Raphu רפוא
Raphu (רפוא) is a person named in the Tanakh. Raphu appears 24,572 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 24,769 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 24,572
- Chance alone
- 24,769
- P (≥ found)
- 0.89
- Shortest skip
- 2
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, רפוא appears 24,572 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 24,769, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which רפוא appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 23:5, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), רפוא is found 268,684 times; chance alone would give about 258,085.
- Genesis 7,477
- Exodus 4,988
- Leviticus 3,661
- Numbers 5,014
- Deuteronomy 3,432
The shortest skips
עַל־דְּבַר אֲשֶׁר לֹא־קִדְּמוּ אֶתְכֶם בַּלֶּחֶם וּבַמַּיִם בַּדֶּרֶךְ בְּצֵאתְכֶם מִמִּצְרָיִם וַאֲשֶׁר שָׂכַר עָלֶיךָ אֶת־בִּלְעָם בֶּן־בְּעוֹר מִפְּתוֹר אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם לְקַֽלְלֶֽךָּ
because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Aram-naharaim, to curse thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 285,804Open in the laboratory →
וְכִלְכַּלְתִּי אֹֽתְךָ שָׁם כִּי־עוֹד חָמֵשׁ שָׁנִים רָעָב פֶּן־תִּוָּרֵשׁ אַתָּה וּבֵֽיתְךָ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לָֽךְ
and there will I sustain thee; for there are yet five years of famine; lest thou come to poverty, thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 69,366Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּסֶף אַבְרָהָם וַיִּקַּח אִשָּׁה וּשְׁמָהּ קְטוּרָֽה
And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 32,851Open in the laboratory →
וַיְסַפֵּר שַֽׂר־הַמַּשְׁקִים אֶת־חֲלֹמוֹ לְיוֹסֵף וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ בַּחֲלוֹמִי וְהִנֵּה־גֶפֶן לְפָנָֽי
And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him: ‘In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 59,261Open in the laboratory →
פֶּן־יִרְדֹּף גֹּאֵל הַדָּם אַחֲרֵי הָרֹצֵחַ כִּי־יֵחַם לְבָבוֹ וְהִשִּׂיגוֹ כִּֽי־יִרְבֶּה הַדֶּרֶךְ וְהִכָּהוּ נָפֶשׁ וְלוֹ אֵין מִשְׁפַּט־מָוֶת כִּי לֹא שֹׂנֵא הוּא לוֹ מִתְּמוֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם
lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and smite him mortally; whereas he was not deserving of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 280,617Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, רפוא appears 88,098 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 89,394, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 7,477
- Exodus 4,988
- Leviticus 3,661
- Numbers 5,014
- Deuteronomy 3,719
- Joshua 3,030
- Judges 3,299
- Samuel 6,892
- Kings 6,082
- Isaiah 5,827
- Jeremiah 5,355
- Ezekiel 5,701
- The Twelve 4,493
- Psalms 5,525
- Proverbs 2,568
- Job 3,115
- Song of Songs 383
- Ruth 291
- Lamentations 371
- Ecclesiastes 548
- Esther 753
- Daniel 1,538
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,808
- Chronicles 5,660
Outside the Torah
חָקְרֵנִי אֵל וְדַע לְבָבִי בְּחָנֵנִי וְדַע שַׂרְעַפָּֽי
Search me, O God, and know my heart, Try me, and know my thoughts;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 932,852Open in the laboratory →
כְּפִירִים רָשׁוּ וְרָעֵבוּ וְדֹרְשֵׁי יְהוָה לֹא־יַחְסְרוּ כָל־טֽוֹב
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; But they that seek the LORD want not any good thing.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 874,268Open in the laboratory →
וְהַקְרִבוּ לַחֲנֻכַּת בֵּית־אֱלָהָא דְנָה תּוֹרִין מְאָה דִּכְרִין מָאתַיִן אִמְּרִין אַרְבַּע מְאָה וּצְפִירֵי עִזִּין לחטיא עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל תְּרֵֽי־עֲשַׂר לְמִנְיָן שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And they offered at the dedication of this house of God a hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twelve he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,067,619Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
רפוא — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as רפוא, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 287.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 13:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Raphu in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, רפוא appears 24,572 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 24,769, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Raphu in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Deuteronomy 23:5 — the shortest of 24,572 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 24,769.
What is the gematria of Raphu in Hebrew?
Raphu is spelled רפוא — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 287.
How many times is Raphu found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, רפוא appears 88,098 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 89,394, 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 24,769 here) beside the count.