Rufus רופוס
Rufus is a first name, written רופוס in Hebrew (male given name). In the Torah codes, Rufus is found 198 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 47 (Numbers 33:11) — 19% above the 167 chance alone would give (probability of 198 or more by chance alone: 0.0098).
- Found in the Torah
- 198
- Chance alone
- 167
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0098
- Shortest skip
- 47
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 198 sequences of רופוס at skips 2–5,000, 19% above what chance alone gives (about 167); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0098 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 47 — the first at Numbers 33:11, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 1,439 sequences of רופוס, against about 1,313 from chance alone.
- Genesis 57
- Exodus 48
- Leviticus 30
- Numbers 47
- Deuteronomy 16
The shortest skips
וַיִּסְעוּ מִיַּם־סוּף וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בְּמִדְבַּר־סִֽין
And they journeyed from the Red Sea, and pitched in the wilderness of Sin.
skip 47, width 47 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 244,671Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כְּכַלֹּתוֹ לְדַבֵּר אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַתִּבָּקַע הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר תַּחְתֵּיהֶֽם
And it came to pass, as he made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground did cleave asunder that was under them.
skip 80, width 80 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 216,966Open in the laboratory →
וַיְמָאֵן וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־אֵשֶׁת אֲדֹנָיו הֵן אֲדֹנִי לֹא־יָדַע אִתִּי מַה־בַּבָּיִת וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יֶשׁ־לוֹ נָתַן בְּיָדִֽי
But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife: ‘Behold, my master, having me, knoweth not what is in the house, and he hath put all that he hath into my hand;
skip 109, width 109 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 57,968Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסְעוּ מֵעֶצְיוֹן גָּבֶר וַיַּחֲנוּ בְמִדְבַּר־צִן הִוא קָדֵֽשׁ
And they journeyed from Ezion-geber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin—the same is Kadesh.
skip 144, width 144 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 245,248Open in the laboratory →
וּמֹשֶׁה בֶּן־מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה בְּמֹתוֹ לֹֽא־כָהֲתָה עֵינוֹ וְלֹא־נָס לֵחֹֽה
And Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.
skip 241, width 241 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 304,540Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 828 sequences of רופוס at skips 2–5,000, 7.4% above what chance alone gives (about 771); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.02 by chance alone.
- Genesis 57
- Exodus 48
- Leviticus 30
- Numbers 47
- Deuteronomy 18
- Joshua 20
- Judges 26
- Samuel 20
- Kings 58
- Isaiah 72
- Jeremiah 30
- Ezekiel 41
- The Twelve 57
- Psalms 104
- Proverbs 50
- Job 34
- Song of Songs 4
- Ruth 4
- Lamentations 7
- Ecclesiastes 13
- Esther 5
- Daniel 18
- Ezra–Nehemiah 14
- Chronicles 51
Outside the Torah
וְֽיָרְדוּ מֵעַל כִּסְאוֹתָם כֹּל נְשִׂיאֵי הַיָּם וְהֵסִירוּ אֶת־מְעִילֵיהֶם וְאֶת־בִּגְדֵי רִקְמָתָם יִפְשֹׁטוּ חֲרָדוֹת יִלְבָּשׁוּ עַל־הָאָרֶץ יֵשֵׁבוּ וְחָֽרְדוּ לִרְגָעִים וְשָׁמְמוּ עָלָֽיִךְ
Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and strip off their richly woven garments; they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble every moment, and be appalled at thee. .
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 764,820Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־צֹאן קֵדָר יִקָּבְצוּ לָךְ אֵילֵי נְבָיוֹת יְשָׁרְתוּנֶךְ יַעֲלוּ עַל־רָצוֹן מִזְבְּחִי וּבֵית תִּפְאַרְתִּי אֲפָאֵֽר
All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, The rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee; They shall come up with acceptance on Mine altar, And I will glorify My glorious house.
skip 32, width 32 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 635,766Open in the laboratory →
גַּם־אַתְּ בְּדַם־בְּרִיתֵךְ שִׁלַּחְתִּי אֲסִירַיִךְ מִבּוֹר אֵין מַיִם בּֽוֹ
As for thee also, because of the blood of thy covenant I send forth thy prisoners out of the pit Wherein is no water.
skip 45, width 45 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 850,238Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
רופוס — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as רופוס, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 352.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Rufus in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 198 sequences of רופוס at skips 2–5,000, 19% above what chance alone gives (about 167); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0098 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Rufus in the Torah?
Skip 47, reading forward from Numbers 33:11 — the shortest of 198 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 167.
How is Rufus spelled in Hebrew?
Rufus is spelled רופוס — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 352.
Is Rufus in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 828 sequences of רופוס at skips 2–5,000, 7.4% above what chance alone gives (about 771); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.02 by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 167 here) beside the count.