Spain ספרד
Spain — in Hebrew ספרד — country in southwestern Europe. In the Torah codes, Spain is found 408 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 7 (Numbers 29:33) — about what chance alone gives (about 386).
- Found in the Torah
- 408
- Chance alone
- 386
- P (≥ found)
- 0.14
- Shortest skip
- 7
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
408 sequences of ספרד at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 386 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 7 — the first at Numbers 29:33, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 4,096 sequences of ספרד, against about 4,026 from chance alone.
- Genesis 103
- Exodus 93
- Leviticus 50
- Numbers 121
- Deuteronomy 41
The shortest skips
וּמִנְחָתָם וְנִסְכֵּהֶם לַפָּרִים לָאֵילִם וְלַכְּבָשִׂים בְּמִסְפָּרָם כְּמִשְׁפָּטָֽם
and their meal-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, after the ordinance;
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 238,196Open in the laboratory →
וַתֵּרֶד בַּת־פַּרְעֹה לִרְחֹץ עַל־הַיְאֹר וְנַעֲרֹתֶיהָ הֹלְכֹת עַל־יַד הַיְאֹר וַתֵּרֶא אֶת־הַתֵּבָה בְּתוֹךְ הַסּוּף וַתִּשְׁלַח אֶת־אֲמָתָהּ וַתִּקָּחֶֽהָ
And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe in the river; and her maidens walked along by the river-side; and she saw the ark among the flags, and sent her handmaid to fetch it.
skip 21, width 21 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 79,248Open in the laboratory →
לֹא תְנַסּוּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר נִסִּיתֶם בַּמַּסָּֽה
Ye shall not try the LORD your God, as ye tried Him in Massah.
skip 53, width 53 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 262,052Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־תֵצֵא לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל־אֹיְבֶיךָ וְֽרָאִיתָ סוּס וָרֶכֶב עַם רַב מִמְּךָ לֹא תִירָא מֵהֶם כִּֽי־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ עִמָּךְ הַמַּֽעַלְךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, thou shalt not be afraid of them; for the LORD thy God is with thee, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
skip 55, width 55 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 281,509Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּסְעוּ מֵאָלוּשׁ וַֽיַּחֲנוּ בִּרְפִידִם וְלֹא־הָיָה שָׁם מַיִם לָעָם לִשְׁתּֽוֹת
And they journeyed from Alush, and pitched in Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.
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 244,720Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,907 sequences of ספרד at skips 2–5,000, 7.0% above what chance alone gives (about 1,782); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0017 by chance alone.
- Genesis 103
- Exodus 93
- Leviticus 50
- Numbers 121
- Deuteronomy 52
- Joshua 41
- Judges 49
- Samuel 82
- Kings 95
- Isaiah 148
- Jeremiah 101
- Ezekiel 116
- The Twelve 101
- Psalms 235
- Proverbs 141
- Job 82
- Song of Songs 16
- Lamentations 7
- Ecclesiastes 19
- Esther 44
- Daniel 52
- Ezra–Nehemiah 56
- Chronicles 103
Outside the Torah
וְעַתָּה מְלָכִים הַשְׂכִּילוּ הִוָּסְרוּ שֹׁפְטֵי אָֽרֶץ
Now therefore, O ye kings, be wise; be admonished, ye judges of the earth.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 859,174Open in the laboratory →
נוֹעַ תָּנוּעַ אֶרֶץ כַּשִּׁכּוֹר וְהִֽתְנוֹדְדָה כַּמְּלוּנָה וְכָבַד עָלֶיהָ פִּשְׁעָהּ וְנָפְלָה וְלֹא־תֹסִיף קֽוּם
The earth reeleth to and fro like a drunken man, And swayeth to and fro as a lodge; And the transgression thereof is heavy upon it, And it shall fall, and not rise again.
skip 19, width 19 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 598,212Open in the laboratory →
וַתְּיַשְּׁנֵהוּ עַל־בִּרְכֶּיהָ וַתִּקְרָא לָאִישׁ וַתְּגַלַּח אֶת־שֶׁבַע מַחְלְפוֹת רֹאשׁוֹ וַתָּחֶל לְעַנּוֹתוֹ וַיָּסַר כֹּחוֹ מֵעָלָֽיו
And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and had the seven locks of his head shaven off; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
skip 19, width 19 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 373,248Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
ספרד — the name in Hebrew letters: country in southwestern Europe. Searched as ספרד, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 344.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Sepharad.
Questions
Does Spain appear in the Torah codes?
408 sequences of ספרד at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 386 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Spain in the Torah?
Skip 7, reading forward from Numbers 29:33 — the shortest of 408 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 386.
How is Spain spelled in Hebrew?
Spain is spelled ספרד — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 344.
Is Spain in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,907 sequences of ספרד at skips 2–5,000, 7.0% above what chance alone gives (about 1,782); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0017 by chance alone.
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