Naphish נפיש
Naphish (נפיש) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Naphish is found 11,710 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3 (Numbers 26:27) — 1.8% above the 11,498 chance alone would give (probability of 11,710 or more by chance alone: 0.02).
- Found in the Torah
- 11,710
- Chance alone
- 11,498
- P (≥ found)
- 0.02
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 11,710 sequences of נפיש at skips 2–5,000, 1.8% above what chance alone gives (about 11,498); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.02 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Numbers 26:27, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 122,813 sequences of נפיש, against about 119,805 from chance alone.
- Genesis 2,982
- Exodus 2,289
- Leviticus 1,429
- Numbers 3,676
- Deuteronomy 1,334
The shortest skips
אֵלֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹת הַזְּבוּלֹנִי לִפְקֻדֵיהֶם שִׁשִּׁים אֶלֶף וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאֽוֹת
These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 232,244Open in the laboratory →
בְּנֵי נַפְתָּלִי לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְיַחְצְאֵל מִשְׁפַּחַת הַיַּחְצְאֵלִי לְגוּנִי מִשְׁפַּחַת הַגּוּנִֽי
The sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 233,140Open in the laboratory →
וּמִנְחָתָם סֹלֶת בְּלוּלָה בַשָּׁמֶן שְׁלֹשָׁה עֶשְׂרֹנִים לַפָּר שְׁנֵי עֶשְׂרֹנִים לָאָֽיִל
and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for the bullock, two tenth part for the ram,
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 236,788Open in the laboratory →
וּמִנְחָתָם סֹלֶת בְּלוּלָה בַשָּׁמֶן שְׁלֹשָׁה עֶשְׂרֹנִים לַפָּר שְׁנֵי עֶשְׂרֹנִים לָאַיִל הָאֶחָֽד
and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for the bullock, two tenth parts for the one ram,
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 237,072Open in the laboratory →
נֶפֶשׁ כִּי תֶחֱטָא וּמָעֲלָה מַעַל בַּיהוָה וְכִחֵשׁ בַּעֲמִיתוֹ בְּפִקָּדוֹן אֽוֹ־בִתְשׂוּמֶת יָד אוֹ בְגָזֵל אוֹ עָשַׁק אֶת־עֲמִיתֽוֹ
If any one sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and deal falsely with his neighbour in a matter of deposit, or of pledge, or of robbery, or have oppressed his neighbour;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 147,499Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 47,281 sequences of נפיש at skips 2–5,000, 1.0% above what chance alone gives (about 46,817); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.02 by chance alone.
- Genesis 2,982
- Exodus 2,289
- Leviticus 1,429
- Numbers 3,676
- Deuteronomy 1,466
- Joshua 1,448
- Judges 1,766
- Samuel 3,113
- Kings 2,746
- Isaiah 2,927
- Jeremiah 2,333
- Ezekiel 2,734
- The Twelve 2,046
- Psalms 4,286
- Proverbs 1,748
- Job 2,187
- Song of Songs 343
- Ruth 180
- Lamentations 355
- Ecclesiastes 362
- Esther 316
- Daniel 1,219
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,790
- Chronicles 3,540
Outside the Torah
וַיִּגֹּף יְהוָה אֶֽת־בִּנְיָמִן לִפְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּבִנְיָמִן בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא עֶשְׂרִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה אֶלֶף וּמֵאָה אִישׁ כָּל־אֵלֶּה שֹׁלֵף חָֽרֶב
And the LORD smote Benjamin before Israel; and the children of Israel destroyed of Benjamin that day twenty and five thousand and a hundred men; all these drew the sword.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 381,227Open in the laboratory →
וְנִשְׁאַר־בּוֹ עֽוֹלֵלֹת כְּנֹקֶף זַיִת שְׁנַיִם שְׁלֹשָׁה גַּרְגְּרִים בְּרֹאשׁ אָמִיר אַרְבָּעָה חֲמִשָּׁה בִּסְעִפֶיהָ פֹּֽרִיָּה נְאֻם־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yet there shall be left therein gleanings, As at the beating of an olive-tree, Two or three berries In the top of the uppermost bough, Four or five in the branches of the fruitful tree, Saith the LORD, the God of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 591,903Open in the laboratory →
וּדְמוּת פְּנֵיהֶם פְּנֵי אָדָם וּפְנֵי אַרְיֵה אֶל־הַיָּמִין לְאַרְבַּעְתָּם וּפְנֵי־שׁוֹר מֵֽהַשְּׂמֹאול לְאַרְבַּעְתָּן וּפְנֵי־נֶשֶׁר לְאַרְבַּעְתָּֽן
As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man; and they four had the face of a lion on the right side; and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four had also the face of an eagle.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 727,916Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
נפיש — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as נפיש, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 440.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 25:15. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Naphish appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 11,710 sequences of נפיש at skips 2–5,000, 1.8% above what chance alone gives (about 11,498); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.02 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Naphish in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Numbers 26:27 — the shortest of 11,710 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 11,498.
How is Naphish spelled in Hebrew?
Naphish is spelled נפיש — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 440.
Is Naphish in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 47,281 sequences of נפיש at skips 2–5,000, 1.0% above what chance alone gives (about 46,817); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.02 by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 11,498 here) beside the count.