Ophir אופיר
Ophir (אופיר) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Ophir is found 2,543 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 15:9) — about what chance alone gives (about 2,542).
- Found in the Torah
- 2,543
- Chance alone
- 2,542
- P (≥ found)
- 0.50
- 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 2,543 sequences of אופיר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,542).
The shortest skip at which אופיר appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 15:9, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), אופיר is found 20,477 times; chance alone would give about 20,036.
- Genesis 863
- Exodus 513
- Leviticus 307
- Numbers 547
- Deuteronomy 313
The shortest skips
אָמַר אוֹיֵב אֶרְדֹּף אַשִּׂיג אֲחַלֵּק שָׁלָל תִּמְלָאֵמוֹ נַפְשִׁי אָרִיק חַרְבִּי תּוֹרִישֵׁמוֹ יָדִֽי
The enemy said: ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 100,240Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־עֲבָדָיו הֲנִמְצָא כָזֶה אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים בּֽוֹ
And Pharaoh said unto his servants: ‘Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the spirit of God is?’
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 61,956Open in the laboratory →
וְכָכָה תֹּאכְלוּ אֹתוֹ מָתְנֵיכֶם חֲגֻרִים נַֽעֲלֵיכֶם בְּרַגְלֵיכֶם וּמַקֶּלְכֶם בְּיֶדְכֶם וַאֲכַלְתֶּם אֹתוֹ בְּחִפָּזוֹן פֶּסַח הוּא לַיהוָֽה
And thus shall ye eat it: with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste—it is the LORD’s passover.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 94,507Open in the laboratory →
וַיֶּאְסֹר יוֹסֵף מֶרְכַּבְתּוֹ וַיַּעַל לִקְרַֽאת־יִשְׂרָאֵל אָבִיו גֹּשְׁנָה וַיֵּרָא אֵלָיו וַיִּפֹּל עַל־צַוָּארָיו וַיֵּבְךְּ עַל־צַוָּארָיו עֽוֹד
And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 71,556Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם שֶׁרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה וְעוֹף יְעוֹפֵף עַל־הָאָרֶץ עַל־פְּנֵי רְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
And God said: ‘Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let fowl fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.’
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 908Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, אופיר appears 9,965 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 10,274, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 863
- Exodus 513
- Leviticus 307
- Numbers 547
- Deuteronomy 360
- Joshua 323
- Judges 431
- Samuel 742
- Kings 767
- Isaiah 644
- Jeremiah 624
- Ezekiel 623
- The Twelve 527
- Psalms 716
- Proverbs 248
- Job 453
- Song of Songs 33
- Ruth 44
- Lamentations 43
- Ecclesiastes 62
- Esther 59
- Daniel 173
- Ezra–Nehemiah 224
- Chronicles 639
Outside the Torah
כָּל אֲחֵי־רָשׁ שְֽׂנֵאֻהוּ אַף כִּי מְרֵעֵהוּ רָחֲקוּ מִמֶּנּוּ מְרַדֵּף אֲמָרִים לא־הֵֽמָּה
All the brethren of the poor do hate him; How much more do his friends go far from him! He that pursueth words, they turn against him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 952,602Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא־בוֹ לִפְנֵי הָרְחוֹב אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי שַֽׁעַר־הַמַּיִם מִן־הָאוֹר עַד־מַחֲצִית הַיּוֹם נֶגֶד הָאֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַמְּבִינִים וְאָזְנֵי כָל־הָעָם אֶל־סֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָֽה
And he read therein before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the Law.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,086,115Open in the laboratory →
כִּי הִנֵּה אָֽרְבוּ לְנַפְשִׁי יָגוּרוּ עָלַי עַזִים לֹא־פִשְׁעִי וְלֹא־חַטָּאתִי יְהוָֽה
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; the impudent gather themselves together against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 887,939Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
אופיר — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אופיר, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 297.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Isaiah 13:12. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Ofir.
Questions
Does Ophir appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 2,543 sequences of אופיר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,542).
What is the shortest skip for Ophir in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 15:9 — the shortest of 2,543 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,542.
What is the gematria of Ophir in Hebrew?
Ophir is spelled אופיר — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 297.
How many times is Ophir found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, אופיר appears 9,965 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 10,274, 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 2,542 here) beside the count.