Nepheg נפג
Nepheg (נפג) is a person named in the Tanakh. Nepheg appears 15,283 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 15,148 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 15,283
- Chance alone
- 15,148
- P (≥ found)
- 0.14
- 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, נפג appears 15,283 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 15,148, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 8:19, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 247,232 sequences of נפג, against about 234,782 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 15,148 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 4,180
- Exodus 2,489
- Leviticus 2,768
- Numbers 3,860
- Deuteronomy 1,986
The shortest skips
וָאֶתְּנָה אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם נְתֻנִים לְאַהֲרֹן וּלְבָנָיו מִתּוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לַעֲבֹד אֶת־עֲבֹדַת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וּלְכַפֵּר עַל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא יִהְיֶה בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל נֶגֶף בְּגֶשֶׁת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ
And I have given the Levites— they are given to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tent of meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel, that there be no plague among the children of Israel, through the children of Israel coming nigh unto the sanctuary.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 203,386Open in the laboratory →
וְהַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶֽׁר־תַּעֲשֶׂה בְּיָד רָמָה מִן־הָֽאֶזְרָח וּמִן־הַגֵּר אֶת־יְהוָה הוּא מְגַדֵּף וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מִקֶּרֶב עַמָּֽהּ
But the soul that doeth aught with a high hand, whether he be home-born or a stranger, the same blasphemeth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 214,715Open in the laboratory →
וְלִבְנֵי הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁים אֲשֶׁר לְאַבְרָהָם נָתַן אַבְרָהָם מַתָּנֹת וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵם מֵעַל יִצְחָק בְּנוֹ בְּעוֹדֶנּוּ חַי קֵדְמָה אֶל־אֶרֶץ קֶֽדֶם
But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts; and he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 33,033Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי גָד צִפְיוֹן וְחַגִּי שׁוּנִי וְאֶצְבֹּן עֵרִי וַֽאֲרוֹדִי וְאַרְאֵלִֽי
And the sons of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 70,990Open in the laboratory →
לוּלֵי כַּעַס אוֹיֵב אָגוּר פֶּֽן־יְנַכְּרוּ צָרֵימוֹ פֶּן־יֹֽאמְרוּ יָדֵינוּ רָמָה וְלֹא יְהוָה פָּעַל כָּל־זֹֽאת
Were it not that I dreaded the enemy’s provocation, Lest their adversaries should misdeem, Lest they should say: Our hand is exalted, And not the LORD hath wrought all this.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 301,643Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 73,604 sequences of נפג at skips 2–5,000, 4.3% above what chance alone gives (about 70,551); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.8 × 10⁻³⁰ by chance alone.
- Genesis 4,180
- Exodus 2,489
- Leviticus 2,768
- Numbers 3,860
- Deuteronomy 2,105
- Joshua 4,149
- Judges 2,710
- Samuel 4,908
- Kings 2,759
- Isaiah 5,545
- Jeremiah 3,608
- Ezekiel 4,986
- The Twelve 4,335
- Psalms 6,905
- Proverbs 2,683
- Job 3,846
- Song of Songs 694
- Ruth 346
- Lamentations 693
- Ecclesiastes 597
- Esther 602
- Daniel 2,428
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,205
- Chronicles 4,203
Outside the Torah
יְהוָה בְּצֵאתְךָ מִשֵּׂעִיר בְּצַעְדְּךָ מִשְּׂדֵה אֱדוֹם אֶרֶץ רָעָשָׁה גַּם־שָׁמַיִם נָטָפוּ גַּם־עָבִים נָטְפוּ מָֽיִם
LORD, when Thou didst go forth out of Seir, When Thou didst march out of the field of Edom, The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped, Yea, the clouds dropped water.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 351,818Open in the laboratory →
עַל־כֵּן תָּפוּג תּוֹרָה וְלֹֽא־יֵצֵא לָנֶצַח מִשְׁפָּט כִּי רָשָׁע מַכְתִּיר אֶת־הַצַּדִּיק עַל־כֵּן יֵצֵא מִשְׁפָּט מְעֻקָּֽל
Therefore the law is slacked, And right doth never go forth; For the wicked doth beset the righteous; Therefore right goeth forth perverted.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 834,933Open in the laboratory →
בַּלַּע אֲדֹנָי פַּלַּג לְשׁוֹנָם כִּֽי־רָאִיתִי חָמָס וְרִיב בָּעִֽיר
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue; For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 886,040Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
נפג — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as נפג, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 133.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Nepheg in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, נפג appears 15,283 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 15,148, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Nepheg in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 8:19 — the shortest of 15,283 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 15,148.
How is Nepheg spelled in Hebrew?
Nepheg is spelled נפג — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 133.
Is Nepheg in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 73,604 sequences of נפג at skips 2–5,000, 4.3% above what chance alone gives (about 70,551); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.8 × 10⁻³⁰ 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 15,148 here) beside the count.