Shaaph שעף
Shaaph (שעף) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Shaaph is found 90,773 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 1:2) — 1.8% above the 89,205 chance alone would give (probability of 90,773 or more by chance alone: 8.2 × 10⁻⁸).
- Found in the Torah
- 90,773
- Chance alone
- 89,205
- P (≥ found)
- 8.2 × 10⁻⁸
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 90,773 sequences of שעף at skips 2–5,000, 1.8% above what chance alone gives (about 89,205); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 8.2 × 10⁻⁸ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:2, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 1,410,093 sequences of שעף, against about 1,382,632 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 89,205 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 18,411
- Exodus 23,140
- Leviticus 13,065
- Numbers 24,663
- Deuteronomy 11,494
The shortest skips
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 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 47Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי לָכֶם אֶת־כָּל־עֵשֶׂב זֹרֵעַ זֶרַע אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ וְאֶת־כָּל־הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ פְרִי־עֵץ זֹרֵעַ זָרַע לָכֶם יִֽהְיֶה לְאָכְלָֽה
And God said: ‘Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed—to you it shall be for food;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,504Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּמַח אֶֽת־כָּל־הַיְקוּם אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי הָֽאֲדָמָה מֵאָדָם עַד־בְּהֵמָה עַד־רֶמֶשׂ וְעַד־עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיִּמָּחוּ מִן־הָאָרֶץ וַיִשָּׁאֶר אַךְ־נֹחַ וַֽאֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ בַּתֵּבָֽה
And He blotted out every living substance which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and creeping thing, and fowl of the heaven; and they were blotted out from the earth; and Noah only was left, and they that were with him in the ark.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,039Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּפֶץ יְהוָה אֹתָם מִשָּׁם עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ וַֽיַּחְדְּלוּ לִבְנֹת הָעִֽיר
So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth; and they left off to build the city.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 13,043Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר שׁוֹב אָשׁוּב אֵלֶיךָ כָּעֵת חַיָּה וְהִנֵּה־בֵן לְשָׂרָה אִשְׁתֶּךָ וְשָׂרָה שֹׁמַעַת פֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל וְהוּא אַחֲרָֽיו
And He said: ‘I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son.’ And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 20,966Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 334,659 sequences of שעף at skips 2–5,000, 1.0% above what chance alone gives (about 331,314); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.3 × 10⁻⁹ by chance alone.
- Genesis 18,411
- Exodus 23,140
- Leviticus 13,065
- Numbers 24,663
- Deuteronomy 11,970
- Joshua 11,270
- Judges 11,362
- Samuel 21,715
- Kings 22,884
- Isaiah 21,006
- Jeremiah 16,797
- Ezekiel 18,838
- The Twelve 14,849
- Psalms 25,221
- Proverbs 13,397
- Job 14,557
- Song of Songs 1,786
- Ruth 1,579
- Lamentations 1,475
- Ecclesiastes 3,345
- Esther 3,223
- Daniel 5,169
- Ezra–Nehemiah 10,155
- Chronicles 24,782
Outside the Torah
מִֽן־הַשִּׁיחוֹר אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי מִצְרַיִם וְעַד גְּבוּל עֶקְרוֹן צָפוֹנָה לַֽכְּנַעֲנִי תֵּחָשֵׁב חֲמֵשֶׁת סַרְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים הָעַזָּתִי וְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִי הָאֶשְׁקְלוֹנִי הַגִּתִּי וְהָעֶקְרוֹנִי וְהָעַוִּֽים
from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the border of Ekron northward—which is counted to the Canaanites; the five lords of the Philistines: the Gazite, and the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, the Gittite, and the Ekronite; also the Avvim
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 324,971Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי לָהֶם הַגְּבוּל יַעְזֵר וְכָל־עָרֵי הַגִּלְעָד וַחֲצִי אֶרֶץ בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן עַד־עֲרוֹעֵר אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי רַבָּֽה
And their border was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 326,192Open in the laboratory →
וְעָלָה הַגְּבוּל גֵּי בֶן־הִנֹּם אֶל־כֶּתֶף הַיְבוּסִי מִנֶּגֶב הִיא יְרֽוּשָׁלִָם וְעָלָה הַגְּבוּל אֶל־רֹאשׁ הָהָר אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי גֵֽי־הִנֹּם יָמָּה אֲשֶׁר בִּקְצֵה עֵֽמֶק־רְפָאִים צָפֹֽנָה
And the border went up by the Valley of the son of Hinnom unto the side of the Jebusite southward—the same is Jerusalem—and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the Valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the uttermost part of the vale of Rephaim northward.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 328,171Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שעף — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as שעף, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 450.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 1 Chronicles 2:49. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shaaph in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 90,773 sequences of שעף at skips 2–5,000, 1.8% above what chance alone gives (about 89,205); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 8.2 × 10⁻⁸ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Shaaph in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:2 — the shortest of 90,773 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 89,205.
How is Shaaph spelled in Hebrew?
Shaaph is spelled שעף — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 450.
Is Shaaph in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 334,659 sequences of שעף at skips 2–5,000, 1.0% above what chance alone gives (about 331,314); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 3.3 × 10⁻⁹ 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 89,205 here) beside the count.