Petroleum נפט
Petroleum is written נפט in Hebrew. In the Torah codes, Petroleum is found 13,482 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 49:9) — 4.1% above the 12,957 chance alone would give (probability of 13,482 or more by chance alone: 2.3 × 10⁻⁶).
- Found in the Torah
- 13,482
- Chance alone
- 12,957
- P (≥ found)
- 2.3 × 10⁻⁶
- 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 13,482 sequences of נפט at skips 2–5,000, 4.1% above what chance alone gives (about 12,957); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.3 × 10⁻⁶ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 49:9, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 211,926 sequences of נפט, against about 200,828 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 12,957 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 2,300
- Exodus 2,477
- Leviticus 3,686
- Numbers 3,687
- Deuteronomy 1,332
The shortest skips
גּוּר אַרְיֵה יְהוּדָה מִטֶּרֶף בְּנִי עָלִיתָ כָּרַע רָבַץ כְּאַרְיֵה וּכְלָבִיא מִי יְקִימֶֽנּוּ
Judah is a lion’s whelp; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up. He stooped down, he couched as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 75,596Open in the laboratory →
אוֹי־לְךָ מוֹאָב אָבַדְתָּ עַם־כְּמוֹשׁ נָתַן בָּנָיו פְּלֵיטִם וּבְנֹתָיו בַּשְּׁבִית לְמֶלֶךְ אֱמֹרִי סִיחֽוֹן
Woe to thee, Moab! Thou art undone, O people of Chemosh; He hath given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, Unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 224,922Open in the laboratory →
וַיְדַבֵּר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָעָם לֵאמֹר הֵחָלְצוּ מֵאִתְּכֶם אֲנָשִׁים לַצָּבָא וְיִהְיוּ עַל־מִדְיָן לָתֵת נִקְמַת־יְהוָה בְּמִדְיָֽן
And Moses spoke unto the people, saying: ‘Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute the LORD’S vengeance on Midian.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 239,529Open in the laboratory →
אַךְ אֶת־זֶה לֹא תֹֽאכְלוּ מִֽמַּעֲלֵי הַגֵּרָה וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵי הַפַּרְסָה אֶֽת־הַגָּמָל כִּֽי־מַעֲלֵה גֵרָה הוּא וּפַרְסָה אֵינֶנּוּ מַפְרִיס טָמֵא הוּא לָכֶֽם
Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that only chew the cud, or of them that only part the hoof: the camel, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 155,592Open in the laboratory →
וְהֵבִיא אֶת־הַפָּר אֶל־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְסָמַךְ אֶת־יָדוֹ עַל־רֹאשׁ הַפָּר וְשָׁחַט אֶת־הַפָּר לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tent of meeting before the LORD; and he shall lay his hand upon the head of the bullock, and kill the bullock before the LORD.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 144,492Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 47,192 sequences of נפט at skips 2–5,000, 6.9% above what chance alone gives (about 44,164); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.4 × 10⁻⁴⁶ by chance alone.
- Genesis 2,300
- Exodus 2,477
- Leviticus 3,686
- Numbers 3,687
- Deuteronomy 1,376
- Joshua 1,230
- Judges 1,080
- Samuel 1,857
- Kings 1,924
- Isaiah 3,015
- Jeremiah 2,220
- Ezekiel 2,909
- The Twelve 2,023
- Psalms 4,907
- Proverbs 2,761
- Job 2,761
- Song of Songs 386
- Ruth 197
- Lamentations 480
- Ecclesiastes 415
- Esther 374
- Daniel 1,493
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,423
- Chronicles 2,211
Outside the Torah
אֲנַחְנוּ פָּשַׁטְנוּ נֶגֶב הַכְּרֵתִי וְעַל־אֲשֶׁר לִֽיהוּדָה וְעַל־נֶגֶב כָּלֵב וְאֶת־צִקְלַג שָׂרַפְנוּ בָאֵֽשׁ
We made a raid upon the South of the Cherethites, and upon that which belongeth to Judah, and upon the South of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 433,053Open in the laboratory →
וָאֹמַר יָשִׂימוּ צָנִיף טָהוֹר עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ וַיָּשִׂימוּ הַצָּנִיף הַטָּהוֹר עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ וַיַּלְבִּשֻׁהוּ בְּגָדִים וּמַלְאַךְ יְהוָה עֹמֵֽד
And I said: ‘Let them set a fair mitre upon his head.’ So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments; and the angel of the LORD stood by.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 844,970Open in the laboratory →
אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי רָנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְבֵנִי סֶֽלָה
Thou art my hiding-place; Thou wilt preserve me from the adversary; With songs of deliverance Thou wilt compass me about. Selah
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 873,183Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
נפט — a Hebrew word. Searched as נפט, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 139.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Petroleum in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 13,482 sequences of נפט at skips 2–5,000, 4.1% above what chance alone gives (about 12,957); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.3 × 10⁻⁶ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Petroleum in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 49:9 — the shortest of 13,482 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 12,957.
How is Petroleum spelled in Hebrew?
Petroleum is spelled נפט — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 139.
Is Petroleum in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 47,192 sequences of נפט at skips 2–5,000, 6.9% above what chance alone gives (about 44,164); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.4 × 10⁻⁴⁶ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
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