Sophia סופיה
In Hebrew letters the first name Sophia is written סופיה — female given name. Sophia appears 306 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 15% more than chance alone would give (about 267; probability 0.0096).
- Found in the Torah
- 306
- Chance alone
- 267
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0096
- Shortest skip
- 4
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, סופיה appears 306 times in the Torah — 15% more than the 267 chance alone would give; the probability of 306 or more by chance alone is 0.0096.
The shortest skip at which סופיה appears in the Torah is 4 — the first at Deuteronomy 14:18, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–76,212), סופיה is found 2,220 times; chance alone would give about 2,101.
- Genesis 86
- Exodus 68
- Leviticus 36
- Numbers 84
- Deuteronomy 32
The shortest skips
וְהַחֲסִידָה וְהָאֲנָפָה לְמִינָהּ וְהַדּוּכִיפַת וְהָעֲטַלֵּֽף
and the stork, and the heron after its kinds, and the hoopoe, and the bat.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 274,520Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַן בִּלְעָם וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־עַבְדֵי בָלָק אִם־יִתֶּן־לִי בָלָק מְלֹא בֵיתוֹ כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב לֹא אוּכַל לַעֲבֹר אֶת־פִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי לַעֲשׂוֹת קְטַנָּה אוֹ גְדוֹלָֽה
And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak: ‘If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do any thing, small or great.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 226,227Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא פַּרְעֹה כִּֽי־חָדַל הַמָּטָר וְהַבָּרָד וְהַקֹּלֹת וַיֹּסֶף לַחֲטֹא וַיַּכְבֵּד לִבּוֹ הוּא וַעֲבָדָֽיו
And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 91,469Open in the laboratory →
וְאָמְרוּ אֶל־זִקְנֵי עִירוֹ בְּנֵנוּ זֶה סוֹרֵר וּמֹרֶה אֵינֶנּוּ שֹׁמֵעַ בְּקֹלֵנוּ זוֹלֵל וְסֹבֵֽא
and they shall say unto the elders of his city: ‘This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he doth not hearken to our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.’
skip 32, width 32 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 283,769Open in the laboratory →
אָז יָשִֽׁיר־מֹשֶׁה וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת לַֽיהוָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֵאמֹר אָשִׁירָה לַֽיהוָה כִּֽי־גָאֹה גָּאָה סוּס וְרֹכְבוֹ רָמָה בַיָּֽם
Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spoke, saying: I will sing unto the LORD, for He is highly exalted; The horse and his rider hath He thrown into the sea.
skip 42, width 42 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 99,958Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, סופיה appears 1,278 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 1,228, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 86
- Exodus 68
- Leviticus 36
- Numbers 84
- Deuteronomy 37
- Joshua 26
- Judges 45
- Samuel 59
- Kings 116
- Isaiah 110
- Jeremiah 58
- Ezekiel 84
- The Twelve 74
- Psalms 124
- Proverbs 53
- Job 41
- Song of Songs 7
- Ruth 2
- Lamentations 8
- Ecclesiastes 7
- Esther 13
- Daniel 7
- Ezra–Nehemiah 28
- Chronicles 105
Outside the Torah
וַיִּגֹּף יְהוָה אֶת־הַכּוּשִׁים לִפְנֵי אָסָא וְלִפְנֵי יְהוּדָה וַיָּנֻסוּ הַכּוּשִֽׁים
So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,161,138Open in the laboratory →
נִבְחָר שֵׁם מֵעֹשֶׁר רָב מִכֶּסֶף וּמִזָּהָב חֵן טֽוֹב
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favour rather than silver and gold.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 954,992Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּסֶף אַף־יְהוָה לַחֲרוֹת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיָּסֶת אֶת־דָּוִד בָּהֶם לֵאמֹר לֵךְ מְנֵה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֶת־יְהוּדָֽה
And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and He moved David against them, saying: ‘Go, number Israel and Judah.’
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 475,471Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
סופיה — the name in Hebrew letters: female given name. Searched as סופיה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 161.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Sophia in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, סופיה appears 306 times in the Torah — 15% more than the 267 chance alone would give; the probability of 306 or more by chance alone is 0.0096.
What is the shortest skip for Sophia in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading forward from Deuteronomy 14:18 — the shortest of 306 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 267.
What is the gematria of Sophia in Hebrew?
Sophia is spelled סופיה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 161.
How many times is Sophia found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, סופיה appears 1,278 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 1,228, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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