Nophah נפח
Nophah (נפח) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Nophah appears 54,331 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 5.2% more than chance alone would give (about 51,634; probability 2.9 × 10⁻³²).
- Found in the Torah
- 54,331
- Chance alone
- 51,634
- P (≥ found)
- 2.9 × 10⁻³²
- 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, נפח appears 54,331 times in the Torah — 5.2% more than the 51,634 chance alone would give; the probability of 54,331 or more by chance alone is 2.9 × 10⁻³².
The shortest skip at which נפח appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 38:30, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), נפח is found 840,798 times; chance alone would give about 800,306.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 51,634 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 13,143
- Exodus 10,447
- Leviticus 7,897
- Numbers 17,922
- Deuteronomy 4,922
The shortest skips
וַיַּעַשׂ בָּהּ אֶת־אַדְנֵי פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְאֵת מִזְבַּח הַנְּחֹשֶׁת וְאֶת־מִכְבַּר הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וְאֵת כָּל־כְּלֵי הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tent of meeting, and the brazen altar, and the brazen grating for it, and all the vessels of the altar,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 137,731Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַתָּה אֵת מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה לִפְנֵי פֶּתַח מִשְׁכַּן אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵֽד
And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 140,193Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי מִֽמָּחֳרָת וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה אֶל־אֹהֶל הָעֵדוּת וְהִנֵּה פָּרַח מַטֵּֽה־אַהֲרֹן לְבֵית לֵוִי וַיֹּצֵֽא פֶרַח וַיָּצֵֽץ צִיץ וַיִּגְמֹל שְׁקֵדִֽים
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and bore ripe almonds.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 218,365Open in the laboratory →
זְבוּלֻן לְחוֹף יַמִּים יִשְׁכֹּן וְהוּא לְחוֹף אֳנִיּוֹת וְיַרְכָתוֹ עַל־צִידֹֽן
Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea, And he shall be a shore for ships, And his flank shall be upon Zidon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 75,780Open in the laboratory →
וְהִקְרִיב אַהֲרֹן אֶת־פַּר הַחַטָּאת אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וְכִפֶּר בַּעֲדוֹ וּבְעַד בֵּיתֽוֹ
And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself, and for his house.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 166,276Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, נפח appears 203,630 times in the whole Tanakh — 5.4% more than the 193,162 chance alone would give; the probability of 203,630 or more by chance alone is 1.6 × 10⁻¹²³.
- Genesis 13,143
- Exodus 10,447
- Leviticus 7,897
- Numbers 17,922
- Deuteronomy 5,226
- Joshua 6,911
- Judges 6,110
- Samuel 10,733
- Kings 9,732
- Isaiah 12,440
- Jeremiah 8,872
- Ezekiel 13,463
- The Twelve 7,895
- Psalms 19,078
- Proverbs 9,480
- Job 11,768
- Song of Songs 1,714
- Ruth 936
- Lamentations 1,630
- Ecclesiastes 1,367
- Esther 1,356
- Daniel 5,637
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6,799
- Chronicles 13,074
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי גְבוּל־מְנַשֶּׁה מֵֽאָשֵׁר הַֽמִּכְמְתָת אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי שְׁכֶם וְהָלַךְ הַגְּבוּל אֶל־הַיָּמִין אֶל־יֹשְׁבֵי עֵין תַּפּֽוּחַ
And the border of Manasseh was, beginning from Asher, Michmethath, which is before Shechem; and the border went along to the right hand, unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 331,012Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּחִילוּ עַד־בּוֹשׁ וְהְנֵּה אֵינֶנּוּ פֹתֵחַ דַּלְתוֹת הָֽעֲלִיָּה וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־הַמַּפְתֵּחַ וַיִּפְתָּחוּ וְהִנֵּה אֲדֹנֵיהֶם נֹפֵל אַרְצָה מֵֽת
And they tarried till they were ashamed; and, behold, he opened not the doors of the upper chamber; therefore they took the key, and opened them; and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 349,666Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְהִי־אִישׁ מבן־ימין וּשְׁמוֹ קִישׁ בֶּן־אֲבִיאֵל בֶּן־צְרוֹר בֶּן־בְּכוֹרַת בֶּן־אֲפִיחַ בֶּן־אִישׁ יְמִינִי גִּבּוֹר חָֽיִל
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valour.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 394,772Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
נפח — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as נפח, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 138.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 21:30. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Nophah in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, נפח appears 54,331 times in the Torah — 5.2% more than the 51,634 chance alone would give; the probability of 54,331 or more by chance alone is 2.9 × 10⁻³².
What is the shortest skip for Nophah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 38:30 — the shortest of 54,331 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 51,634.
What is the gematria of Nophah in Hebrew?
Nophah is spelled נפח — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 138.
How many times is Nophah found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, נפח appears 203,630 times in the whole Tanakh — 5.4% more than the 193,162 chance alone would give; the probability of 203,630 or more by chance alone is 1.6 × 10⁻¹²³.
Search it yourself
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