Orpah ערפה
Orpah (ערפה) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Orpah is found 9,406 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3 (Genesis 41:31) — about what chance alone gives (about 9,462).
- Found in the Torah
- 9,406
- Chance alone
- 9,462
- P (≥ found)
- 0.72
- Shortest skip
- 3
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, ערפה appears 9,406 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 9,462, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which ערפה appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 41:31, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), ערפה is found 102,399 times; chance alone would give about 98,589.
- Genesis 2,015
- Exodus 2,327
- Leviticus 1,517
- Numbers 2,211
- Deuteronomy 1,336
The shortest skips
וְלֹֽא־יִוָּדַע הַשָּׂבָע בָּאָרֶץ מִפְּנֵי הָרָעָב הַהוּא אַחֲרֵי־כֵן כִּֽי־כָבֵד הוּא מְאֹֽד
and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine which followeth; for it shall be very grievous.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 61,590Open in the laboratory →
וְכָל־מַעְשַׂר הָאָרֶץ מִזֶּרַע הָאָרֶץ מִפְּרִי הָעֵץ לַיהוָה הוּא קֹדֶשׁ לַֽיהוָֽה
And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD’S; it is holy unto the LORD.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 186,185Open in the laboratory →
יְשַׁלַּח יְהוָה בְּךָ אֶת־הַמְּאֵרָה אֶת־הַמְּהוּמָה וְאֶת־הַמִּגְעֶרֶת בְּכָל־מִשְׁלַח יָדְךָ אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה עַד הִשָּֽׁמֶדְךָ וְעַד־אֲבָדְךָ מַהֵר מִפְּנֵי רֹעַ מַֽעֲלָלֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר עֲזַבְתָּֽנִי
The LORD will send upon thee cursing, discomfiture, and rebuke, in all that thou puttest thy hand unto to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the evil of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken Me.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 292,562Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹא נוּכַל עַד אֲשֶׁר יֵאָֽסְפוּ כָּל־הָעֲדָרִים וְגָֽלֲלוּ אֶת־הָאֶבֶן מֵעַל פִּי הַבְּאֵר וְהִשְׁקִינוּ הַצֹּֽאן
And they said: ‘We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and they roll the stone from the well’s mouth; then we water the sheep.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 40,171Open in the laboratory →
וּלְקַחְתֶּם לָכֶם בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן פְּרִי עֵץ הָדָר כַּפֹּת תְּמָרִים וַעֲנַף עֵץ־עָבֹת וְעַרְבֵי־נָחַל וּשְׂמַחְתֶּם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם שִׁבְעַת יָמִֽים
And ye shall take you on the first day the fruit of goodly trees, branches of palm-trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook, and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 178,314Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 32,333 sequences of ערפה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 32,936).
- Genesis 2,015
- Exodus 2,327
- Leviticus 1,517
- Numbers 2,211
- Deuteronomy 1,451
- Joshua 1,433
- Judges 978
- Samuel 1,746
- Kings 2,119
- Isaiah 2,175
- Jeremiah 2,028
- Ezekiel 1,997
- The Twelve 1,718
- Psalms 2,191
- Proverbs 980
- Job 999
- Song of Songs 125
- Ruth 136
- Lamentations 122
- Ecclesiastes 246
- Esther 265
- Daniel 505
- Ezra–Nehemiah 806
- Chronicles 2,243
Outside the Torah
שְׂאוּ־נֵס בָּאָרֶץ תִּקְעוּ שׁוֹפָר בַּגּוֹיִם קַדְּשׁוּ עָלֶיהָ גּוֹיִם הַשְׁמִיעוּ עָלֶיהָ מַמְלְכוֹת אֲרָרַט מִנִּי וְאַשְׁכְּנָז פִּקְדוּ עָלֶיהָ טִפְסָר הַֽעֲלוּ־סוּס כְּיֶלֶק סָמָֽר
Set ye up a standard in the land, Blow the horn among the nations, Prepare the nations against her, Call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz; Appoint a marshal against her; Cause the horses to come up as the rough canker-worm.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 723,083Open 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 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,051,479Open in the laboratory →
וְעָלָה הַגְּבוּל דְּבִרָה מֵעֵמֶק עָכוֹר וְצָפוֹנָה פֹּנֶה אֶל־הַגִּלְגָּל אֲשֶׁר־נֹכַח לְמַעֲלֵה אֲדֻמִּים אֲשֶׁר מִנֶּגֶב לַנָּחַל וְעָבַר הַגְּבוּל אֶל־מֵי־עֵין שֶׁמֶשׁ וְהָיוּ תֹצְאֹתָיו אֶל־עֵין רֹגֵֽל
And the border went up to Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is over against the ascent of Adummim, which is on the south side of the brook; and the border passed along to the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 328,029Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ערפה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ערפה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 355.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Ruth 1:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Orpah in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, ערפה appears 9,406 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 9,462, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Orpah in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Genesis 41:31 — the shortest of 9,406 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 9,462.
What is the gematria of Orpah in Hebrew?
Orpah is spelled ערפה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 355.
How many times is Orpah found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 32,333 sequences of ערפה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 32,936).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 9,462 here) beside the count.