Shofar שופר
Shofar — in Hebrew שופר — ram's horn. In the Torah codes, Shofar is found 155,981 times across every skip (2–101,616), the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 33:7) — 4.9% above the 148,737 chance alone would give (probability of 155,981 or more by chance alone: 8.8 × 10⁻⁷⁸).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 155,981
- Chance alone · every skip
- 148,737
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 8.8 × 10⁻⁷⁸
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 101,464
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 4 letters (2–101,616), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 14,118 found · chance alone about 14,274 (probability of 14,118 or more by chance alone: 0.91).
In the Torah
The Torah holds 155,981 sequences of שופר across every skip (2–101,616), 4.9% above what chance alone gives (about 148,737); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 8.8 × 10⁻⁷⁸ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — at Genesis 33:7, reading forward.
The longest skip at which שופר was found in the Torah is 101,464 — at Deuteronomy 34:9, reading backward; a spelling of 4 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 101,616.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 36,517
- Exodus 37,006
- Leviticus 23,545
- Numbers 34,399
- Deuteronomy 24,514
Examples across the range
5 of the 155,981 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 ו ף רGenesis 33:7
וַתִּגַּשׁ גַּם־לֵאָה וִילָדֶיהָ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ וְאַחַר נִגַּשׁ יוֹסֵף וְרָחֵל וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ
And Leah also and her children came near, and bowed down; and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed down.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 48,542 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ש ו ף רGenesis 33:7
Letter by letter
- ש ו פ רGenesis 10:18
וְאֶת־הָֽאַרְוָדִי וְאֶת־הַצְּמָרִי וְאֶת־הַֽחֲמָתִי וְאַחַר נָפֹצוּ מִשְׁפְּחוֹת הַֽכְּנַעֲנִֽי
and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 12,198 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ש ו פ רGenesis 10:18
- שNumbers 15:2
דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם כִּי תָבֹאוּ אֶל …
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When ye are come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you,
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- וNumbers 14:44
וַיַּעְפִּלוּ לַעֲלוֹת אֶל־רֹאשׁ הָהָר וַאֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה וּמֹשֶׁה לֹא־מָשׁוּ מִקֶּרֶב הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה
But they presumed to go up to the top of the mountain; nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and Moses, departed not out of the camp.
- פNumbers 14:42
אַֽל־תַּעֲלוּ כִּי אֵין יְהוָה בְּקִרְבְּכֶם וְלֹא תִּנָּגְפוּ לִפְנֵי אֹיְבֵיכֶֽם
Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten down before your enemies.
- רNumbers 14:40
… בַבֹּקֶר וַיַּֽעֲלוּ אֶל־רֹאשׁ־הָהָר לֵאמֹר הִנֶּנּוּ וְעָלִינוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר …
And they rose up early in the morning, and got them up to the top of the mountain, saying: ‘Lo, we are here, and will go up unto the place which the LORD hath promised; for we have sinned.’
skip 101, width 101 — one row is 101 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 213,364 of the TorahOpen at skip 101 in the laboratory →
- שNumbers 15:2
- שLeviticus 26:1
לֹֽא־תַעֲשׂוּ לָכֶם אֱלִילִם וּפֶסֶל וּמַצֵּבָה לֹֽא …
Ye shall make you no idols, neither shall ye rear you up a graven image, or a pillar, neither shall ye place any figured stone in your land, to bow down unto it; for I am the LORD your God.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- וLeviticus 26:21
וְאִם־תֵּֽלְכוּ עִמִּי קֶרִי וְלֹא תֹאבוּ לִשְׁמֹעַֽ לִי וְיָסַפְתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם מַכָּה שֶׁבַע כְּחַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם
And if ye walk contrary unto Me, and will not hearken unto Me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
- ףLeviticus 26:41
אַף־אֲנִי אֵלֵךְ עִמָּם בְּקֶרִי וְהֵבֵאתִי …
I also will walk contrary unto them, and bring them into the land of their enemies; if then perchance their uncircumcised heart be humbled, and they then be paid the punishment of their iniquity;
- רLeviticus 27:12
וְהֶעֱרִיךְ הַכֹּהֵן אֹתָהּ בֵּין טוֹב וּבֵין רָע כְּעֶרְכְּךָ הַכֹּהֵן כֵּן יִהְיֶֽה
And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad; as thou the priest valuest it, so shall it be.
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 182,299 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,000 in the laboratory →
- שLeviticus 26:1
- 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 3 letters
- וNumbers 8:17
… כָל־בְּכוֹר בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאָדָם וּבַבְּהֵמָה בְּיוֹם הַכֹּתִי כָל־בְּכוֹר בְּאֶרֶץ …
For all the first-born among the children of Israel are Mine, both man and beast; on the day that I smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for Myself.
- פExodus 16:9
… כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל קִרְבוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה כִּי שָׁמַע אֵת תְּלֻנֹּתֵיכֶֽם …
And Moses said unto Aaron: ‘Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel: Come near before the LORD; for He hath heard your murmurings.’
- רGenesis 1:7
… אֲשֶׁר מִתַּחַת לָרָקִיעַ וּבֵין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל לָרָקִיעַ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
skip 101,464, width 101,464 — one row is 101,464 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 101,464 in the laboratory →
- שDeuteronomy 34:9
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 2,167,753 sequences of שופר across every skip (2–399,013) — about what chance alone gives (about 2,183,611).
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 54,152 found · chance alone about 54,372 (probability of 54,152 or more by chance alone: 0.83).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 125,256
- Exodus 125,835
- Leviticus 81,219
- Numbers 125,819
- Deuteronomy 96,447
- Joshua 72,260
- Judges 72,275
- Samuel 180,121
- Kings 203,111
- Isaiah 116,203
- Jeremiah 141,061
- Ezekiel 126,001
- The Twelve 94,889
- Psalms 129,154
- Proverbs 49,177
- Job 51,304
- Song of Songs 9,171
- Ruth 9,456
- Lamentations 9,304
- Ecclesiastes 22,352
- Esther 26,625
- Daniel 34,688
- Ezra–Nehemiah 75,263
- Chronicles 190,762
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ש ו פ רIsaiah 63:15
הַבֵּט מִשָּׁמַיִם וּרְאֵה מִזְּבֻל קָדְשְׁךָ וְתִפְאַרְתֶּךָ אַיֵּה קִנְאָֽתְךָ וּגְבוּרֹתֶךָ הֲמוֹן מֵעֶיךָ וְֽרַחֲמֶיךָ אֵלַי הִתְאַפָּֽקוּ
Look down from heaven, and see, even from Thy holy and glorious habitation; Where is Thy zeal and Thy mighty acts, The yearning of Thy heart and Thy compassions, Now restrained toward me?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 638,751 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ש ו פ רIsaiah 63:15
- ש1 Samuel 23:23
… אִתְּכֶם וְהָיָה אִם־יֶשְׁנוֹ בָאָרֶץ וְחִפַּשְׂתִּי אֹתוֹ בְּכֹל אַלְפֵי יְהוּדָֽה
See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking-places where he hideth himself, and come ye back to me with the certainty, and I will go with you; and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.’
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- ו1 Samuel 23:25
וַיֵּלֶךְ שָׁאוּל וַאֲנָשָׁיו לְבַקֵּשׁ וַיַּגִּדוּ לְדָוִד וַיֵּרֶד הַסֶּלַע וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּמִדְבַּר …
And Saul and his men went to seek him. And they told David; wherefore he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
- פ1 Samuel 23:26
… מִצַּד הָהָר מִזֶּה וַיְהִי דָוִד נֶחְפָּז לָלֶכֶת מִפְּנֵי שָׁאוּל וְשָׁאוּל וַאֲנָשָׁיו …
And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
- ר1 Samuel 23:28
וַיָּשָׁב שָׁאוּל מִרְדֹף אַחֲרֵי דָוִד וַיֵּלֶךְ לִקְרַאת פְּלִשְׁתִּים …
So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines; therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.
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 422,568 of the TanakhOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- ש1 Samuel 23:23
- ש2 Chronicles 36:15
… אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם עֲלֵיהֶם בְּיַד מַלְאָכָיו הַשְׁכֵּם וְשָׁלוֹחַ כִּֽי־חָמַל עַל־עַמּוֹ …
And the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent to them by His messengers, sending betimes and often; because He had compassion on His people, and on His dwelling-place;
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- וEzekiel 46:13
וְכֶבֶשׂ בֶּן־שְׁנָתוֹ תָּמִים תַּעֲשֶׂה עוֹלָה לַיּוֹם לַֽיהֹוָה בַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר תַּעֲשֶׂה אֹתֽוֹ
And thou shalt prepare a lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt-offering unto the LORD daily; morning by morning shalt thou prepare it.
- פ1 Samuel 11:8
וַֽיִּפְקְדֵם בְּבָזֶק וַיִּהְיוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וְאִישׁ יְהוּדָה שְׁלֹשִׁים אָֽלֶף
And he numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
- רGenesis 1:4
וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאוֹר כִּי־טוֹב וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
skip 398,766, width 398,766 — one row is 398,766 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,196,404 of the TanakhOpen at skip 398,766 in the laboratory →
- ש2 Chronicles 36:15
The spelling
שופר — the Tanakh's own spelling: ram's horn. Searched as שופר, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 586.
As a plain word it stands 23 times in the Tanakh, first at Leviticus 25:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Shofar in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 155,981 sequences of שופר across every skip (2–101,616), 4.9% above what chance alone gives (about 148,737); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 8.8 × 10⁻⁷⁸ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Shofar in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 33:7 — the shortest of 155,981 sequences across every skip (2–101,616), where chance alone would give about 148,737.
How is Shofar spelled in Hebrew?
Shofar is spelled שופר — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 586.
Is Shofar in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 2,167,753 sequences of שופר across every skip (2–399,013) — about what chance alone gives (about 2,183,611).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 148,737 across every skip (2–101,616) here) beside the count.