Biblical names

Ophrah עפרה

Ophrah (עפרה) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 9,421 sequences of Ophrah, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 31:42); chance alone would give about 9,462.

Found in the Torah
9,421
Chance alone
9,462
P (≥ found)
0.66
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 9,421 sequences of עפרה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 9,462).

The shortest skip at which עפרה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 31:42, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), עפרה is found 101,987 times; chance alone would give about 98,589.

  • Genesis 1,972
  • Exodus 2,382
  • Leviticus 1,473
  • Numbers 2,191
  • Deuteronomy 1,403

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 31:42בראשית לא:מבskip 2, forward

    לוּלֵי אֱלֹהֵי אָבִי אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם וּפַחַד יִצְחָק הָיָה לִי כִּי עַתָּה רֵיקָם שִׁלַּחְתָּנִי אֶת־עָנְיִי וְאֶת־יְגִיעַ כַּפַּי רָאָה אֱלֹהִים וַיּוֹכַח אָֽמֶשׁ

    Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been on my side, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and gave judgment yesternight.’

    עפרה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 31:42ואתיגיכיאאלהיםויעפרה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 45,820Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 12:15בראשית יב:טוskip 2, backward

    וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה וַיְהַֽלְלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל־פַּרְעֹה וַתֻּקַּח הָאִשָּׁה בֵּית פַּרְעֹֽה

    And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh’s house.

    עפרה at skip 2, backward from Genesis 12:15יראואתשירהויהללועפרה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 14,884Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 41:33בראשית מא:לגskip 2, backward

    וְעַתָּה יֵרֶא פַרְעֹה אִישׁ נָבוֹן וְחָכָם וִישִׁיתֵהוּ עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם

    Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

    עפרה at skip 2, backward from Genesis 41:33שתוועתיארהאישנבועפרה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 61,692Open in the laboratory →

  4. Exodus 32:11שמות לב:יאskip 3, backward

    וַיְחַל מֹשֶׁה אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו וַיֹּאמֶר לָמָה יְהוָה יֶחֱרֶה אַפְּךָ בְּעַמֶּךָ אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בְּכֹחַ גָּדוֹל וּבְיָד חֲזָקָֽה

    And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said: ‘LORD, why doth Thy wrath wax hot against Thy people, that Thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

    עפרה at skip 3, backward from Exodus 32:11יאמרלמהיקויחהאךבמךאשרהוצאתעפרק
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 126,337Open in the laboratory →

  5. Numbers 31:52במדבר לא:נבskip 3, backward

    וַיְהִי כָּל־זְהַב הַתְּרוּמָה אֲשֶׁר הֵרִימוּ לַֽיהוָה שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר אֶלֶף שְׁבַע־מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים שָׁקֶל מֵאֵת שָׂרֵי הָֽאֲלָפִים וּמֵאֵת שָׂרֵי הַמֵּאֽוֹת

    And all the gold of the gift that they set apart for the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.—

    עפרה at skip 3, backward from Numbers 31:52ימוליקוקששעשאלשבמאותוחמשיםעףרה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 241,873Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 32,518 sequences of עפרה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 32,936).

  • Genesis 1,972
  • Exodus 2,382
  • Leviticus 1,473
  • Numbers 2,191
  • Deuteronomy 1,538
  • Joshua 1,414
  • Judges 948
  • Samuel 1,776
  • Kings 2,162
  • Isaiah 2,243
  • Jeremiah 2,019
  • Ezekiel 2,092
  • The Twelve 1,807
  • Psalms 2,129
  • Proverbs 956
  • Job 1,014
  • Song of Songs 127
  • Ruth 113
  • Lamentations 144
  • Ecclesiastes 276
  • Esther 231
  • Daniel 496
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 811
  • Chronicles 2,204

Outside the Torah

  1. Proverbs 29:1משלי כט:אskip 2, backward

    אִישׁ תּוֹכָחוֹת מַקְשֶׁה־עֹרֶף פֶּתַע יִשָּׁבֵר וְאֵין מַרְפֵּֽא

    He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck Shall suddenly be broken, and that without remedy.

    עפרה at skip 2, backward from Proverbs 29:1חותמקשעףתישברואיעפרה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 961,244Open in the laboratory →

  2. Judges 21:10שופטים כא:יskip 3, forward

    וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ־שָׁם הָעֵדָה שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר אֶלֶף אִישׁ מִבְּנֵי הֶחָיִל וַיְצַוּוּ אוֹתָם לֵאמֹר לְכוּ וְהִכִּיתֶם אֶת־יוֹשְׁבֵי יָבֵשׁ גִּלְעָד לְפִי־חֶרֶב וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַטָּֽף

    And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying: ‘Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones.

    עפרה at skip 3, forward from Judges 21:10יושבייבשגלדליחבונשיםוהטףוזעפרה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 382,682Open in the laboratory →

  3. Isaiah 6:2ישעיהו ו:בskip 3, forward

    שְׂרָפִים עֹמְדִים מִמַּעַל לוֹ שֵׁשׁ כְּנָפַיִם שֵׁשׁ כְּנָפַיִם לְאֶחָד בִּשְׁתַּיִם יְכַסֶּה פָנָיו וּבִשְׁתַּיִם יְכַסֶּה רַגְלָיו וּבִשְׁתַּיִם יְעוֹפֵֽף

    Above Him stood the seraphim; each one had six wings: with twain he covered his face and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

    עפרה at skip 3, forward from Isaiah 6:2ליוובשתיםיופוקאזאלזהואמרקדעףרה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 581,195Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

עפרה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as עפרה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 355.

As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 13:17. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Ophrah in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 9,421 sequences of עפרה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 9,462).

What is the shortest skip for Ophrah in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 31:42 — the shortest of 9,421 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 9,462.

What is the gematria of Ophrah in Hebrew?

Ophrah is spelled עפרה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 355.

How many times is Ophrah found in the whole Tanakh?

The whole Tanakh holds 32,518 sequences of עפרה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 32,936).

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