Shafrira שפרירה
In Hebrew letters the first name Shafrira is written שפרירה — female given name. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 62 sequences of Shafrira, the shortest at skip 14 (Numbers 30:12); chance alone would give about 79.4.
- Found in the Torah
- 62
- Chance alone
- 79.4
- P (≥ found)
- 0.98
- Shortest skip
- 14
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
62 sequences of שפרירה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 79.4 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which שפרירה appears in the Torah is 14 — the first at Numbers 30:12, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–60,969), שפרירה is found 474 times; chance alone would give about 505.
- Genesis 12
- Exodus 19
- Leviticus 4
- Numbers 15
- Deuteronomy 12
The shortest skips
וְשָׁמַע אִישָׁהּ וְהֶחֱרִשׁ לָהּ לֹא הֵנִיא אֹתָהּ וְקָמוּ כָּל־נְדָרֶיהָ וְכָל־אִסָּר אֲשֶׁר־אָסְרָה עַל־נַפְשָׁהּ יָקֽוּם
and her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not, then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 239,074Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּרְעַב כָּל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וַיִּצְעַק הָעָם אֶל־פַּרְעֹה לַלָּחֶם וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה לְכָל־מִצְרַיִם לְכוּ אֶל־יוֹסֵף אֲשֶׁר־יֹאמַר לָכֶם תַּעֲשֽׂוּ
And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians: ‘Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.’
skip 34, width 34 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 62,873Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם יִרְאֶנָּה הַכֹּהֵן וְהִנֵּה אֵֽין־בָּהּ שֵׂעָר לָבָן וּשְׁפָלָה אֵינֶנָּה מִן־הָעוֹר וְהִיא כֵהָה וְהִסְגִּירוֹ הַכֹּהֵן שִׁבְעַת יָמִֽים
But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and it be not lower than the skin, but be dim, then the priest shall shut him up seven days.
skip 48, width 48 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 159,088Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה עֵקֶב תִּשְׁמְעוּן אֵת הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים הָאֵלֶּה וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָם וְשָׁמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְךָ אֶֽת־הַבְּרִית וְאֶת־הַחֶסֶד אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לַאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ
And it shall come to pass, because ye hearken to these ordinances, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep with thee the covenant and the mercy which He swore unto thy fathers,
skip 93, width 93 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 263,277Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר שַׁלְּחֵנִי כִּי עָלָה הַשָּׁחַר וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא אֲשַֽׁלֵּחֲךָ כִּי אִם־בֵּרַכְתָּֽנִי
And he said: ‘Let me go, for the day breaketh.’ And he said: ‘I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.’
skip 189, width 189 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 47,873Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 241 sequences of שפרירה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 279).
- Genesis 12
- Exodus 19
- Leviticus 4
- Numbers 15
- Deuteronomy 15
- Joshua 16
- Judges 10
- Samuel 14
- Kings 19
- Isaiah 13
- Jeremiah 22
- Ezekiel 14
- The Twelve 12
- Psalms 19
- Proverbs 6
- Job 7
- Song of Songs 2
- Ecclesiastes 1
- Esther 2
- Daniel 3
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5
- Chronicles 11
Outside the Torah
וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶה לְמִצְרַיִם מַֽעֲשֶׂה אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה רֹאשׁ וְזָנָב כִּפָּה וְאַגְמֽוֹן
Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, Which head or tail, palm-branch or rush, may do.
skip 55, width 55 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 593,573Open in the laboratory →
וְהֶעֱמַדְנוּ עָלֵינוּ מִצְוֺת לָתֵת עָלֵינוּ שְׁלִשִׁית הַשֶּׁקֶל בַּשָּׁנָה לַעֲבֹדַת בֵּית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ
Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;
skip 126, width 126 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 1,091,048Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשָׁב וַיִּשְׁלַח שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁים שְׁלִשִׁים וַחֲמִשָּׁיו וַיַּעַל וַיָּבֹא שַׂר־הַחֲמִשִּׁים הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וַיִּכְרַע עַל־בִּרְכָּיו לְנֶגֶד אֵלִיָּהוּ וַיִּתְחַנֵּן אֵלָיו וַיְדַבֵּר אֵלָיו אִישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִים תִּֽיקַר־נָא נַפְשִׁי וְנֶפֶשׁ עֲבָדֶיךָֽ אֵלֶּה חֲמִשִּׁים בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ
And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him: ‘O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
skip 156, width 156 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 528,693Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שפרירה — the name in Hebrew letters: female given name. Searched as שפרירה, 6 letters, with a standard gematria value of 795.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shafrira in the Torah codes?
62 sequences of שפרירה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 79.4 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Shafrira in the Torah?
Skip 14, reading backward from Numbers 30:12 — the shortest of 62 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 79.4.
What is the gematria of Shafrira in Hebrew?
Shafrira is spelled שפרירה — 6 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 795.
How many times is Shafrira found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 241 sequences of שפרירה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 279).
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