Saraph שרף
Saraph (שרף) is a person named in the Tanakh. Saraph appears 2,167,063 times as a letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–152,424), in line with the 2,227,574 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 2,167,063
- Chance alone · every skip
- 2,227,574
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 152,307
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 3 letters (2–152,424), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 142,022 found · chance alone about 143,718 (probability of 142,022 or more by chance alone: 1.00).
In the Torah
The Torah holds 2,167,063 sequences of שרף across every skip (2–152,424) — about what chance alone gives (about 2,227,574).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 32:9, reading forward.
The longest skip at which שרף was found in the Torah is 152,307 — at Deuteronomy 34:9, reading backward; a spelling of 3 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 152,424.
A three-letter spelling is common across every skip (2–152,424): in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 2,227,574 of it, so a large count is expected.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 511,465
- Exodus 490,926
- Leviticus 310,466
- Numbers 482,003
- Deuteronomy 372,203
Examples across the range
5 of the 2,167,063 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- ש ר פGenesis 32:9
וַיֹּאמֶר אִם־יָבוֹא עֵשָׂו אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶה הָאַחַת וְהִכָּהוּ וְהָיָה הַמַּחֲנֶה הַנִּשְׁאָר לִפְלֵיטָֽה
And he said: ‘If Esau come to the one camp, and smite it, then the camp which is left shall escape.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 46,920 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ש ר פGenesis 32:9
Letter by letter
- ש ר פGenesis 47:18
… וּמִקְנֵה הַבְּהֵמָה אֶל־אֲדֹנִי לֹא נִשְׁאַר לִפְנֵי אֲדֹנִי בִּלְתִּי אִם־גְּוִיָּתֵנוּ וְאַדְמָתֵֽנוּ …
And when that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him: ‘We will not hide from my lord, how that our money is all spent; and the herds of cattle are my lord’s; there is nought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 73,003 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ש ר פGenesis 47:18
- שExodus 7:9
… אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן קַח אֶֽת־מַטְּךָ וְהַשְׁלֵךְ לִפְנֵֽי־פַרְעֹה יְהִי לְתַנִּֽין
’When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying: Show a wonder for you; then thou shalt say unto Aaron: Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.’
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- רExodus 7:11
וַיִּקְרָא גַּם־פַּרְעֹה לַֽחֲכָמִים וְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִים וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ גַם־הֵם חַרְטֻמֵּי מִצְרַיִם בְּלַהֲטֵיהֶם כֵּֽן
Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers; and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did in like manner with their secret arts.
- פExodus 7:13
וַיֶּחֱזַק לֵב פַּרְעֹה וְלֹא שָׁמַע אֲלֵהֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָֽה
And Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 86,779 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- שExodus 7:9
- שLeviticus 14:15
וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן מִלֹּג הַשָּׁמֶן וְיָצַק עַל־כַּף הַכֹּהֵן הַשְּׂמָאלִֽית
And the priest shall take of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- רLeviticus 14:33
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן לֵאמֹֽר
And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying:
- פLeviticus 14:52
וְחִטֵּא אֶת־הַבַּיִת בְּדַם הַצִּפּוֹר וּבַמַּיִם הַֽחַיִּים וּבַצִּפֹּר הַחַיָּה וּבְעֵץ הָאֶרֶז וּבָאֵזֹב וּבִשְׁנִי הַתּוֹלָֽעַת
And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar-wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet.
skip 1,000, width 1,000 — one row is 1,000 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 162,112 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- שLeviticus 14:15
- שDeuteronomy 34:9
… וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֵלָיו בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him; and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- רLeviticus 8:28
וַיִּקַּח מֹשֶׁה אֹתָם מֵעַל כַּפֵּיהֶם וַיַּקְטֵר הַמִּזְבֵּחָה עַל־הָעֹלָה מִלֻּאִים הֵם …
And Moses took them from off their hands, and made them smoke on the altar upon the burnt-offering; they were a consecration-offering for a sweet savour; it was an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
- פGenesis 1:2
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 152,307, width 152,307 — one row is 152,307 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 304,684 of the TorahOpen at skip 152,307 in the laboratory →
- שDeuteronomy 34:9
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 30,397,068 sequences of שרף across every skip (2–598,520), 0.5% above what chance alone gives (about 30,252,076); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.3 × 10⁻¹⁵³ by chance alone.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 500,547 found · chance alone about 503,237 (probability of 500,547 or more by chance alone: 1.00).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 1,897,901
- Exodus 1,866,672
- Leviticus 1,201,024
- Numbers 1,870,725
- Deuteronomy 1,415,825
- Joshua 1,038,410
- Judges 1,034,001
- Samuel 2,514,708
- Kings 2,751,239
- Isaiah 1,573,286
- Jeremiah 1,906,389
- Ezekiel 1,699,185
- The Twelve 1,283,093
- Psalms 1,777,967
- Proverbs 684,291
- Job 717,343
- Song of Songs 129,485
- Ruth 132,085
- Lamentations 130,416
- Ecclesiastes 311,006
- Esther 370,129
- Daniel 478,428
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,025,217
- Chronicles 2,588,243
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ש ר פJoshua 8:24
… כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי הָעַי בַּשָּׂדֶה בַּמִּדְבָּר אֲשֶׁר רְדָפוּם בּוֹ וַֽיִּפְּלוּ כֻלָּם לְפִי־חֶרֶב …
And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, even in the wilderness wherein they pursued them, and they were all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all Israel returned unto Ai…
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 316,827 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ש ר פJoshua 8:24
- שJudges 2:6
וַיְשַׁלַּח יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת־הָעָם וַיֵּלְכוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ לְנַחֲלָתוֹ לָרֶשֶׁת אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ
Now when Joshua had sent the people away, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- רJudges 2:7
… מַעֲשֵׂה יְהוָה הַגָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of the LORD, that He had wrought for Israel.
- פJudges 2:10
וְגַם כָּל־הַדּוֹר הַהוּא נֶאֶסְפוּ אֶל־אֲבוֹתָיו וַיָּקָם דּוֹר אַחֵר …
And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers; and there arose another generation after them, that knew not the LORD, nor yet the work which He had wrought for Israel.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 347,071 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- שJudges 2:6
- ש2 Chronicles 36:21
… אֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתֶיהָ כָּל־יְמֵי הָשַּׁמָּה שָׁבָתָה לְמַלֹּאות שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָֽה
to fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had been paid her sabbaths; for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.
Letter by letter: the other 2 letters
- רIsaiah 25:2
כִּי שַׂמְתָּ מֵעִיר לַגָּל קִרְיָה בְצוּרָה לְמַפֵּלָה אַרְמוֹן זָרִים מֵעִיר לְעוֹלָם לֹא יִבָּנֶֽה
For Thou hast made of a city a heap, Of a fortified city a ruin; A castle of strangers to be no city, It shall never be built. .
- פGenesis 1:2
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
skip 598,387, width 598,387 — one row is 598,387 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,825 of the TanakhOpen at skip 598,387 in the laboratory →
- ש2 Chronicles 36:21
The spelling
שרף — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שרף, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 580.
As a plain word it stands 20 times in the Tanakh, first at Leviticus 4:21. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Saraph in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 2,167,063 sequences of שרף across every skip (2–152,424) — about what chance alone gives (about 2,227,574).
What is the shortest skip for Saraph in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 32:9 — the shortest of 2,167,063 sequences across every skip (2–152,424), where chance alone would give about 2,227,574.
How is Saraph spelled in Hebrew?
Saraph is spelled שרף — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 580.
Is Saraph in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 30,397,068 sequences of שרף across every skip (2–598,520), 0.5% above what chance alone gives (about 30,252,076); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.3 × 10⁻¹⁵³ 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 2,227,574 across every skip (2–152,424) here) beside the count.