Pharaoh-hophra פרעה חפרע
Pharaoh-hophra (פרעה חפרע) is a person named in the Tanakh — Pharaoh Hophra. פרעה (from Pharaoh-hophra) appears 9,348 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 9,462 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah (פרעה)
- 9,348
- Chance alone
- 9,462
- P (≥ found)
- 0.88
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
A name of more than one word is searched one word at a time, as the laboratory does: the counts on this page are for פרעה, and חפרע has its own figure under the other spellings, each beside its chance figure.
9,348 sequences of פרעה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 9,462 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which פרעה appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 41:31, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), פרעה is found 98,222 times; chance alone would give about 98,589.
- Genesis 2,029
- Exodus 2,271
- Leviticus 1,497
- Numbers 2,253
- Deuteronomy 1,298
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 up one column. letter 61,596Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ קְּעָרֹתָיו וְכַפֹּתָיו וּקְשׂוֹתָיו וּמְנַקִּיֹּתָיו אֲשֶׁר יֻסַּךְ בָּהֵן זָהָב טָהוֹר תַּעֲשֶׂה אֹתָֽם
And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and the pans thereof, and the jars thereof, and the bowls thereof, wherewith to pour out; of pure gold shalt thou make them.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 114,646Open in the laboratory →
וַיְחַזֵּק יְהֹוָה אֶת־לֵב פַּרְעֹה מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם וַיִּרְדֹּף אַחֲרֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יֹצְאִים בְּיָד רָמָֽה
And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel; for the children of Israel went out with a high hand.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 98,410Open in the laboratory →
אֶל־אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ כִּי לֹא אֶֽעֱלֶה בְּקִרְבְּךָ כִּי עַם־קְשֵׁה־עֹרֶף אַתָּה פֶּן־אֲכֶלְךָ בַּדָּֽרֶךְ
unto a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people; lest I consume thee in the way.’
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 127,916Open in the laboratory →
כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה בְּזֹאת תֵּדַע כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה הִנֵּה אָנֹכִי מַכֶּה בַּמַּטֶּה אֲשֶׁר־בְּיָדִי עַל־הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר בַּיְאֹר וְנֶהֶפְכוּ לְדָֽם
thus saith the LORD: In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD—behold, I will smite with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 87,235Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
32,674 sequences of פרעה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 32,936 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 2,029
- Exodus 2,271
- Leviticus 1,497
- Numbers 2,253
- Deuteronomy 1,467
- Joshua 1,389
- Judges 998
- Samuel 1,803
- Kings 2,148
- Isaiah 2,244
- Jeremiah 2,157
- Ezekiel 2,052
- The Twelve 1,711
- Psalms 2,177
- Proverbs 1,012
- Job 925
- Song of Songs 181
- Ruth 72
- Lamentations 198
- Ecclesiastes 236
- Esther 286
- Daniel 522
- Ezra–Nehemiah 805
- Chronicles 2,241
Outside the Torah
עָנֵה מַלְכָּא וְאָמַר לְדָנִיֵּאל דִּי שְׁמֵהּ בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר האיתיך כָּהֵל לְהוֹדָעֻתַנִי חֶלְמָא דִֽי־חֲזֵית וּפִשְׁרֵֽהּ
The king spoke and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar: ‘Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,037,976Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד לְכָל־עֲבָדָיו אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ בִירוּשָׁלִַם קוּמוּ וְנִבְרָחָה כִּי לֹא־תִֽהְיֶה־לָּנוּ פְלֵיטָה מִפְּנֵי אַבְשָׁלוֹם מַהֲרוּ לָלֶכֶת פֶּן־יְמַהֵר וְהִשִּׂגָנוּ וְהִדִּיחַ עָלֵינוּ אֶת־הָרָעָה וְהִכָּה הָעִיר לְפִי־חָֽרֶב
And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem: ‘Arise, and let us flee; for else none of us shall escape from Absalom; make speed to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring down evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 458,705Open in the laboratory →
כִּי שָׁחָה לֶעָפָר נַפְשֵׁנוּ דָּבְקָה לָאָרֶץ בִּטְנֵֽנוּ
For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 881,097Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
פרעה חפרע — the Tanakh's own spelling: Pharaoh Hophra. Searched as פרעה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 355.
As a plain word it stands 237 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 12:15. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- חפרע — the Tanakh's own spelling found 2,521 in the Torah (chance 2,425)
Questions
Is Pharaoh-hophra in the Bible code?
9,348 sequences of פרעה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 9,462 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Pharaoh-hophra in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Genesis 41:31 — the shortest of 9,348 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 9,462.
What is the gematria of Pharaoh-hophra in Hebrew?
Pharaoh-hophra is spelled פרעה חפרע — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 355; one other spelling is counted on this page.
How many times is Pharaoh-hophra found in the whole Tanakh?
32,674 sequences of פרעה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 32,936 that chance alone would produce.
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.