Rephah רפח
Rephah (רפח) is a person named in the Tanakh. Rephah appears 66,806 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% more than chance alone would give (about 66,251; probability 0.02).
- Found in the Torah
- 66,806
- Chance alone
- 66,251
- P (≥ found)
- 0.02
- 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, רפח appears 66,806 times in the Torah — 0.8% more than the 66,251 chance alone would give; the probability of 66,806 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
The shortest skip at which רפח appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 31:23, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), רפח is found 1,080,958 times; chance alone would give about 1,026,869.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 66,251 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 16,668
- Exodus 14,428
- Leviticus 9,903
- Numbers 18,058
- Deuteronomy 7,749
The shortest skips
וַיִּקַּח אֶת־אֶחָיו עִמּוֹ וַיִּרְדֹּף אַחֲרָיו דֶּרֶךְ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וַיַּדְבֵּק אֹתוֹ בְּהַר הַגִּלְעָֽד
And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 44,720Open in the laboratory →
הֵם יָֽצְאוּ אֶת־הָעִיר לֹא הִרְחִיקוּ וְיוֹסֵף אָמַר לַֽאֲשֶׁר עַל־בֵּיתוֹ קוּם רְדֹף אַחֲרֵי הָֽאֲנָשִׁים וְהִשַּׂגְתָּם וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם לָמָּה שִׁלַּמְתֶּם רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָֽה
And when they were gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward: ‘Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them: Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 67,216Open in the laboratory →
וְחִזַּקְתִּי אֶת־לֵב־פַּרְעֹה וְרָדַף אַחֲרֵיהֶם וְאִכָּבְדָה בְּפַרְעֹה וּבְכָל־חֵילוֹ וְיָדְעוּ מִצְרַיִם כִּֽי־אֲנִי יְהוָה וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ־כֵֽן
And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he shall follow after them; and I will get Me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; and the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD.’ And they did so.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 98,186Open in the laboratory →
וַיְחַזֵּק יְהֹוָה אֶת־לֵב פַּרְעֹה מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם וַיִּרְדֹּף אַחֲרֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יֹצְאִים בְּיָד רָמָֽה
And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel; for the children of Israel went out with a high hand.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 98,408Open in the laboratory →
שְׁלֹשָׁה גְבִעִים מְֽשֻׁקָּדִים בַּקָּנֶה הָאֶחָד כַּפְתֹּר וָפֶרַח וּשְׁלֹשָׁה גְבִעִים מְשֻׁקָּדִים בַּקָּנֶה הָאֶחָד כַּפְתֹּר וָפָרַח כֵּן לְשֵׁשֶׁת הַקָּנִים הַיֹּצְאִים מִן־הַמְּנֹרָֽה
three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower; so for the six branches going out of the candlestick.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 114,861Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, רפח appears 244,553 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.5% more than the 238,639 chance alone would give; the probability of 244,553 or more by chance alone is 9.1 × 10⁻³⁴.
- Genesis 16,668
- Exodus 14,428
- Leviticus 9,903
- Numbers 18,058
- Deuteronomy 8,159
- Joshua 8,504
- Judges 7,098
- Samuel 12,768
- Kings 15,222
- Isaiah 16,663
- Jeremiah 11,429
- Ezekiel 16,525
- The Twelve 11,123
- Psalms 20,308
- Proverbs 12,497
- Job 12,088
- Song of Songs 1,450
- Ruth 1,013
- Lamentations 1,486
- Ecclesiastes 1,804
- Esther 2,017
- Daniel 4,347
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5,709
- Chronicles 15,286
Outside the Torah
וַֽיַּחֲרִימוּ אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר בָּעִיר מֵאִישׁ וְעַד־אִשָּׁה מִנַּעַר וְעַד־זָקֵן וְעַד שׁוֹר וָשֶׂה וַחֲמוֹר לְפִי־חָֽרֶב
And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 312,875Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּזָּעֲקוּ כָּל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר בעיר לִרְדֹּף אַחֲרֵיהֶם וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ אַחֲרֵי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וַיִּנָּתְקוּ מִן־הָעִֽיר
And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them; and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 316,277Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְאֵם אֶת־מְבוֹא הָעִיר וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־הָעִיר לְפִי־חָרֶב וְאֶת־הָאִישׁ וְאֶת־כָּל־מִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ שִׁלֵּֽחוּ
And he showed them the entrance into the city, and they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let the man go and all his family.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 346,049Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
רפח — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as רפח, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 288.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Rephah in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, רפח appears 66,806 times in the Torah — 0.8% more than the 66,251 chance alone would give; the probability of 66,806 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
What is the shortest skip for Rephah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 31:23 — the shortest of 66,806 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 66,251.
What is the gematria of Rephah in Hebrew?
Rephah is spelled רפח — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 288.
How many times is Rephah found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, רפח appears 244,553 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.5% more than the 238,639 chance alone would give; the probability of 244,553 or more by chance alone is 9.1 × 10⁻³⁴.
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