Shephi שפו
Shephi (שפו) is a person named in the Tanakh — Shepho. In the Torah codes, Shephi is found 244,015 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 3:15) — 0.8% above the 242,105 chance alone would give (probability of 244,015 or more by chance alone: 5.3 × 10⁻⁵).
- Found in the Torah
- 244,015
- Chance alone
- 242,105
- P (≥ found)
- 5.3 × 10⁻⁵
- 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 244,015 sequences of שפו at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% above what chance alone gives (about 242,105); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 5.3 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 3:15, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 3,956,790 sequences of שפו, against about 3,752,524 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 242,105 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 57,143
- Exodus 54,358
- Leviticus 35,815
- Numbers 65,135
- Deuteronomy 31,564
The shortest skips
וְאֵיבָה אָשִׁית בֵּֽינְךָ וּבֵין הָֽאִשָּׁה וּבֵין זַרְעֲךָ וּבֵין זַרְעָהּ הוּא יְשׁוּפְךָ רֹאשׁ וְאַתָּה תְּשׁוּפֶנּוּ עָקֵֽב
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; they shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise their heel.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 3,707Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ הָבָה נִלְבְּנָה לְבֵנִים וְנִשְׂרְפָה לִשְׂרֵפָה וַתְּהִי לָהֶם הַלְּבֵנָה לְאָבֶן וְהַחֵמָר הָיָה לָהֶם לַחֹֽמֶר
And they said one to another: ‘Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly.’ And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 12,792Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כְּמִשְׁלֹשׁ חֳדָשִׁים וַיֻּגַּד לִֽיהוּדָה לֵֽאמֹר זָֽנְתָה תָּמָר כַּלָּתֶךָ וְגַם הִנֵּה הָרָה לִזְנוּנִים וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוּדָה הוֹצִיאוּהָ וְתִשָּׂרֵֽף
And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying: ‘Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath played the harlot; and moreover, behold, she is with child by harlotry.’ And Judah said: ‘Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 57,226Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּצֵא מֹשֶׁה מֵעִם פַּרְעֹה אֶת־הָעִיר וַיִּפְרֹשׂ כַּפָּיו אֶל־יְהוָה וַֽיַּחְדְּלוּ הַקֹּלוֹת וְהַבָּרָד וּמָטָר לֹא־נִתַּךְ אָֽרְצָה
And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread forth his hands unto the LORD; and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 91,400Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹא־תוֹתִירוּ מִמֶּנּוּ עַד־בֹּקֶר וְהַנֹּתָר מִמֶּנּוּ עַד־בֹּקֶר בָּאֵשׁ תִּשְׂרֹֽפוּ
And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; but that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 94,455Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, שפו appears 954,511 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 958,246, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 57,143
- Exodus 54,358
- Leviticus 35,815
- Numbers 65,135
- Deuteronomy 33,122
- Joshua 30,326
- Judges 33,867
- Samuel 73,937
- Kings 64,801
- Isaiah 61,854
- Jeremiah 50,347
- Ezekiel 58,263
- The Twelve 44,424
- Psalms 71,120
- Proverbs 33,828
- Job 35,609
- Song of Songs 4,889
- Ruth 3,862
- Lamentations 4,088
- Ecclesiastes 7,405
- Esther 9,161
- Daniel 13,574
- Ezra–Nehemiah 27,598
- Chronicles 79,985
Outside the Torah
וְשִׁבְעָה כֹהֲנִים יִשְׂאוּ שִׁבְעָה שׁוֹפְרוֹת הַיּֽוֹבְלִים לִפְנֵי הָאָרוֹן וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי תָּסֹבּוּ אֶת־הָעִיר שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים וְהַכֹּהֲנִים יִתְקְעוּ בַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת
And seven priests shall bear seven rams’horns before the ark; and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the horns.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 311,592Open in the laboratory →
וְשִׁבְעָה כֹהֲנִים יִשְׂאוּ שִׁבְעָה שׁוֹפְרוֹת הַיּֽוֹבְלִים לִפְנֵי הָאָרוֹן וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי תָּסֹבּוּ אֶת־הָעִיר שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים וְהַכֹּהֲנִים יִתְקְעוּ בַּשּׁוֹפָרֽוֹת
And seven priests shall bear seven rams’horns before the ark; and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the horns.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 311,656Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן אֶל־הַכֹּהֲנִים וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם שְׂאוּ אֶת־אֲרוֹן הַבְּרִית וְשִׁבְעָה כֹֽהֲנִים יִשְׂאוּ שִׁבְעָה שֽׁוֹפְרוֹת יוֹבְלִים לִפְנֵי אֲרוֹן יְהוָֽה
And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them: ‘Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven rams’horns before the ark of the LORD.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 311,811Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
שפו — the Tanakh's own spelling: Shepho. Searched as שפו, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 386.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 36:23. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shephi in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 244,015 sequences of שפו at skips 2–5,000, 0.8% above what chance alone gives (about 242,105); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 5.3 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Shephi in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 3:15 — the shortest of 244,015 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 242,105.
How is Shephi spelled in Hebrew?
Shephi is spelled שפו — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 386.
Is Shephi in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, שפו appears 954,511 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 958,246, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 242,105 here) beside the count.