And Balak said unto him: ‘Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them; thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all; and curse me them from thence.’
- תLeviticus 8:26
… מַצָּה אַחַת וְֽחַלַּת לֶחֶם שֶׁמֶן אַחַת וְרָקִיק אֶחָד וַיָּשֶׂם עַל־הַחֲלָבִים …
And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat, and upon the right thigh.
- לGenesis 49:28
כָּל־אֵלֶּה שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר וְזֹאת …
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is it that their father spoke unto them and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
- יGenesis 1:8
וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָֽרָקִיעַ שָׁמָיִם וַֽיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם שֵׁנִֽי
And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
skip 75,973, width 75,973 — one row is 75,973 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,221 of the TorahOpen at skip 75,973 in the laboratory →
- נDeuteronomy 34:1
Across the Tanakh
Across every skip (2–299,260), נפתלי appears 113,220 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 112,974, so the count is in line with chance.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 3,714 found · chance alone about 3,743 (probability of 3,714 or more by chance alone: 0.68).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 8,133
- Exodus 5,665
- Leviticus 4,139
- Numbers 6,914
- Deuteronomy 4,085
- Joshua 3,529
- Judges 3,262
- Samuel 7,041
- Kings 6,687
- Isaiah 5,299
- Jeremiah 7,201
- Ezekiel 6,997
- The Twelve 4,985
- Psalms 9,011
- Proverbs 3,096
- Job 3,869
- Song of Songs 777
- Ruth 458
- Lamentations 802
- Ecclesiastes 1,013
- Esther 1,137
- Daniel 3,901
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5,271
- Chronicles 9,948
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ן פ ת ל י2 Chronicles 24:11
וַיְהִי בְּעֵת יָבִיא אֶת־הָֽאָרוֹן אֶל־פְּקֻדַּת הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּיַד הַלְוִיִּם וְכִרְאוֹתָם כִּי־רַב הַכֶּסֶף …
And it was so, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king’s officers by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king’s scribe and the chief priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it back to its place…
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,174,184 of the TanakhOpen at skip 3 in the laboratory →
- ן פ ת ל י2 Chronicles 24:11
- נ2 Samuel 10:18
וַיָּנָס אֲרָם מִפְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּהֲרֹג דָּוִד …
And the Arameans fled before Israel; and David slew of the Arameans seven hundred drivers of chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, so that he died there.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
- פ2 Samuel 10:19
… כָֽל־הַמְּלָכִים עַבְדֵי הֲדַדְעֶזֶר כִּי נִגְּפוּ לִפְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּשְׁלִמוּ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל …
And when all the kings that were servants to Hadadezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Arameans feared to help the children of Ammon any more.
- ת2 Samuel 11:1
… הַמַּלְאֿכִים וַיִּשְׁלַח דָּוִד אֶת־יוֹאָב וְאֶת־עֲבָדָיו עִמּוֹ וְאֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל …
And it came to pass, at the return of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem.
- ל2 Samuel 11:2
… מִשְׁכָּבוֹ וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ עַל־גַּג בֵּית־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיַּרְא אִשָּׁה רֹחֶצֶת מֵעַל הַגָּג …
And it came to pass at eventide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house; and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
- י2 Samuel 11:4
וַיִּשְׁלַח דָּוִד מַלְאָכִים וַיִּקָּחֶהָ וַתָּבוֹא אֵלָיו וַיִּשְׁכַּב עִמָּהּ וְהִיא מִתְקַדֶּשֶׁת מִטֻּמְאָתָהּ וַתָּשָׁב אֶל־בֵּיתָֽהּ
And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness; and she returned unto her house.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 449,295 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- נ2 Samuel 10:18
- נ2 Chronicles 33:12
וּכְהָצֵר לוֹ חִלָּה אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו וַיִּכָּנַע מְאֹד מִלִּפְנֵי אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתָֽיו
And when he was in distress, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
Letter by letter: the other 4 letters
- פPsalms 68:29
צִוָּה אֱלֹהֶיךָ עֻזֶּךָ עוּזָּה אֱלֹהִים זוּ פָּעַלְתָּ לָּֽנוּ
Thy God hath commanded thy strength; Be strong, O God, Thou that hast wrought for us
- תIsaiah 21:14
לִקְרַאת צָמֵא הֵתָיוּ מָיִם יֹשְׁבֵי אֶרֶץ תֵּימָא בְּלַחְמוֹ קִדְּמוּ נֹדֵֽד
Unto him that is thirsty bring ye water! The inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the fugitive with his bread.
- לDeuteronomy 30:9
… אַדְמָתְךָ לְטוֹבָה כִּי יָשׁוּב יְהוָה לָשׂוּשׂ עָלֶיךָ לְטוֹב כַּאֲשֶׁר־שָׂשׂ עַל …
And the LORD thy God will make thee over-abundant in all the work of thy hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good; for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as He rejoiced over thy fathers;
- יGenesis 1:4
וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאוֹר כִּי־טוֹב וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
skip 297,520, width 297,520 — one row is 297,520 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,190,212 of the TanakhOpen at skip 297,520 in the laboratory →
- נ2 Chronicles 33:12
The spelling
נפתלי — the Tanakh's own spelling: Naphtali. Searched as נפתלי, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 570.
As a plain word it stands 39 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 30:8. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Naphtali.
Questions
Is Naftali (Naphtali) in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 8,152 sequences of נפתלי across every skip (2–76,212), 11% above what chance alone gives (about 7,318); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 5.2 × 10⁻²² by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Naftali (Naphtali) in the Torah?
Skip 9, reading backward from Genesis 31:31 — the shortest of 8,152 sequences across every skip (2–76,212), where chance alone would give about 7,318.
How is Naftali (Naphtali) spelled in Hebrew?
Naftali is spelled נפתלי — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 570.
Is Naftali (Naphtali) in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
Across every skip (2–299,260), נפתלי appears 113,220 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 112,974, 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 7,318 across every skip (2–76,212) here) beside the count.