Ofek אופק
Ofek is a first name, written אופק in Hebrew (male given name). Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 6,368 sequences of Ofek, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 50:8); chance alone would give about 6,416.
- Found in the Torah
- 6,368
- Chance alone
- 6,416
- P (≥ found)
- 0.73
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 6,368 sequences of אופק at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 6,416).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 50:8, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 69,682 sequences of אופק, against about 66,853 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,910
- Exodus 1,287
- Leviticus 1,035
- Numbers 1,409
- Deuteronomy 727
The shortest skips
וְכֹל בֵּית יוֹסֵף וְאֶחָיו וּבֵית אָבִיו רַק טַפָּם וְצֹאנָם וּבְקָרָם עָזְבוּ בְּאֶרֶץ גֹּֽשֶׁן
and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house; only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 77,058Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה כְּבֹאִי אֶל־עַבְדְּךָ אָבִי וְהַנַּעַר אֵינֶנּוּ אִתָּנוּ וְנַפְשׁוֹ קְשׁוּרָה בְנַפְשֽׁוֹ
Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us; seeing that his soul is bound up with the lad’s soul;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 68,523Open in the laboratory →
מֵאֵת בְּכוֹר בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָקַח אֶת־הַכָּסֶף חֲמִשָּׁה וְשִׁשִּׁים וּשְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת וָאֶלֶף בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ
from the first-born of the children of Israel took he the money: a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 192,618Open in the laboratory →
וַתֵּרֶא הָֽאִשָּׁה כִּי טוֹב הָעֵץ לְמַאֲכָל וְכִי תַֽאֲוָה־הוּא לָעֵינַיִם וְנֶחְמָד הָעֵץ לְהַשְׂכִּיל וַתִּקַּח מִפִּרְיוֹ וַתֹּאכַל וַתִּתֵּן גַּם־לְאִישָׁהּ עִמָּהּ וַיֹּאכַֽל
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 3,209Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא רֵאשִׁית לוֹ כִּי־שָׁם חֶלְקַת מְחֹקֵק סָפוּן וַיֵּתֵא רָאשֵׁי עָם צִדְקַת יְהוָה עָשָׂה וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And he chose a first part for himself, For there a portion of a ruler was reserved; And there came the heads of the people, He executed the righteousness of the LORD, And His ordinances with Israel. .
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 303,822Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אופק appears 21,497 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 21,379, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 1,910
- Exodus 1,287
- Leviticus 1,035
- Numbers 1,409
- Deuteronomy 775
- Joshua 563
- Judges 692
- Samuel 1,508
- Kings 1,287
- Isaiah 1,592
- Jeremiah 1,255
- Ezekiel 1,325
- The Twelve 1,263
- Psalms 1,481
- Proverbs 697
- Job 1,002
- Song of Songs 74
- Ruth 95
- Lamentations 66
- Ecclesiastes 131
- Esther 145
- Daniel 423
- Ezra–Nehemiah 387
- Chronicles 1,095
Outside the Torah
וְשַׁעֲרֵי הָעִיר עַל־שְׁמוֹת שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁעָרִים שְׁלוֹשָׁה צָפוֹנָה שַׁעַר רְאוּבֵן אֶחָד שַׁעַר יְהוּדָה אֶחָד שַׁעַר לֵוִי אֶחָֽד
and the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel; three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 801,655Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲנִי הָיִיתִי מֵבִין וְהִנֵּה צְפִיר־הָֽעִזִּים בָּא מִן־הַֽמַּעֲרָב עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ וְאֵין נוֹגֵעַ בָּאָרֶץ וְהַצָּפִיר קֶרֶן חָזוּת בֵּין עֵינָֽיו
And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground; and the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,051,512Open in the laboratory →
וָאֶשְׁמַע אֶת־הָאִישׁ לְבוּשׁ הַבַּדִּים אֲשֶׁר מִמַּעַל לְמֵימֵי הַיְאֹר וַיָּרֶם יְמִינוֹ וּשְׂמֹאלוֹ אֶל־הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיִּשָּׁבַע בְּחֵי הָעוֹלָם כִּי לְמוֹעֵד מֽוֹעֲדִים וָחֵצִי וּכְכַלּוֹת נַפֵּץ יַד־עַם־קֹדֶשׁ תִּכְלֶינָה כָל־אֵֽלֶּה
And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, when he lifted up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and swore by Him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and a half; and when they have made an end of breaking in pieces the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,058,926Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אופק — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as אופק, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 187.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Ofek in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 6,368 sequences of אופק at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 6,416).
What is the shortest skip for Ofek in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 50:8 — the shortest of 6,368 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,416.
How is Ofek spelled in Hebrew?
Ofek is spelled אופק — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 187.
Is Ofek in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אופק appears 21,497 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 21,379, 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 6,416 here) beside the count.