Purple ארגמן
Purple is written ארגמן in Hebrew. Purple appears 409 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 410 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 409
- Chance alone
- 410
- P (≥ found)
- 0.54
- Shortest skip
- 16
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
409 sequences of ארגמן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 410 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which ארגמן appears in the Torah is 16 — the first at Exodus 10:24, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), ארגמן is found 3,216 times; chance alone would give about 3,235.
- Genesis 126
- Exodus 66
- Leviticus 72
- Numbers 86
- Deuteronomy 59
The shortest skips
וַיִּקְרָא פַרְעֹה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וַיֹּאמֶר לְכוּ עִבְדוּ אֶת־יְהוָה רַק צֹאנְכֶם וּבְקַרְכֶם יֻצָּג גַּֽם־טַפְּכֶם יֵלֵךְ עִמָּכֶֽם
And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said: ‘Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed; let your little ones also go with you.’
skip 16, width 16 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 93,042Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר עֲבָדֶיךָ אַחִים אֲנַחְנוּ בְּנֵי אִישׁ־אֶחָד בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וְהִנֵּה הַקָּטֹן אֶת־אָבִינוּ הַיּוֹם וְהָאֶחָד אֵינֶֽנּוּ
And they said: ‘We thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.’
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 63,551Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשָׁב אֶל־יְהוּדָה וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא מְצָאתִיהָ וְגַם אַנְשֵׁי הַמָּקוֹם אָֽמְרוּ לֹא־הָיְתָה בָזֶה קְדֵשָֽׁה
And he returned to Judah, and said: ‘I have not found her; and also the men of the place said: There hath been no harlot here.’
skip 30, width 30 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 57,075Open in the laboratory →
דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: I am the LORD your God.
skip 45, width 45 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 169,025Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־יְהוֹשׁוּעַ צִוֵּיתִי בָּעֵת הַהִוא לֵאמֹר עֵינֶיךָ הָרֹאֹת אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם לִשְׁנֵי הַמְּלָכִים הָאֵלֶּה כֵּֽן־יַעֲשֶׂה יְהוָה לְכָל־הַמַּמְלָכוֹת אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה עֹבֵר שָֽׁמָּה
And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying: ‘Thine eyes have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings; so shall the LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou goest over.
skip 48, width 48 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 255,817Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,696 sequences of ארגמן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,728).
- Genesis 126
- Exodus 66
- Leviticus 72
- Numbers 86
- Deuteronomy 68
- Joshua 97
- Judges 67
- Samuel 129
- Kings 106
- Isaiah 96
- Jeremiah 109
- Ezekiel 113
- The Twelve 100
- Psalms 100
- Proverbs 41
- Job 52
- Song of Songs 6
- Ruth 8
- Lamentations 6
- Ecclesiastes 20
- Esther 18
- Daniel 55
- Ezra–Nehemiah 51
- Chronicles 104
Outside the Torah
דִּבְרֵי אָגוּר בִּן־יָקֶה הַמַּשָּׂא נְאֻם הַגֶּבֶר לְאִֽיתִיאֵל לְאִיתִיאֵל וְאֻכָֽל
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the burden. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 962,050Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּזְנִי אֶל־בְּנֵֽי־מִצְרַיִם שְׁכֵנַיִךְ גִּדְלֵי בָשָׂר וַתַּרְבִּי אֶת־תַּזְנֻתֵךְ לְהַכְעִיסֵֽנִי
Thou hast also played the harlot with the Egyptians, thy neighbours, great of flesh; and hast multiplied thy harlotry, to provoke Me.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 746,502Open in the laboratory →
כִּי־מוֹת נָמוּת וְכַמַּיִם הַנִּגָּרִים אַרְצָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא יֵאָסֵפוּ וְלֹֽא־יִשָּׂא אֱלֹהִים נֶפֶשׁ וְחָשַׁב מַֽחֲשָׁבוֹת לְבִלְתִּי יִדַּח מִמֶּנּוּ נִדָּֽח
For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person; but let him devise means, that he that is banished be not an outcast from him.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 456,377Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ארגמן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ארגמן, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 294.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 4:13. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Purple appear in the Torah codes?
409 sequences of ארגמן at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 410 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Purple in the Torah?
Skip 16, reading forward from Exodus 10:24 — the shortest of 409 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 410.
What is the gematria of Purple in Hebrew?
Purple is spelled ארגמן — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 294.
How many times is Purple found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,696 sequences of ארגמן at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,728).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 410 here) beside the count.