Zarephath צרפתה
Zarephath (צרפתה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 191 sequences of Zarephath, the shortest at skip 30 (Numbers 26:4); chance alone would give about 195.
- Found in the Torah
- 191
- Chance alone
- 195
- P (≥ found)
- 0.61
- Shortest skip
- 30
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, צרפתה appears 191 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 195, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 30 — the first at Numbers 26:4, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 1,584 sequences of צרפתה, against about 1,533 from chance alone.
- Genesis 41
- Exodus 46
- Leviticus 29
- Numbers 35
- Deuteronomy 40
The shortest skips
מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמָעְלָה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַיֹּצְאִים מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
’[Take the sum of the people,] from twenty years old and upward, as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel, that came forth out of the land of Egypt.’
skip 30, width 30 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 231,268Open in the laboratory →
לִבְנֵי בִנְיָמִן תּוֹלְדֹתָם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם בְּמִסְפַּר שֵׁמֹת מִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה כֹּל יֹצֵא צָבָֽא
Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
skip 82, width 82 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 187,940Open in the laboratory →
וּשְׁתֵּי טַבְּעֹת זָהָב עָֽשָׂה־לוֹ מִתַּחַת לְזֵרוֹ עַל שְׁתֵּי צַלְעֹתָיו עַל שְׁנֵי צִדָּיו לְבָתִּים לְבַדִּים לָשֵׂאת אֹתוֹ בָּהֶֽם
And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for holders for staves wherewith to bear it.
skip 84, width 84 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 136,084Open in the laboratory →
אִם־יִהְיֶה נִֽדַּחֲךָ בִּקְצֵה הַשָּׁמָיִם מִשָּׁם יְקַבֶּצְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וּמִשָּׁם יִקָּחֶֽךָ
If any of thine that are dispersed be in the uttermost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will He fetch thee.
skip 168, width 168 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 297,341Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה נְטֵה יָֽדְךָ עַל־הַשָּׁמַיִם וִיהִי חֹשֶׁךְ עַל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וְיָמֵשׁ חֹֽשֶׁךְ
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Stretch out thy hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.’
skip 186, width 186 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 92,905Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 623 sequences of צרפתה at skips 2–5,000, 7.4% above what chance alone gives (about 580); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.04 by chance alone.
- Genesis 41
- Exodus 46
- Leviticus 29
- Numbers 35
- Deuteronomy 40
- Joshua 29
- Judges 18
- Samuel 33
- Kings 38
- Isaiah 48
- Jeremiah 48
- Ezekiel 44
- The Twelve 35
- Psalms 46
- Proverbs 21
- Job 12
- Song of Songs 5
- Ruth 4
- Lamentations 1
- Ecclesiastes 4
- Esther 1
- Daniel 7
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6
- Chronicles 32
Outside the Torah
עַד־לֹא עָשָׂה אֶרֶץ וְחוּצוֹת וְרֹאשׁ עָפְרוֹת תֵּבֵֽל
While as yet He had not made the earth, nor the fields, Nor the beginning of the dust of the world.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 943,922Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ פִּתְחוּ אֶת־פִּי הַמְּעָרָה וְהוֹצִיאוּ אֵלַי אֶת־חֲמֵשֶׁת הַמְּלָכִים הָאֵלֶּה מִן־הַמְּעָרָֽה
Then said Joshua: ‘Open the mouth of the cave, and bring forth those five kings unto me out of the cave.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 320,831Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי לָהֶם הַגְּבוּל לִפְאַת צָפוֹנָה מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּן וְעָלָה הַגְּבוּל אֶל־כֶּתֶף יְרִיחוֹ מִצָּפוֹן וְעָלָה בָהָר יָמָּה והיה תֹּֽצְאֹתָיו מִדְבַּרָה בֵּית אָֽוֶן
And their border on the north side was from the Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill-country westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 332,618Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צרפתה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as צרפתה, 5 letters, with a standard gematria value of 775.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Kings 17:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Zarephath in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, צרפתה appears 191 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 195, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Zarephath in the Torah?
Skip 30, reading forward from Numbers 26:4 — the shortest of 191 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 195.
How is Zarephath spelled in Hebrew?
Zarephath is spelled צרפתה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 775.
Is Zarephath in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 623 sequences of צרפתה at skips 2–5,000, 7.4% above what chance alone gives (about 580); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.04 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 195 here) beside the count.