Netophah נטפה
Netophah (נטפה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Netophah is found 1,300 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 9 (Exodus 28:28) — 9.9% above the 1,182 chance alone would give (probability of 1,300 or more by chance alone: 0.0004).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,300
- Chance alone
- 1,182
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0004
- Shortest skip
- 9
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 1,300 sequences of נטפה at skips 2–5,000, 9.9% above what chance alone gives (about 1,182); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0004 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 9 — the first at Exodus 28:28, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 14,809 sequences of נטפה, against about 12,321 from chance alone.
- Genesis 178
- Exodus 254
- Leviticus 410
- Numbers 338
- Deuteronomy 120
The shortest skips
וְיִרְכְּסוּ אֶת־הַחֹשֶׁן מטבעתו אֶל־טַבְּעֹת הָאֵפֹד בִּפְתִיל תְּכֵלֶת לִֽהְיוֹת עַל־חֵשֶׁב הָאֵפוֹד וְלֹֽא־יִזַּח הַחֹשֶׁן מֵעַל הָאֵפֽוֹד
And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a thread of blue, that it may be upon the skilfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 119,655Open in the laboratory →
שֶׁבַע פָּרֹת הַטֹּבֹת שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים הֵנָּה וְשֶׁבַע הַֽשִּׁבֳּלִים הַטֹּבֹת שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים הֵנָּה חֲלוֹם אֶחָד הֽוּא
The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 61,339Open in the laboratory →
אִם הַכֹּהֵן הַמָּשִׁיחַ יֶחֱטָא לְאַשְׁמַת הָעָם וְהִקְרִיב עַל חַטָּאתוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָא פַּר בֶּן־בָּקָר תָּמִים לַיהוָה לְחַטָּֽאת
if the anointed priest shall sin so as to bring guilt on the people, then let him offer for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin-offering.
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 144,416Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ הַיָּשָׁר וְהַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה לְמַעַן יִיטַב לָךְ וּבָאתָ וְיָֽרַשְׁתָּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַטֹּבָה אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה לַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ
And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD swore unto thy fathers,
skip 23, width 23 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 262,129Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ מְנֹרַת זָהָב טָהוֹר מִקְשָׁה תֵּעָשֶׂה הַמְּנוֹרָה יְרֵכָהּ וְקָנָהּ גְּבִיעֶיהָ כַּפְתֹּרֶיהָ וּפְרָחֶיהָ מִמֶּנָּה יִהְיֽוּ
And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made, even its base, and its shaft; its cups, its knops, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.
skip 24, width 24 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 114,750Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 3,926 sequences of נטפה at skips 2–5,000, 4.6% above what chance alone gives (about 3,754); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0027 by chance alone.
- Genesis 178
- Exodus 254
- Leviticus 410
- Numbers 338
- Deuteronomy 129
- Joshua 119
- Judges 89
- Samuel 157
- Kings 170
- Isaiah 247
- Jeremiah 179
- Ezekiel 242
- The Twelve 200
- Psalms 365
- Proverbs 155
- Job 168
- Song of Songs 17
- Ruth 17
- Lamentations 34
- Ecclesiastes 49
- Esther 24
- Daniel 98
- Ezra–Nehemiah 111
- Chronicles 176
Outside the Torah
קוּמָה יְהוָה קַדְּמָה פָנָיו הַכְרִיעֵהוּ פַּלְּטָה נַפְשִׁי מֵרָשָׁע חַרְבֶּֽךָ
Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down; Deliver my soul from the wicked, by Thy sword;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 864,823Open in the laboratory →
רָחַשׁ לִבִּי דָּבָר טוֹב אֹמֵר אָנִי מַעֲשַׂי לְמֶלֶךְ לְשׁוֹנִי עֵט סוֹפֵר מָהִֽיר
My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I say: 'My work is concerning a king'; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 881,200Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַן שָׁאוּל וַיֹּאמֶר הֲלוֹא בֶן־יְמִינִי אָנֹכִי מִקַּטַנֵּי שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמִשְׁפַּחְתִּי הַצְּעִרָה מִכָּֽל־מִשְׁפְּחוֹת שִׁבְטֵי בִנְיָמִן וְלָמָּה דִּבַּרְתָּ אֵלַי כַּדָּבָר הַזֶּֽה
And Saul answered and said: ‘Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou to me after this manner?’
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 396,188Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
נטפה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as נטפה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 144.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Ezra 2:22. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Netophah in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 1,300 sequences of נטפה at skips 2–5,000, 9.9% above what chance alone gives (about 1,182); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0004 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Netophah in the Torah?
Skip 9, reading forward from Exodus 28:28 — the shortest of 1,300 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,182.
How is Netophah spelled in Hebrew?
Netophah is spelled נטפה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 144.
Is Netophah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 3,926 sequences of נטפה at skips 2–5,000, 4.6% above what chance alone gives (about 3,754); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0027 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 1,182 here) beside the count.