Phurah פרה
Phurah (פרה) is a person named in the Tanakh — Purah. In the Torah codes, Phurah is found 254,478 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 11:7) — about what chance alone gives (about 258,546).
- Found in the Torah
- 254,478
- Chance alone
- 258,546
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
254,478 sequences of פרה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 258,546 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which פרה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 11:7, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), פרה is found 3,901,501 times; chance alone would give about 4,007,347.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 258,546 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 57,158
- Exodus 57,342
- Leviticus 40,061
- Numbers 60,823
- Deuteronomy 39,094
The shortest skips
הָבָה נֵֽרְדָה וְנָבְלָה שָׁם שְׂפָתָם אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ אִישׁ שְׂפַת רֵעֵֽהוּ
Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 13,025Open in the laboratory →
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.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 45,822Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְצֹף פַּרְעֹה עַל שְׁנֵי סָרִיסָיו עַל שַׂר הַמַּשְׁקִים וְעַל שַׂר הָאוֹפִֽים
And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 58,888Open in the laboratory →
וְכוֹס פַּרְעֹה בְּיָדִי וָאֶקַּח אֶת־הָֽעֲנָבִים וָֽאֶשְׂחַט אֹתָם אֶל־כּוֹס פַּרְעֹה וָאֶתֵּן אֶת־הַכּוֹס עַל־כַּף פַּרְעֹֽה
and Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 59,405Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשֶׁב אֶת־שַׂר הַמַּשְׁקִים עַל־מַשְׁקֵהוּ וַיִּתֵּן הַכּוֹס עַל־כַּף פַּרְעֹֽה
And he restored the chief butler back unto his butlership; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 59,965Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, פרה appears 867,321 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 881,663, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 57,158
- Exodus 57,342
- Leviticus 40,061
- Numbers 60,823
- Deuteronomy 41,704
- Joshua 33,478
- Judges 26,769
- Samuel 50,213
- Kings 59,837
- Isaiah 56,416
- Jeremiah 58,252
- Ezekiel 60,720
- The Twelve 45,509
- Psalms 55,075
- Proverbs 23,290
- Job 21,271
- Song of Songs 4,421
- Ruth 1,699
- Lamentations 5,590
- Ecclesiastes 5,749
- Esther 8,263
- Daniel 13,843
- Ezra–Nehemiah 19,809
- Chronicles 60,029
Outside the Torah
וַאֲחִיתֹפֶל רָאָה כִּי לֹא נֶעֶשְׂתָה עֲצָתוֹ וַיַּחֲבֹשׁ אֶֽת־הַחֲמוֹר וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ אֶל־עִירוֹ וַיְצַו אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ וַיֵּחָנַק וַיָּמָת וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּקֶבֶר אָבִֽיו
And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and got him home, unto his city, and set his house in order, and strangled himself; and he died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 463,165Open in the laboratory →
חצרו הַֽכַּרְמְלִי פַּעֲרַי הָאַרְבִּֽי
Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 475,346Open in the laboratory →
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יָסִיר אֲדֹנָי אֵת תִּפְאֶרֶת הָעֲכָסִים וְהַשְּׁבִיסִים וְהַשַּׂהֲרֹנִֽים
In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their anklets, and the fillets, and the crescents;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 578,881Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
פרה — the Tanakh's own spelling: Purah. Searched as פרה, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 285.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 35:11. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Parah.
Questions
Does Phurah appear in the Torah codes?
254,478 sequences of פרה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 258,546 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Phurah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 11:7 — the shortest of 254,478 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 258,546.
What is the gematria of Phurah in Hebrew?
Phurah is spelled פרה — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 285.
How many times is Phurah found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, פרה appears 867,321 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 881,663, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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