Raphael רפאל
Raphael — in Hebrew רפאל — an angel named in rabbinic tradition, associated with healing. Raphael appears 17,344 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 17,498 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 17,344
- Chance alone
- 17,498
- P (≥ found)
- 0.88
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
17,344 sequences of רפאל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 17,498 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 16:13, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 189,006 sequences of רפאל, against about 182,324 from chance alone.
- Genesis 4,688
- Exodus 3,407
- Leviticus 2,531
- Numbers 4,050
- Deuteronomy 2,668
The shortest skips
הַמְעַט כִּי הֶֽעֱלִיתָנוּ מֵאֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבַשׁ לַהֲמִיתֵנוּ בַּמִּדְבָּר כִּֽי־תִשְׂתָּרֵר עָלֵינוּ גַּם־הִשְׂתָּרֵֽר
is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, but thou must needs make thyself also a prince over us?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 215,989Open in the laboratory →
וְלָֽקְחוּ לַטָּמֵא מֵעֲפַר שְׂרֵפַת הַֽחַטָּאת וְנָתַן עָלָיו מַיִם חַיִּים אֶל־כֶּֽלִי
And for the unclean they shall take of the ashes of the burning of the purification from sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 221,530Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַל מֹשֶׁה מֵֽעַרְבֹת מוֹאָב אֶל־הַר נְבוֹ רֹאשׁ הַפִּסְגָּה אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי יְרֵחוֹ וַיַּרְאֵהוּ יְהוָה אֶת־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ אֶת־הַגִּלְעָד עַד־דָּֽן
And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land, even Gilead as far as Dan;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 304,224Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיִּשְׁאֲלוּ אַנְשֵׁי הַמָּקוֹם לְאִשְׁתּוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲחֹתִי הִוא כִּי יָרֵא לֵאמֹר אִשְׁתִּי פֶּן־יַֽהַרְגֻנִי אַנְשֵׁי הַמָּקוֹם עַל־רִבְקָה כִּֽי־טוֹבַת מַרְאֶה הִֽיא
And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said: ‘She is my sister’; for he feared to say: ‘My wife’; ‘lest the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she is fair to look upon.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 34,767Open in the laboratory →
אָמַר אוֹיֵב אֶרְדֹּף אַשִּׂיג אֲחַלֵּק שָׁלָל תִּמְלָאֵמוֹ נַפְשִׁי אָרִיק חַרְבִּי תּוֹרִישֵׁמוֹ יָדִֽי
The enemy said: ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 100,248Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
59,830 sequences of רפאל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 60,906 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 4,688
- Exodus 3,407
- Leviticus 2,531
- Numbers 4,050
- Deuteronomy 2,852
- Joshua 1,933
- Judges 2,190
- Samuel 4,789
- Kings 4,454
- Isaiah 3,307
- Jeremiah 3,778
- Ezekiel 3,795
- The Twelve 2,616
- Psalms 3,523
- Proverbs 1,620
- Job 2,152
- Song of Songs 244
- Ruth 184
- Lamentations 267
- Ecclesiastes 414
- Esther 657
- Daniel 1,365
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,211
- Chronicles 3,803
Outside the Torah
וַיִּֽחַר־אַף שָׁאוּל בִּיהוֹנָתָן וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ בֶּֽן־נַעֲוַת הַמַּרְדּוּת הֲלוֹא יָדַעְתִּי כִּֽי־בֹחֵר אַתָּה לְבֶן־יִשַׁי לְבָשְׁתְּךָ וּלְבֹשֶׁת עֶרְוַת אִמֶּֽךָ
Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him: ‘Thou son of perverse rebellion, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame, and unto the shame of thy mother’s nakedness?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 417,831Open in the laboratory →
אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ יְהוָה זָכְרֵנִי וּפָקְדֵנִי וְהִנָּקֶם לִי מֵרֹדְפַי אַל־לְאֶרֶךְ אַפְּךָ תִּקָּחֵנִי דַּע שְׂאֵתִי עָלֶיךָ חֶרְפָּֽה
Thou, O LORD, knowest; Remember me, and think of me, and avenge me of my persecutors; Take me not away because of Thy long-suffering; Know that for Thy sake I have suffered taunts.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 664,327Open in the laboratory →
לָכֵן חַי־אָנִי נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה כִּֽי־לְדָם אֶעֶשְׂךָ וְדָם יִרְדֲּפֶךָ אִם־לֹא דָם שָׂנֵאתָ וְדָם יִרְדֲּפֶֽךָ
therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee; surely thou hast hated thine own blood, therefore blood shall pursue thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 778,141Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
רפאל — a Hebrew word: an angel named in rabbinic tradition, associated with healing. Searched as רפאל, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 311.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Rephael, Rafael.
Questions
Does Raphael appear in the Torah codes?
17,344 sequences of רפאל at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 17,498 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Raphael in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 16:13 — the shortest of 17,344 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 17,498.
How is Raphael spelled in Hebrew?
Raphael is spelled רפאל — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 311.
Is Raphael in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
59,830 sequences of רפאל at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 60,906 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
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