Tzfat צפת
Tzfat — in Hebrew צפת — Safed, city in the Galilee. Tzfat appears 35,604 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 36,160 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 35,604
- Chance alone
- 36,160
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
35,604 sequences of צפת at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 36,160 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 4:18, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 591,080 sequences of צפת, against about 560,464 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 36,160 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 8,646
- Exodus 9,543
- Leviticus 4,927
- Numbers 6,897
- Deuteronomy 5,591
The shortest skips
תַּבְנִית כָּל־רֹמֵשׂ בָּאֲדָמָה תַּבְנִית כָּל־דָּגָה אֲשֶׁר־בַּמַּיִם מִתַּחַת לָאָֽרֶץ
the likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth; .
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 257,475Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְחֵיל מִצְרַיִם לְסוּסָיו וּלְרִכְבּוֹ אֲשֶׁר הֵצִיף אֶת־מֵי יַם־סוּף עַל־פְּנֵיהֶם בְּרָדְפָם אַחֲרֵיכֶם וַיְאַבְּדֵם יְהוָה עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
and what He did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how He made the water of the Red Sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 268,780Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּגַּשׁ אַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמַר הַאַף תִּסְפֶּה צַדִּיק עִם־רָשָֽׁע
And Abraham drew near, and said: ‘Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 21,562Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּהְיוּ בְנֵי־יְהוּדָה לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְשֵׁלָה מִשְׁפַּחַת הַשֵּׁלָנִי לְפֶרֶץ מִשְׁפַּחַת הַפַּרְצִי לְזֶרַח מִשְׁפַּחַת הַזַּרְחִֽי
And the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 231,953Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר אֶל־הָעֶבֶד מִֽי־הָאִישׁ הַלָּזֶה הַהֹלֵךְ בַּשָּׂדֶה לִקְרָאתֵנוּ וַיֹּאמֶר הָעֶבֶד הוּא אֲדֹנִי וַתִּקַּח הַצָּעִיף וַתִּתְכָּֽס
And she said unto the servant: ‘What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us?’ And the servant said: ‘It is my master.’ And she took her veil, and covered herself.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 32,744Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 124,544 sequences of צפת at skips 2–5,000, 3.6% above what chance alone gives (about 120,262); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 6.3 × 10⁻³⁵ by chance alone.
- Genesis 8,646
- Exodus 9,543
- Leviticus 4,927
- Numbers 6,897
- Deuteronomy 5,837
- Joshua 3,567
- Judges 2,733
- Samuel 5,172
- Kings 6,174
- Isaiah 10,313
- Jeremiah 7,926
- Ezekiel 10,076
- The Twelve 6,283
- Psalms 11,769
- Proverbs 6,209
- Job 5,371
- Song of Songs 748
- Ruth 415
- Lamentations 929
- Ecclesiastes 694
- Esther 587
- Daniel 1,906
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,743
- Chronicles 6,079
Outside the Torah
וְזֶה גְּבוּל הָאָרֶץ לִפְאַת צָפוֹנָה מִן־הַיָּם הַגָּדוֹל הַדֶּרֶךְ חֶתְלֹן לְבוֹא צְדָֽדָה
And this shall be the border of the land: on the north side, from the Great Sea, by the way of Hethlon, unto the entrance of Zedad;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 799,284Open in the laboratory →
וְהֵבֵאתִי אֶת־הַשְּׁלִשִׁית בָּאֵשׁ וּצְרַפְתִּים כִּצְרֹף אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף וּבְחַנְתִּים כִּבְחֹן אֶת־הַזָּהָב הוּא יִקְרָא בִשְׁמִי וַֽאֲנִי אֶעֱנֶה אֹתוֹ אָמַרְתִּי עַמִּי הוּא וְהוּא יֹאמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהָֽי
And I will bring the third part through the fire, And will refine them as silver is refined, And will try them as gold is tried; They shall call on My name, And I will answer them; I will say: ‘It is My people’, And they shall say: ‘The LORD is my God.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 853,694Open in the laboratory →
וְגַם אֶת־מַעֲכָה אִמּוֹ וַיְסִרֶהָ מִגְּבִירָה אֲשֶׁר־עָשְׂתָה מִפְלֶצֶת לָאֲשֵׁרָה וַיִּכְרֹת אָסָא אֶת־מִפְלַצְתָּהּ וַיִּשְׂרֹף בְּנַחַל קִדְרֽוֹן
And also Maacah his mother he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 510,784Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צפת — the name in Hebrew letters: Safed, city in the Galilee. Searched as צפת, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 570.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Judges 1:17. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Zephath.
Questions
Does Tzfat appear in the Torah codes?
35,604 sequences of צפת at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 36,160 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Tzfat in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Deuteronomy 4:18 — the shortest of 35,604 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 36,160.
How is Tzfat spelled in Hebrew?
Tzfat is spelled צפת — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 570.
Is Tzfat in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 124,544 sequences of צפת at skips 2–5,000, 3.6% above what chance alone gives (about 120,262); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 6.3 × 10⁻³⁵ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 36,160 here) beside the count.