Tophel תפל
Tophel (תפל) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Tophel is found 197,234 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 4:2) — about what chance alone gives (about 196,863).
- Found in the Torah
- 197,234
- Chance alone
- 196,863
- P (≥ found)
- 0.20
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 197,234 sequences of תפל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 196,863).
The shortest skip at which תפל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 4:2, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), תפל is found 3,220,672 times; chance alone would give about 3,051,288.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 196,863 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 40,978
- Exodus 45,239
- Leviticus 31,259
- Numbers 49,384
- Deuteronomy 30,374
The shortest skips
וַתֹּסֶף לָלֶדֶת אֶת־אָחִיו אֶת־הָבֶל וַֽיְהִי־הֶבֶל רֹעֵה צֹאן וְקַיִן הָיָה עֹבֵד אֲדָמָֽה
And again she bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 4,264Open in the laboratory →
וְתִמְנַע הָיְתָה פִילֶגֶשׁ לֶֽאֱלִיפַז בֶּן־עֵשָׂו וַתֵּלֶד לֶאֱלִיפַז אֶת־עֲמָלֵק אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי עָדָה אֵשֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו
And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau’s son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the sons of Adah Esau’s wife.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 52,693Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹֽא־יָכֹל יוֹסֵף לְהִתְאַפֵּק לְכֹל הַנִּצָּבִים עָלָיו וַיִּקְרָא הוֹצִיאוּ כָל־אִישׁ מֵעָלָי וְלֹא־עָמַד אִישׁ אִתּוֹ בְּהִתְוַדַּע יוֹסֵף אֶל־אֶחָֽיו
Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried: ‘Cause every man to go out from me.’ And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 68,758Open in the laboratory →
וְהָֽיְתָה צְעָקָה גְדֹלָה בְּכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם אֲשֶׁר כָּמֹהוּ לֹא נִהְיָתָה וְכָמֹהוּ לֹא תֹסִֽף
And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there hath been none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 93,690Open in the laboratory →
תְּבִאֵמוֹ וְתִטָּעֵמוֹ בְּהַר נַחֲלָֽתְךָ מָכוֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ פָּעַלְתָּ יְהוָה מִקְּדָשׁ אֲדֹנָי כּוֹנְנוּ יָדֶֽיךָ
Thou bringest them in, and plantest them in the mountain of Thine inheritance, The place, O LORD, which Thou hast made for Thee to dwell in, The sanctuary, O Lord, which Thy hands have established.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 100,556Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 704,437 sequences of תפל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 709,048).
- Genesis 40,978
- Exodus 45,239
- Leviticus 31,259
- Numbers 49,384
- Deuteronomy 31,480
- Joshua 19,229
- Judges 22,080
- Samuel 48,427
- Kings 45,674
- Isaiah 36,590
- Jeremiah 41,904
- Ezekiel 54,179
- The Twelve 28,341
- Psalms 53,102
- Proverbs 24,810
- Job 27,194
- Song of Songs 4,132
- Ruth 3,928
- Lamentations 3,741
- Ecclesiastes 5,941
- Esther 7,486
- Daniel 14,008
- Ezra–Nehemiah 15,765
- Chronicles 49,566
Outside the Torah
וַיַּזְעֵק בָּרָק אֶת־זְבוּלֻן וְאֶת־נַפְתָּלִי קֶדְשָׁה וַיַּעַל בְּרַגְלָיו עֲשֶׂרֶת אַלְפֵי אִישׁ וַתַּעַל עִמּוֹ דְּבוֹרָֽה
And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali together to Kedesh; and there went up ten thousand men at his feet; and Deborah went up with him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 350,684Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיַּעֲלוּ חֲמֵשֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁים הַהֹלְכִים לְרַגֵּל אֶת־הָאָרֶץ בָּאוּ שָׁמָּה לָקְחוּ אֶת־הַפֶּסֶל וְאֶת־הָאֵפוֹד וְאֶת־הַתְּרָפִים וְאֶת־הַמַּסֵּכָה וְהַכֹּהֵן נִצָּב פֶּתַח הַשַּׁעַר וְשֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת הָאִישׁ הֶחָגוּר כְּלֵי הַמִּלְחָמָֽה
And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image; and the priest stood by the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men girt with weapons of war.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 376,045Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּיטַב לֵב הַכֹּהֵן וַיִּקַּח אֶת־הָאֵפוֹד וְאֶת־הַתְּרָפִים וְאֶת־הַפָּסֶל וַיָּבֹא בְּקֶרֶב הָעָֽם
And the priest’s heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 376,311Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תפל — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as תפל, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 510.
As a plain word it stands 14 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 15:16. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Tophel appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 197,234 sequences of תפל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 196,863).
What is the shortest skip for Tophel in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 4:2 — the shortest of 197,234 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 196,863.
What is the gematria of Tophel in Hebrew?
Tophel is spelled תפל — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 510.
How many times is Tophel found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 704,437 sequences of תפל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 709,048).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 196,863 here) beside the count.