Prayer תפלה
Prayer is written תפלה in Hebrew. Prayer appears 18,030 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 17,966 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 18,030
- Chance alone
- 17,966
- P (≥ found)
- 0.32
- 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 18,030 sequences of תפלה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 17,966).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 19:17, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 196,983 sequences of תפלה, against about 187,203 from chance alone.
- Genesis 3,257
- Exodus 4,442
- Leviticus 3,120
- Numbers 4,329
- Deuteronomy 2,882
The shortest skips
וַיְהִי כְהוֹצִיאָם אֹתָם הַחוּצָה וַיֹּאמֶר הִמָּלֵט עַל־נַפְשֶׁךָ אַל־תַּבִּיט אַחֲרֶיךָ וְאַֽל־תַּעֲמֹד בְּכָל־הַכִּכָּר הָהָרָה הִמָּלֵט פֶּן־תִּסָּפֶֽה
And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said: ‘Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the Plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be swept away.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 23,252Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת אַלּוּפֵי עֵשָׂו לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לִמְקֹמֹתָם בִּשְׁמֹתָם אַלּוּף תִּמְנָע אַלּוּף עַֽלְוָה אַלּוּף יְתֵֽת
And these are the names of the chiefs that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names: the chief of Timna, the chief of Alvah, the chief of Jetheth;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 53,943Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ שְׁתֵּי טַבְּעֹת זָהָב וַֽיִּתְּנֻם עַל־שְׁתֵּי כִתְפֹת הָאֵפֹד מִלְמַטָּה מִמּוּל פָּנָיו לְעֻמַּת מֶחְבַּרְתּוֹ מִמַּעַל לְחֵשֶׁב הָאֵפֹֽד
And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart thereof, close by the coupling thereof, above the skilfully woven band of the ephod.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 138,806Open in the laboratory →
וְהֵבִיא אֶת־אֲשָׁמוֹ לַיהוָה עַל חַטָּאתוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָא נְקֵבָה מִן־הַצֹּאן כִּשְׂבָּה אֽוֹ־שְׂעִירַת עִזִּים לְחַטָּאת וְכִפֶּר עָלָיו הַכֹּהֵן מֵחַטָּאתֽוֹ
and he shall bring his forfeit unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him as concerning his sin.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 146,632Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־לֹא תִמְצָא יָדָהּ דֵּי שֶׂה וְלָקְחָה שְׁתֵּֽי־תֹרִים אוֹ שְׁנֵי בְּנֵי יוֹנָה אֶחָד לְעֹלָה וְאֶחָד לְחַטָּאת וְכִפֶּר עָלֶיהָ הַכֹּהֵן וְטָהֵֽרָה
And if her means suffice not for a lamb, then she shall take two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons: the one for a burnt-offering, and the other for a sin-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 157,997Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, תפלה appears 59,073 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 60,269, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 3,257
- Exodus 4,442
- Leviticus 3,120
- Numbers 4,329
- Deuteronomy 3,061
- Joshua 1,814
- Judges 1,807
- Samuel 3,959
- Kings 4,030
- Isaiah 2,924
- Jeremiah 3,943
- Ezekiel 4,576
- The Twelve 2,531
- Psalms 3,614
- Proverbs 1,416
- Job 1,480
- Song of Songs 300
- Ruth 297
- Lamentations 319
- Ecclesiastes 500
- Esther 601
- Daniel 1,061
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,394
- Chronicles 4,298
Outside the Torah
וַתִּצְלַח עָלָיו רוּחַ יְהוָה וַיֵּרֶד אַשְׁקְלוֹן וַיַּךְ מֵהֶם שְׁלֹשִׁים אִישׁ וַיִּקַּח אֶת־חֲלִיצוֹתָם וַיִּתֵּן הַחֲלִיפוֹת לְמַגִּידֵי הַחִידָה וַיִּחַר אַפּוֹ וַיַּעַל בֵּית אָבִֽיהוּ
And the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and smote thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes of raiment unto them that declared the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father’s house.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 370,561Open in the laboratory →
וְהִנֵּה קָמָה כָֽל־הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה עַל־שִׁפְחָתֶךָ וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ תְּנִי אֶת־מַכֵּה אָחִיו וּנְמִתֵהוּ בְּנֶפֶשׁ אָחִיו אֲשֶׁר הָרָג וְנַשְׁמִידָה גַּם אֶת־הַיּוֹרֵשׁ וְכִבּוּ אֶת־גַּֽחַלְתִּי אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁאָרָה לְבִלְתִּי שום־לְאִישִׁי שֵׁם וּשְׁאֵרִית עַל־פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָֽה
And, behold, the whole family is risen against thy handmaid, and they said: Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew, and so destroy the heir also. Thus will they quench my coal which is left, and will leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the face of the earth.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 455,902Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָמָה אַתֶּם עֹשִׂים רָעָה גְדוֹלָה אֶל־נַפְשֹׁתֵכֶם לְהַכְרִית לָכֶם אִישׁ־וְאִשָּׁה עוֹלֵל וְיוֹנֵק מִתּוֹךְ יְהוּדָה לְבִלְתִּי הוֹתִיר לָכֶם שְׁאֵרִֽית
Therefore now thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your own souls, to cut off from you man and woman, infant and suckling, out of the midst of Judah, to leave you none remaining;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 710,168Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תפלה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as תפלה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 515.
As a plain word it stands 20 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 8:38. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Other spellings
- תפילה — the Tanakh's own spelling found 1,836 in the Torah (chance 1,844)
Questions
Does Prayer appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 18,030 sequences of תפלה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 17,966).
What is the shortest skip for Prayer in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 19:17 — the shortest of 18,030 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 17,966.
How is Prayer spelled in Hebrew?
Prayer is spelled תפלה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 515; one other spelling is counted on this page.
Is Prayer in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, תפלה appears 59,073 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 60,269, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 17,966 here) beside the count.