Yiftach (Jephthah · יפתח)
Yiftach (Jephthah · יפתח) is a person named in the Tanakh. Yiftach (Jephthah) appears 6,603 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 6,735 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 6,603
- Chance alone
- 6,735
- P (≥ found)
- 0.95
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 6,603 sequences of יפתח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 6,735).
The shortest skip at which יפתח appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Exodus 9:27, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), יפתח is found 76,659 times; chance alone would give about 70,178.
- Genesis 1,579
- Exodus 1,702
- Leviticus 948
- Numbers 1,641
- Deuteronomy 733
The shortest skips
וַיִּשְׁלַח פַּרְעֹה וַיִּקְרָא לְמֹשֶׁה וּֽלְאַהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם חָטָאתִי הַפָּעַם יְהוָה הַצַּדִּיק וַאֲנִי וְעַמִּי הָרְשָׁעִֽים
And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them: ‘I have sinned this time; the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 91,117Open in the laboratory →
וְכִפֶּר הַכֹּהֵן עַֽל־כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְנִסְלַח לָהֶם כִּֽי־שְׁגָגָה הִוא וְהֵם הֵבִיאוּ אֶת־קָרְבָּנָם אִשֶּׁה לַֽיהוָה וְחַטָּאתָם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה עַל־שִׁגְגָתָֽם
And the priest shall make atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and they shall be forgiven; for it was an error, and they have brought their offering, an offering made by fire unto the LORD, and their sin-offering before the LORD, for their error.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 214,476Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּגְוַע יִצְחָק וַיָּמָת וַיֵּאָסֶף אֶל־עַמָּיו זָקֵן וּשְׂבַע יָמִים וַיִּקְבְּרוּ אֹתוֹ עֵשָׂו וְיַעֲקֹב בָּנָֽיו
And Isaac expired, and died, and was gathered unto his people, old and full of days; and Esau and Jacob his sons buried him.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 52,167Open in the laboratory →
וַיְסַפֵּר הָעֶבֶד לְיִצְחָק אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר עָשָֽׂה
And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 32,763Open in the laboratory →
הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ פֶּֽן־תַּעֲלֶה עֹלֹתֶיךָ בְּכָל־מָקוֹם אֲשֶׁר תִּרְאֶֽה
Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place that thou seest;
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 271,417Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, יפתח appears 26,003 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.1% more than the 25,470 chance alone would give; the probability of 26,003 or more by chance alone is 0.00044.
- Genesis 1,579
- Exodus 1,702
- Leviticus 948
- Numbers 1,641
- Deuteronomy 805
- Joshua 713
- Judges 811
- Samuel 1,420
- Kings 1,560
- Isaiah 1,480
- Jeremiah 1,205
- Ezekiel 2,127
- The Twelve 1,093
- Psalms 2,415
- Proverbs 1,226
- Job 1,556
- Song of Songs 217
- Ruth 123
- Lamentations 191
- Ecclesiastes 215
- Esther 182
- Daniel 412
- Ezra–Nehemiah 686
- Chronicles 1,696
Outside the Torah
וְהָיָה מִֽדֵּי־חֹדֶשׁ בְּחָדְשׁוֹ וּמִדֵּי שַׁבָּת בְּשַׁבַּתּוֹ יָבוֹא כָל־בָּשָׂר לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺת לְפָנַי אָמַר יְהוָֽה
And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before Me, Saith the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 642,407Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֵיא אוֹתִי שָׁמָּה וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ מַרְאֵהוּ כְּמַרְאֵה נְחֹשֶׁת וּפְתִיל־פִּשְׁתִּים בְּיָדוֹ וּקְנֵה הַמִּדָּה וְהוּא עֹמֵד בַּשָּֽׁעַר
And He brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 786,136Open in the laboratory →
וָֽאֶהְיֶה אֶצְלוֹ אָמוֹן וָֽאֶהְיֶה שַׁעֲשֻׁעִים יוֹם יוֹם מְשַׂחֶקֶת לְפָנָיו בְּכָל־עֵֽת
Then I was by Him, as a nursling; And I was daily all delight, Playing always before Him,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 944,073Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
יפתח — the Tanakh's own spelling: Jephthah. Searched as יפתח, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 498.
As a plain word it stands 41 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 21:33. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Jephthah.
Questions
Is Yiftach (Jephthah) in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 6,603 sequences of יפתח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 6,735).
What is the shortest skip for Yiftach (Jephthah) in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Exodus 9:27 — the shortest of 6,603 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,735.
What is the gematria of Yiftach (Jephthah) in Hebrew?
Yiftach is spelled יפתח — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 498.
How many times is Yiftach (Jephthah) found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, יפתח appears 26,003 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.1% more than the 25,470 chance alone would give; the probability of 26,003 or more by chance alone is 0.00044.
Search it yourself
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