Biblical names

Uphaz אופז

Uphaz (אופז) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Uphaz is found 3,018 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 4 (Exodus 8:28) — about what chance alone gives (about 3,004).

Found in the Torah
3,018
Chance alone
3,004
P (≥ found)
0.40
Shortest skip
4

Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.

In the Torah

The Torah holds 3,018 sequences of אופז at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,004).

The shortest skip at which אופז appears in the Torah is 4 — the first at Exodus 8:28, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), אופז is found 32,810 times; chance alone would give about 31,298.

  • Genesis 658
  • Exodus 714
  • Leviticus 611
  • Numbers 655
  • Deuteronomy 380

The shortest skips

  1. Exodus 8:28שמות ח:כחskip 4, forward

    וַיַּכְבֵּד פַּרְעֹה אֶת־לִבּוֹ גַּם בַּפַּעַם הַזֹּאת וְלֹא שִׁלַּח אֶת־הָעָֽם

    And Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also, and he did not let the people go.

    אופז at skip 4, forward from Exodus 8:28ראחדויכבדפרעהתלבגםבעםהאתולאשלחאתהעםואופז
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 89,574Open in the laboratory →

  2. Exodus 32:5שמות לב:הskip 4, backward

    וַיַּרְא אַהֲרֹן וַיִּבֶן מִזְבֵּחַ לְפָנָיו וַיִּקְרָא אַֽהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמַר חַג לַיהוָה מָחָֽר

    And when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said: ‘To-morrow shall be a feast to the LORD.’

    אופז at skip 4, backward from Exodus 32:5ויראאהרןויבןמבחלניויקראהרןויאמרחגליקאופז
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 126,008Open in the laboratory →

  3. Leviticus 16:12ויקרא טז:יבskip 5, backward

    וְלָקַח מְלֹֽא־הַמַּחְתָּה גַּֽחֲלֵי־אֵשׁ מֵעַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ מִלִּפְנֵי יְהוָה וּמְלֹא חָפְנָיו קְטֹרֶת סַמִּים דַּקָּה וְהֵבִיא מִבֵּית לַפָּרֹֽכֶת

    And he shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil.

    אופז at skip 5, backward from Leviticus 16:12אהמחתהגחליאשמעלהמבחמלנייקקומלחפניוקטרתסמיםדקהואופז
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 166,610Open in the laboratory →

  4. Deuteronomy 33:21דברים לג:כאskip 5, backward

    וַיַּרְא רֵאשִׁית לוֹ כִּי־שָׁם חֶלְקַת מְחֹקֵק סָפוּן וַיֵּתֵא רָאשֵׁי עָם צִדְקַת יְהוָה עָשָׂה וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

    And he chose a first part for himself, For there a portion of a ruler was reserved; And there came the heads of the people, He executed the righteousness of the LORD, And His ordinances with Israel. .

    אופז at skip 5, backward from Deuteronomy 33:21חיבגדכלביאשכןוטרףרועאקדקדירארשיתלוכישםחלקתמחקקאוףז
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 303,797Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 25:4שמות כה:דskip 6, backward

    וּתְכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ וְעִזִּֽים

    and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’hair;

    אופז at skip 6, backward from Exodus 25:4זאתהתרומהאשרתקחומאתםהבוכסונחשתתכלתורגמןותולעתשניוששועזיםאוףז
    skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 113,558Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

11,653 sequences of אופז at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 11,950 that chance alone would produce.

  • Genesis 658
  • Exodus 714
  • Leviticus 611
  • Numbers 655
  • Deuteronomy 417
  • Joshua 344
  • Judges 370
  • Samuel 682
  • Kings 880
  • Isaiah 934
  • Jeremiah 602
  • Ezekiel 660
  • The Twelve 645
  • Psalms 861
  • Proverbs 265
  • Job 534
  • Song of Songs 53
  • Ruth 53
  • Lamentations 50
  • Ecclesiastes 69
  • Esther 77
  • Daniel 255
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 348
  • Chronicles 916

Outside the Torah

  1. Isaiah 29:14ישעיהו כט:ידskip 3, backward

    לָכֵן הִנְנִי יוֹסִף לְהַפְלִיא אֶת־הָֽעָם־הַזֶּה הַפְלֵא וָפֶלֶא וְאָֽבְדָה חָכְמַת חֲכָמָיו וּבִינַת נְבֹנָיו תִּסְתַּתָּֽר

    Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the prudence of their prudent men shall be hid.

    אופז at skip 3, backward from Isaiah 29:14פליאאתהעםהההלאפלואבדהחכמתחאופז
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 602,832Open in the laboratory →

  2. 2 Kings 5:20מלכים ב ה:כskip 4, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר גֵּיחֲזִי נַעַר אֱלִישָׁע אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִים הִנֵּה חָשַׂךְ אֲדֹנִי אֶֽת־נַעֲמָן הָֽאֲרַמִּי הַזֶּה מִקַּחַת מִיָּדוֹ אֵת אֲשֶׁר־הֵבִיא חַי־יְהוָה כִּֽי־אִם־רַצְתִּי אַחֲרָיו וְלָקַחְתִּי מֵאִתּוֹ מְאֽוּמָה

    But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said: ‘Behold, my master hath spared this Naaman the Aramean, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought; as the LORD liveth, I will surely run after him, and take somewhat of him.’

    אופז at skip 4, forward from 2 Kings 5:20יוולקחתימאתומומהירדגיחיאחרינעמןויראהאוףז
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 536,508Open in the laboratory →

  3. Jeremiah 7:16ירמיהו ז:טזskip 4, backward

    וְאַתָּה אַל־תִּתְפַּלֵּל בְּעַד־הָעָם הַזֶּה וְאַל־תִּשָּׂא בַעֲדָם רִנָּה וּתְפִלָּה וְאַל־תִּפְגַּע־בִּי כִּי־אֵינֶנִּי שֹׁמֵעַ אֹתָֽךְ

    Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to Me; for I will not hear thee.

    אופז at skip 4, backward from Jeremiah 7:16אתכלאחיכםאתכלרעאריםאתהלתתפללבעדהעםהזאופז
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 652,891Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

אופז — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as אופז, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 94.

As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Daniel 10:5. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Uphaz in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 3,018 sequences of אופז at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,004).

What is the shortest skip for Uphaz in the Torah?

Skip 4, reading forward from Exodus 8:28 — the shortest of 3,018 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,004.

What is the gematria of Uphaz in Hebrew?

Uphaz is spelled אופז — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 94.

How many times is Uphaz found in the whole Tanakh?

11,653 sequences of אופז at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 11,950 that chance alone would produce.

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