Potiphar פוטיפר
Potiphar (פוטיפר) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Potiphar is found 3 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 602 (Exodus 10:7) — about what chance alone gives (about 2.6).
- Found in the Torah
- 3
- Chance alone
- 2.6
- P (≥ found)
- 0.49
- Shortest skip
- 602
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, פוטיפר appears 3 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 2.6, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 602 — the first at Exodus 10:7, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 60,969, the Torah holds 17 sequences of פוטיפר, against about 16.8 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1
- Exodus 2
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמְרוּ עַבְדֵי פַרְעֹה אֵלָיו עַד־מָתַי יִהְיֶה זֶה לָנוּ לְמוֹקֵשׁ שַׁלַּח אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁים וְיַֽעַבְדוּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם הֲטֶרֶם תֵּדַע כִּי אָבְדָה מִצְרָֽיִם
And Pharaoh’s servants said unto him: ‘How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God, knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?’
skip 602, width 602 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 91,978Open in the laboratory →
עֹלַת תָּמִיד לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם פֶּתַח אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵד לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר אִוָּעֵד לָכֶם שָׁמָּה לְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ שָֽׁם
It shall be a continual burnt-offering throughout your generations at the door of the tent of meeting before the LORD, where I will meet with you, to speak there unto thee.
skip 1,523, width 1,523 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 122,836Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּיטַב הַדָּבָר בְּעֵינֵי פַרְעֹה וּבְעֵינֵי כָּל־עֲבָדָֽיו
And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
skip 2,398, width 2,398 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 61,906Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 11 sequences of פוטיפר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 10.3).
- Genesis 1
- Exodus 2
- Kings 2
- Isaiah 1
- Jeremiah 1
- Ezekiel 1
- Psalms 1
- Job 1
- Chronicles 1
Outside the Torah
אַל־תִּֽירְאִי כִּי־לֹא תֵבוֹשִׁי וְאַל־תִּכָּלְמִי כִּי לֹא תַחְפִּירִי כִּי בֹשֶׁת עֲלוּמַיִךְ תִּשְׁכָּחִי וְחֶרְפַּת אַלְמְנוּתַיִךְ לֹא תִזְכְּרִי־עֽוֹד
Fear not, for thou shalt not be ashamed. Neither be thou confounded, for thou shalt not be put to shame; For thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, And the reproach of thy widowhood shalt thou remember no more.
skip 708, width 708 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 630,280Open in the laboratory →
יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבוֹ כְמוֹ־אָרֶז גִּידֵי פחדו יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ
He straineth his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
skip 857, width 857 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 993,775Open in the laboratory →
אַשְׁרֵי אֲנָשֶׁיךָ אַשְׁרֵי עֲבָדֶיךָ אֵלֶּה הָֽעֹמְדִים לְפָנֶיךָ תָּמִיד הַשֹּׁמְעִים אֶת־חָכְמָתֶֽךָ
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
skip 1,698, width 1,698 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 499,671Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
פוטיפר — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as פוטיפר, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 385.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 39:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Potiphar appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, פוטיפר appears 3 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 2.6, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Potiphar in the Torah?
Skip 602, reading backward from Exodus 10:7 — the shortest of 3 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2.6.
How is Potiphar spelled in Hebrew?
Potiphar is spelled פוטיפר — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 385.
Is Potiphar in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 11 sequences of פוטיפר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 10.3).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 2.6 here) beside the count.