Taphath טפת
Taphath (טפת) is a person named in the Tanakh. Taphath appears 17,339 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 5.3% more than chance alone would give (about 16,465; probability 7.2 × 10⁻¹²).
- Found in the Torah
- 17,339
- Chance alone
- 16,465
- P (≥ found)
- 7.2 × 10⁻¹²
- 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, טפת appears 17,339 times in the Torah — 5.3% more than the 16,465 chance alone would give; the probability of 17,339 or more by chance alone is 7.2 × 10⁻¹².
The shortest skip at which טפת appears in the Torah is 4 — the first at Deuteronomy 16:19, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), טפת is found 270,427 times; chance alone would give about 255,194.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 16,465 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 2,509
- Exodus 3,878
- Leviticus 5,222
- Numbers 3,806
- Deuteronomy 1,924
The shortest skips
לֹא־תַטֶּה מִשְׁפָּט לֹא תַכִּיר פָּנִים וְלֹא־תִקַּח שֹׁחַד כִּי הַשֹּׁחַד יְעַוֵּר עֵינֵי חֲכָמִים וִֽיסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי צַדִּיקִֽם
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a gift; for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 277,631Open in the laboratory →
וְכִֽי־יִהְיֶה בְאִישׁ חֵטְא מִשְׁפַּט־מָוֶת וְהוּמָת וְתָלִיתָ אֹתוֹ עַל־עֵֽץ
And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 283,866Open in the laboratory →
נָטִיתָ יְמִינְךָ תִּבְלָעֵמוֹ אָֽרֶץ
Thou stretchedst out Thy right hand— The earth swallowed them.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 100,343Open in the laboratory →
לְפִי רֹב הַשָּׁנִים תַּרְבֶּה מִקְנָתוֹ וּלְפִי מְעֹט הַשָּׁנִים תַּמְעִיט מִקְנָתוֹ כִּי מִסְפַּר תְּבוּאֹת הוּא מֹכֵר לָֽךְ
According to the multitude of the years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of the years thou shalt diminish the price of it; for the number of crops doth he sell unto thee.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 180,379Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׁחַט אֶת־הַצִּפֹּר הָאֶחָת אֶל־כְּלִי־חֶרֶשׂ עַל־מַיִם חַיִּֽים
And he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 163,979Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, טפת appears 54,418 times in the whole Tanakh — 7.4% more than the 50,668 chance alone would give; the probability of 54,418 or more by chance alone is 3.7 × 10⁻⁶¹.
- Genesis 2,509
- Exodus 3,878
- Leviticus 5,222
- Numbers 3,806
- Deuteronomy 2,002
- Joshua 1,174
- Judges 1,030
- Samuel 2,109
- Kings 2,470
- Isaiah 3,190
- Jeremiah 2,617
- Ezekiel 4,154
- The Twelve 2,379
- Psalms 5,021
- Proverbs 3,237
- Job 2,835
- Song of Songs 352
- Ruth 246
- Lamentations 437
- Ecclesiastes 715
- Esther 363
- Daniel 1,036
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,180
- Chronicles 2,456
Outside the Torah
וְיָרָבְעָם בֶּן־נְבָט אֶפְרָתִי מִן־הַצְּרֵדָה וְשֵׁם אִמּוֹ צְרוּעָה אִשָּׁה אַלְמָנָה עֶבֶד לִשְׁלֹמֹה וַיָּרֶם יָד בַּמֶּֽלֶךְ
And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow, he also lifted up his hand against the king.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 502,497Open in the laboratory →
הַנְּטִיפוֹת וְהַשֵּׁירוֹת וְהָֽרְעָלֽוֹת
the pendants, and the bracelets, and the veils;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 578,909Open in the laboratory →
טֶרֶף נָתַן לִֽירֵאָיו יִזְכֹּר לְעוֹלָם בְּרִיתֽוֹ
He hath given food unto them that fear Him; He will ever be mindful of His covenant.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 919,811Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
טפת — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as טפת, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 489.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 4:11. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Taphath in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, טפת appears 17,339 times in the Torah — 5.3% more than the 16,465 chance alone would give; the probability of 17,339 or more by chance alone is 7.2 × 10⁻¹².
What is the shortest skip for Taphath in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading forward from Deuteronomy 16:19 — the shortest of 17,339 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 16,465.
What is the gematria of Taphath in Hebrew?
Taphath is spelled טפת — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 489.
How many times is Taphath found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, טפת appears 54,418 times in the whole Tanakh — 7.4% more than the 50,668 chance alone would give; the probability of 54,418 or more by chance alone is 3.7 × 10⁻⁶¹.
Search it yourself
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