Rafi רפי
In Hebrew letters the first name Rafi is written רפי — given name. In the Torah codes, Rafi is found 290,418 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 16:8) — about what chance alone gives (about 290,810).
- Found in the Torah
- 290,418
- Chance alone
- 290,810
- P (≥ found)
- 0.77
- 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 290,418 sequences of רפי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 290,810).
The shortest skip at which רפי appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 16:8, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), רפי is found 4,743,276 times; chance alone would give about 4,507,426.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 290,810 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 83,683
- Exodus 62,267
- Leviticus 35,598
- Numbers 66,722
- Deuteronomy 42,148
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמַר הָגָר שִׁפְחַת שָׂרַי אֵֽי־מִזֶּה בָאת וְאָנָה תֵלֵכִי וַתֹּאמֶר מִפְּנֵי שָׂרַי גְּבִרְתִּי אָנֹכִי בֹּרַֽחַת
And he said: ‘Hagar, Sarai’s handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou?’ And she said: ‘I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 18,720Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקָם שְׂדֵה עֶפְרוֹן אֲשֶׁר בַּמַּכְפֵּלָה אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי מַמְרֵא הַשָּׂדֶה וְהַמְּעָרָה אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ וְכָל־הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׂדֶה אֲשֶׁר בְּכָל־גְּבֻלוֹ סָבִֽיב
So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border thereof round about, were made sure
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 29,156Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אִם־יָבוֹא עֵשָׂו אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶה הָאַחַת וְהִכָּהוּ וְהָיָה הַמַּחֲנֶה הַנִּשְׁאָר לִפְלֵיטָֽה
And he said: ‘If Esau come to the one camp, and smite it, then the camp which is left shall escape.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 46,922Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲמַרְתֶּם גַּם הִנֵּה עַבְדְּךָ יַעֲקֹב אַחֲרֵינוּ כִּֽי־אָמַר אֲכַפְּרָה פָנָיו בַּמִּנְחָה הַהֹלֶכֶת לְפָנָי וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן אֶרְאֶה פָנָיו אוּלַי יִשָּׂא פָנָֽי
and ye shall say: Moreover, behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us.’ For he said: ‘I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept me.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 47,602Open in the laboratory →
וְהוּא עָבַר לִפְנֵיהֶם וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ אַרְצָה שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים עַד־גִּשְׁתּוֹ עַד־אָחִֽיו
And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 48,335Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, רפי appears 1,192,819 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 1,192,168, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 83,683
- Exodus 62,267
- Leviticus 35,598
- Numbers 66,722
- Deuteronomy 44,599
- Joshua 39,143
- Judges 40,389
- Samuel 72,899
- Kings 80,080
- Isaiah 82,845
- Jeremiah 71,460
- Ezekiel 76,172
- The Twelve 61,875
- Psalms 104,543
- Proverbs 46,023
- Job 52,551
- Song of Songs 7,217
- Ruth 4,885
- Lamentations 6,529
- Ecclesiastes 8,164
- Esther 10,266
- Daniel 21,639
- Ezra–Nehemiah 29,014
- Chronicles 84,256
Outside the Torah
הִנֵּה אֲרוֹן הַבְּרִית אֲדוֹן כָּל־הָאָרֶץ עֹבֵר לִפְנֵיכֶם בַּיַּרְדֵּֽן
Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth on before you over the Jordan.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 308,316Open in the laboratory →
ויאמרו אֶל־הָעָם עִבְרוּ וְסֹבּוּ אֶת־הָעִיר וְהֶחָלוּץ יַעֲבֹר לִפְנֵי אֲרוֹן יְהוָֽה
And he said unto the people: ‘Pass on, and compass the city, and let the armed body pass on before the ark of the LORD.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 311,869Open in the laboratory →
בִּי אֲדֹנָי מָה אֹמַר אַחֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר הָפַךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל עֹרֶף לִפְנֵי אֹיְבָֽיו
Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after that Israel hath turned their backs before their enemies!
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 313,924Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
רפי — the name in Hebrew letters: given name. Searched as רפי, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 290.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Rafi in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 290,418 sequences of רפי at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 290,810).
What is the shortest skip for Rafi in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 16:8 — the shortest of 290,418 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 290,810.
What is the gematria of Rafi in Hebrew?
Rafi is spelled רפי — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 290.
How many times is Rafi found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, רפי appears 1,192,819 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 1,192,168, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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