Tzipporah (Zipporah · צפרה)
Tzipporah (Zipporah · צפרה) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Tzipporah (Zipporah) is found 3,355 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 4 (Genesis 31:42) — about what chance alone gives (about 3,332).
- Found in the Torah
- 3,355
- Chance alone
- 3,332
- P (≥ found)
- 0.35
- 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, צפרה appears 3,355 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 3,332, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 4 — the first at Genesis 31:42, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 35,985 sequences of צפרה, against about 34,721 from chance alone.
- Genesis 828
- Exodus 907
- Leviticus 441
- Numbers 657
- Deuteronomy 522
The shortest skips
לוּלֵי אֱלֹהֵי אָבִי אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם וּפַחַד יִצְחָק הָיָה לִי כִּי עַתָּה רֵיקָם שִׁלַּחְתָּנִי אֶת־עָנְיִי וְאֶת־יְגִיעַ כַּפַּי רָאָה אֱלֹהִים וַיּוֹכַח אָֽמֶשׁ
Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been on my side, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and gave judgment yesternight.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 45,785Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּלְכוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן וְאֶל־כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־מִדְבַּר פָּארָן קָדֵשָׁה וַיָּשִׁיבוּ אוֹתָם דָּבָר וְאֶת־כָּל־הָעֵדָה וַיַּרְאוּם אֶת־פְּרִי הָאָֽרֶץ
And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 210,511Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־יַכְרִית יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶת־הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה בָא־שָׁמָּה לָרֶשֶׁת אוֹתָם מִפָּנֶיךָ וְיָרַשְׁתָּ אֹתָם וְיָשַׁבְתָּ בְּאַרְצָֽם
When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest in to dispossess them, and thou dispossessest them, and dwellest in their land;
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 272,431Open in the laboratory →
רְאֵה נָתַתִּי לִפְנֵיכֶם אֶת־הָאָרֶץ בֹּאוּ וּרְשׁוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּֽלְיַעֲקֹב לָתֵת לָהֶם וּלְזַרְעָם אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם
Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD swore unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.’
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 250,380Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ לֻֽלְאֹת תְּכֵלֶת עַל שְׂפַת הַיְרִיעָה הָאֶחָת מִקָּצָה בַּחֹבָרֶת וְכֵן תַּעֲשֶׂה בִּשְׂפַת הַיְרִיעָה הַקִּיצוֹנָה בַּמַּחְבֶּרֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית
And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the first set; and likewise shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is outmost in the second set.
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 115,430Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 11,401 sequences of צפרה at skips 2–5,000, 3.6% above what chance alone gives (about 11,008); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 9.9 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
- Genesis 828
- Exodus 907
- Leviticus 441
- Numbers 657
- Deuteronomy 579
- Joshua 503
- Judges 207
- Samuel 452
- Kings 632
- Isaiah 1,073
- Jeremiah 890
- Ezekiel 726
- The Twelve 698
- Psalms 889
- Proverbs 395
- Job 293
- Song of Songs 49
- Ruth 32
- Lamentations 87
- Ecclesiastes 60
- Esther 53
- Daniel 150
- Ezra–Nehemiah 187
- Chronicles 613
Outside the Torah
שִׁיתָה יְהוָה שָׁמְרָה לְפִי נִצְּרָה עַל־דַּל שְׂפָתָֽי
Set a guard, O LORD, to my mouth; Keep watch at the door of my lips.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 933,431Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּמְצָא כַקֵּן יָדִי לְחֵיל הָֽעַמִּים וְכֶאֱסֹף בֵּיצִים עֲזֻבוֹת כָּל־הָאָרֶץ אֲנִי אָסָפְתִּי וְלֹא הָיָה נֹדֵד כָּנָף וּפֹצֶה פֶה וּמְצַפְצֵֽף
And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the peoples; And as one gathereth eggs that are forsaken, Have I gathered all the earth; And there was none that moved the wing, Or that opened mouth, or chirped.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 585,964Open in the laboratory →
כִּי כֹה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה הָעִיר הַיֹּצֵאת אֶלֶף תַּשְׁאִיר מֵאָה וְהַיּוֹצֵאת מֵאָה תַּשְׁאִיר עֲשָׂרָה לְבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
For thus saith the Lord GOD: The city that went forth a thousand shall have a hundred left, and that which went forth a hundred shall have ten left, of the house of Israel.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 818,649Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צפרה — the Tanakh's own spelling: Zipporah. Searched as צפרה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 375.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 2:21. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Zipporah.
Questions
Is Tzipporah (Zipporah) in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, צפרה appears 3,355 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 3,332, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Tzipporah (Zipporah) in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading backward from Genesis 31:42 — the shortest of 3,355 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,332.
How is Tzipporah (Zipporah) spelled in Hebrew?
Tzipporah is spelled צפרה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 375.
Is Tzipporah (Zipporah) in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 11,401 sequences of צפרה at skips 2–5,000, 3.6% above what chance alone gives (about 11,008); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 9.9 × 10⁻⁵ 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 3,332 here) beside the count.