Sephar ספרה
Sephar (ספרה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 1,596 sequences of Sephar, the shortest at skip 8 (Genesis 41:17); chance alone would give about 1,542.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,596
- Chance alone
- 1,542
- P (≥ found)
- 0.09
- Shortest skip
- 8
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, ספרה appears 1,596 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,542, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 8 — the first at Genesis 41:17, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 16,881 sequences of ספרה, against about 16,063 from chance alone.
- Genesis 417
- Exodus 359
- Leviticus 182
- Numbers 445
- Deuteronomy 193
The shortest skips
וַיְדַבֵּר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יוֹסֵף בַּחֲלֹמִי הִנְנִי עֹמֵד עַל־שְׂפַת הַיְאֹֽר
And Pharaoh spoke unto Joseph: ‘In my dream, behold, I stood upon the brink of the river.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 60,888Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתֵּן שַׂר בֵּית־הַסֹּהַר בְּיַד־יוֹסֵף אֵת כָּל־הָאֲסִירִם אֲשֶׁר בְּבֵית הַסֹּהַר וְאֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר עֹשִׂים שָׁם הוּא הָיָה עֹשֶֽׂה
And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 58,718Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי בַּחֲצִי הַלַּיְלָה וַֽיהוָה הִכָּה כָל־בְּכוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם מִבְּכֹר פַּרְעֹה הַיֹּשֵׁב עַל־כִּסְאוֹ עַד בְּכוֹר הַשְּׁבִי אֲשֶׁר בְּבֵית הַבּוֹר וְכֹל בְּכוֹר בְּהֵמָֽה
And it came to pass at midnight, that the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle.
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 95,713Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ הַמַּיִם וַיְכַסּוּ אֶת־הָרֶכֶב וְאֶת־הַפָּרָשִׁים לְכֹל חֵיל פַּרְעֹה הַבָּאִים אַחֲרֵיהֶם בַּיָּם לֹֽא־נִשְׁאַר בָּהֶם עַד־אֶחָֽד
And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, even all the host of Pharaoh that went in after them into the sea; there remained not so much as one of them.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 99,661Open in the laboratory →
וְעָבַר יְהוָה לִנְגֹּף אֶת־מִצְרַיִם וְרָאָה אֶת־הַדָּם עַל־הַמַּשְׁקוֹף וְעַל שְׁתֵּי הַמְּזוּזֹת וּפָסַח יְהוָה עַל־הַפֶּתַח וְלֹא יִתֵּן הַמַּשְׁחִית לָבֹא אֶל־בָּתֵּיכֶם לִנְגֹּֽף
For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side-posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 95,377Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 5,588 sequences of ספרה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5,612).
- Genesis 417
- Exodus 359
- Leviticus 182
- Numbers 445
- Deuteronomy 214
- Joshua 124
- Judges 170
- Samuel 186
- Kings 411
- Isaiah 488
- Jeremiah 307
- Ezekiel 317
- The Twelve 316
- Psalms 547
- Proverbs 229
- Job 141
- Song of Songs 29
- Ruth 2
- Lamentations 22
- Ecclesiastes 52
- Esther 82
- Daniel 95
- Ezra–Nehemiah 146
- Chronicles 307
Outside the Torah
זִרְעוּ לָכֶם לִצְדָקָה קִצְרוּ לְפִי־חֶסֶד נִירוּ לָכֶם נִיר וְעֵת לִדְרוֹשׁ אֶת־יְהוָה עַד־יָבוֹא וְיֹרֶה צֶדֶק לָכֶֽם
Sow to yourselves according to righteousness, Reap according to mercy, Break up your fallow ground; For it is time to seek the LORD, Till He come and cause righteousness to rain upon you.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 808,814Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּנָס אֲרָם מִפְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּהֲרֹג דָּוִד מֵאֲרָם שְׁבַע מֵאוֹת רֶכֶב וְאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף פָּרָשִׁים וְאֵת שׁוֹבַךְ שַׂר־צְבָאוֹ הִכָּה וַיָּמָת שָֽׁם
And the Arameans fled before Israel; and David slew of the Arameans seven hundred drivers of chariots, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, so that he died there.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 449,296Open in the laboratory →
לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר חֶֽסֶד־וּמִשְׁפָּט אָשִׁירָה לְךָ יְהוָה אֲזַמֵּֽרָה
A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy and justice; unto Thee, O LORD, will I sing praises.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 911,400Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ספרה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as ספרה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 345.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:30. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Sephar in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, ספרה appears 1,596 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,542, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Sephar in the Torah?
Skip 8, reading backward from Genesis 41:17 — the shortest of 1,596 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,542.
How is Sephar spelled in Hebrew?
Sephar is spelled ספרה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 345.
Is Sephar in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 5,588 sequences of ספרה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5,612).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 1,542 here) beside the count.