Sophereth סופרת
Sophereth (סופרת) is a person named in the Tanakh. Sophereth appears 113 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 98.0 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 113
- Chance alone
- 98.0
- P (≥ found)
- 0.07
- Shortest skip
- 42
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
113 sequences of סופרת at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 98.0 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which סופרת appears in the Torah is 42 — the first at Exodus 22:26, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), סופרת is found 803 times; chance alone would give about 772.
- Genesis 25
- Exodus 24
- Leviticus 20
- Numbers 34
- Deuteronomy 10
The shortest skips
כִּי הִוא כסותה לְבַדָּהּ הִוא שִׂמְלָתוֹ לְעֹרוֹ בַּמֶּה יִשְׁכָּב וְהָיָה כִּֽי־יִצְעַק אֵלַי וְשָׁמַעְתִּי כִּֽי־חַנּוּן אָֽנִי
for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin; wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto Me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
skip 42, width 42 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 110,775Open in the laboratory →
לְעֻמַּת הַמִּסְגֶּרֶת תִּהְיֶיןָ הַטַּבָּעֹת לְבָתִּים לְבַדִּים לָשֵׂאת אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָֽן
Close by the border shall the rings be, for places for the staves to bear the table.
skip 102, width 102 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 114,555Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּקְהִלוּ מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן אֶת־הַקָּהָל אֶל־פְּנֵי הַסָּלַע וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם שִׁמְעוּ־נָא הַמֹּרִים הֲמִן־הַסֶּלַע הַזֶּה נוֹצִיא לָכֶם מָֽיִם
And Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said unto them: ‘Hear now, ye rebels; are we to bring you forth water out of this rock?’
skip 118, width 118 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 222,412Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם מֹשֶׁה לִבְנֵי־גָד וְלִבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן וְלַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה בֶן־יוֹסֵף אֶת־מַמְלֶכֶת סִיחֹן מֶלֶךְ הָֽאֱמֹרִי וְאֶת־מַמְלֶכֶת עוֹג מֶלֶךְ הַבָּשָׁן הָאָרֶץ לְעָרֶיהָ בִּגְבֻלֹת עָרֵי הָאָרֶץ סָבִֽיב
And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto the half-tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, according to the cities thereof with their borders, even the cities of the land round about.
skip 135, width 135 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 243,821Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־הַחֲזִיר כִּֽי־מַפְרִיס פַּרְסָה הוּא וְשֹׁסַע שֶׁסַע פַּרְסָה וְהוּא גֵּרָה לֹֽא־יִגָּר טָמֵא הוּא לָכֶֽם
And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you.
skip 146, width 146 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 155,707Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, סופרת appears 415 times in the whole Tanakh — 10% more than the 376 chance alone would give; the probability of 415 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
- Genesis 25
- Exodus 24
- Leviticus 20
- Numbers 34
- Deuteronomy 11
- Joshua 6
- Judges 13
- Samuel 10
- Kings 29
- Isaiah 47
- Jeremiah 19
- Ezekiel 23
- The Twelve 17
- Psalms 37
- Proverbs 30
- Job 16
- Song of Songs 2
- Ruth 1
- Lamentations 2
- Ecclesiastes 7
- Esther 8
- Daniel 3
- Ezra–Nehemiah 11
- Chronicles 20
Outside the Torah
כַּמַּיִם נִשְׁפַּכְתִּי וְהִתְפָּֽרְדוּ כָּֽל־עַצְמוֹתָי הָיָה לִבִּי כַּדּוֹנָג נָמֵס בְּתוֹךְ מֵעָֽי
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is become like wax; it is melted in mine inmost parts.
skip 16, width 16 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 868,201Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־הַיְבוּסִי וְאֶת־הָאֱמֹרִי וְאֵת הַגִּרְגָּשִֽׁי
and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite;
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,097,917Open in the laboratory →
גַּם־זֶרַע יַעֲקוֹב וְדָוִד עַבְדִּי אֶמְאַס מִקַּחַת מִזַּרְעוֹ מֹֽשְׁלִים אֶל־זֶרַע אַבְרָהָם יִשְׂחָק וְיַעֲקֹב כִּֽי־אשוב אֶת־שְׁבוּתָם וְרִחַמְתִּֽים
then will I also cast away the seed of Jacob, and of David My servant, so that I will not take of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; for I will cause their captivity to return, and will have compassion on them.’
skip 59, width 59 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 694,170Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
סופרת — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as סופרת, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 746.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Nehemiah 7:57. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Sophereth in the Bible code?
113 sequences of סופרת at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 98.0 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Sophereth in the Torah?
Skip 42, reading backward from Exodus 22:26 — the shortest of 113 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 98.0.
What is the gematria of Sophereth in Hebrew?
Sophereth is spelled סופרת — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 746.
How many times is Sophereth found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, סופרת appears 415 times in the whole Tanakh — 10% more than the 376 chance alone would give; the probability of 415 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
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