Saphir שפיר
Saphir (שפיר) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Saphir appears 14,556 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 14,753 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 14,556
- Chance alone
- 14,753
- P (≥ found)
- 0.95
- 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, שפיר appears 14,556 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 14,753, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 19:22, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 157,980 sequences of שפיר, against about 153,721 from chance alone.
- Genesis 3,651
- Exodus 3,244
- Leviticus 1,747
- Numbers 3,964
- Deuteronomy 1,950
The shortest skips
וְגַם הַכֹּהֲנִים הַנִּגָּשִׁים אֶל־יְהוָה יִתְקַדָּשׁוּ פֶּן־יִפְרֹץ בָּהֶם יְהוָֽה
And let the priests also, that come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 106,818Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ גֶּשׁ־הָלְאָה וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ הָאֶחָד בָּֽא־לָגוּר וַיִּשְׁפֹּט שָׁפוֹט עַתָּה נָרַע לְךָ מֵהֶם וַיִּפְצְרוּ בָאִישׁ בְּלוֹט מְאֹד וַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ לִשְׁבֹּר הַדָּֽלֶת
And they said: ‘Stand back.’ And they said: ‘This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs play the judge; now will we deal worse with thee, than with them.’ And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and drew near to break the door.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 22,679Open in the laboratory →
וַיְצַו אֶת־הָרִאשׁוֹן לֵאמֹר כִּי יִֽפְגָּשְׁךָ עֵשָׂו אָחִי וִשְׁאֵֽלְךָ לֵאמֹר לְמִי־אַתָּה וְאָנָה תֵלֵךְ וּלְמִי אֵלֶּה לְפָנֶֽיךָ
And he commanded the foremost, saying: ‘When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying: Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 47,401Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיוּ הַכְּרֻבִים פֹּרְשֵׂי כְנָפַיִם לְמַעְלָה סֹכְכִים בְּכַנְפֵיהֶם עַל־הַכַּפֹּרֶת וּפְנֵיהֶם אִישׁ אֶל־אָחִיו אֶל־הַכַּפֹּרֶת יִהְיוּ פְּנֵי הַכְּרֻבִֽים
And the cherubim shall spread out their wings on high, screening the ark-cover with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the ark-cover shall the faces of the cherubim be.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 114,188Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּהְיוּ הַכְּרֻבִים פֹּרְשֵׂי כְנָפַיִם לְמַעְלָה סֹֽכְכִים בְּכַנְפֵיהֶם עַל־הַכַּפֹּרֶת וּפְנֵיהֶם אִישׁ אֶל־אָחִיו אֶל־הַכַּפֹּרֶת הָיוּ פְּנֵי הַכְּרֻבִֽים
And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, screening the ark-cover with their wings, with their faces one to another; toward the ark-cover were the faces of the cherubim.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 135,128Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 57,274 sequences of שפיר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 57,839).
- Genesis 3,651
- Exodus 3,244
- Leviticus 1,747
- Numbers 3,964
- Deuteronomy 2,130
- Joshua 1,906
- Judges 2,033
- Samuel 3,698
- Kings 4,294
- Isaiah 3,803
- Jeremiah 3,179
- Ezekiel 3,567
- The Twelve 2,622
- Psalms 4,473
- Proverbs 2,174
- Job 2,367
- Song of Songs 324
- Ruth 270
- Lamentations 261
- Ecclesiastes 458
- Esther 519
- Daniel 849
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,530
- Chronicles 4,211
Outside the Torah
רַק כָּל־הֶעָרִים הָעֹֽמְדוֹת עַל־תִּלָּם לֹא שְׂרָפָם יִשְׂרָאֵל זוּלָתִי אֶת־חָצוֹר לְבַדָּהּ שָׂרַף יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ
But as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only—that did Joshua burn.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 323,153Open in the laboratory →
נְטַעְתָּם גַּם־שֹׁרָשׁוּ יֵלְכוּ גַּם־עָשׂוּ פֶרִי קָרוֹב אַתָּה בְּפִיהֶם וְרָחוֹק מִכִּלְיוֹתֵיהֶֽם
Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root; they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit; thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 659,743Open in the laboratory →
וְאַרְבָּעָה פָנִים לְאֶחָד פְּנֵי הָאֶחָד פְּנֵי הַכְּרוּב וּפְנֵי הַשֵּׁנִי פְּנֵי אָדָם וְהַשְּׁלִישִׁי פְּנֵי אַרְיֵה וְהָרְבִיעִי פְּנֵי־נָֽשֶׁר
And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of the cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 738,472Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שפיר — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שפיר, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 590.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Micah 1:11. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Saphir in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, שפיר appears 14,556 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 14,753, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Saphir in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 19:22 — the shortest of 14,556 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 14,753.
How is Saphir spelled in Hebrew?
Saphir is spelled שפיר — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 590.
Is Saphir in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 57,274 sequences of שפיר at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 57,839).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 14,753 here) beside the count.