Pharpar פרפר
Pharpar (פרפר) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Pharpar appears 2,713 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 3.9% more than chance alone would give (about 2,611; probability 0.02).
- Found in the Torah
- 2,713
- Chance alone
- 2,611
- P (≥ found)
- 0.02
- Shortest skip
- 5
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, פרפר appears 2,713 times in the Torah — 3.9% more than the 2,611 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,713 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
The shortest skip at which פרפר appears in the Torah is 5 — the first at Genesis 37:36, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), פרפר is found 28,081 times; chance alone would give about 27,204.
- Genesis 774
- Exodus 575
- Leviticus 341
- Numbers 703
- Deuteronomy 320
The shortest skips
וְהַמְּדָנִים מָכְרוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל־מִצְרָיִם לְפֽוֹטִיפַר סְרִיס פַּרְעֹה שַׂר הַטַּבָּחִֽים
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 55,994Open in the laboratory →
וְיוֹסֵף הוּרַד מִצְרָיְמָה וַיִּקְנֵהוּ פּוֹטִיפַר סְרִיס פַּרְעֹה שַׂר הַטַּבָּחִים אִישׁ מִצְרִי מִיַּד הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִים אֲשֶׁר הוֹרִדֻהוּ שָֽׁמָּה
And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the Ishmaelites, that had brought him down thither.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 57,550Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַתָּה הַכֶּסֶף בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־תְּאַוֶּה נַפְשְׁךָ בַּבָּקָר וּבַצֹּאן וּבַיַּיִן וּבַשֵּׁכָר וּבְכֹל אֲשֶׁר תִּֽשְׁאָלְךָ נַפְשֶׁךָ וְאָכַלְתָּ שָּׁם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וְשָׂמַחְתָּ אַתָּה וּבֵיתֶֽךָ
And thou shalt bestow the money for whatsoever thy soul desireth, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul asketh of thee; and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou and thy household.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 274,948Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּרֶד הָעַיִט עַל־הַפְּגָרִים וַיַּשֵּׁב אֹתָם אַבְרָֽם
And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 17,829Open in the laboratory →
וְהַבָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר־יִגַּע בְּכָל־טָמֵא לֹא יֵֽאָכֵל בָּאֵשׁ יִשָּׂרֵף וְהַבָּשָׂר כָּל־טָהוֹר יֹאכַל בָּשָֽׂר
And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire. And as for the flesh, every one that is clean may eat thereof.
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 149,870Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, פרפר appears 9,473 times in the whole Tanakh — 5.6% more than the 8,971 chance alone would give; the probability of 9,473 or more by chance alone is 7.6 × 10⁻⁸.
- Genesis 774
- Exodus 575
- Leviticus 341
- Numbers 703
- Deuteronomy 362
- Joshua 313
- Judges 244
- Samuel 422
- Kings 457
- Isaiah 754
- Jeremiah 441
- Ezekiel 657
- The Twelve 469
- Psalms 800
- Proverbs 559
- Job 486
- Song of Songs 57
- Ruth 23
- Lamentations 66
- Ecclesiastes 56
- Esther 60
- Daniel 159
- Ezra–Nehemiah 146
- Chronicles 549
Outside the Torah
נָחַר מַפֻּחַ מאשתם עֹפָרֶת לַשָּׁוְא צָרַף צָרוֹף וְרָעִים לֹא נִתָּֽקוּ
The bellows blow fiercely, The lead is consumed of the fire; In vain doth the founder refine, For the wicked are not separated.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 651,951Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצֵא מן־בת־צִיּוֹן כָּל־הֲדָרָהּ הָיוּ שָׂרֶיהָ כְּאַיָּלִים לֹא־מָצְאוּ מִרְעֶה וַיֵּלְכוּ בְלֹא־כֹחַ לִפְנֵי רוֹדֵֽף
And gone is from the daughter of Zion All her splendour; Her princes are become like harts That find no pasture, And they are gone without strength Before the pursuer.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,006,300Open in the laboratory →
אַף בַּל־נִטָּעוּ אַף בַּל־זֹרָעוּ אַף בַּל־שֹׁרֵשׁ בָּאָרֶץ גִּזְעָם וְגַם־נָשַׁף בָּהֶם וַיִּבָשׁוּ וּסְעָרָה כַּקַּשׁ תִּשָּׂאֵֽם
Scarce are they planted, Scarce are they sown, Scarce hath their stock taken root in the earth; When He bloweth upon them, they wither, And the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 615,434Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
פרפר — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as פרפר, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 560.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Pharpar in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, פרפר appears 2,713 times in the Torah — 3.9% more than the 2,611 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,713 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
What is the shortest skip for Pharpar in the Torah?
Skip 5, reading forward from Genesis 37:36 — the shortest of 2,713 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,611.
What is the gematria of Pharpar in Hebrew?
Pharpar is spelled פרפר — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 560.
How many times is Pharpar found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, פרפר appears 9,473 times in the whole Tanakh — 5.6% more than the 8,971 chance alone would give; the probability of 9,473 or more by chance alone is 7.6 × 10⁻⁸.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 2,611 here) beside the count.