Biblical names

Zephathah צפתה

Zephathah (צפתה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Zephathah appears 3,146 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 3,300 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
3,146
Chance alone
3,300
P (≥ found)
1.00
Shortest skip
5

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

In the Torah

The Torah holds 3,146 sequences of צפתה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,300).

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 5 — the first at Numbers 15:31, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 37,324 sequences of צפתה, against about 34,386 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 677
  • Exodus 904
  • Leviticus 479
  • Numbers 588
  • Deuteronomy 498

The shortest skips

  1. Numbers 15:31במדבר טו:לאskip 5, forward

    כִּי דְבַר־יְהוָה בָּזָה וְאֶת־מִצְוָתוֹ הֵפַר הִכָּרֵת תִּכָּרֵת הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא עֲוֺנָה בָֽהּ

    Because he hath despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken His commandment; that soul shall utterly be cut off, his iniquity shall be upon him.

    צפתה at skip 5, forward from Numbers 15:31הכידבריקוקבזהואתמותוהרהכרתכרתנפשההואעונהבהויהיצפתה
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 214,751Open in the laboratory →

  2. Numbers 15:38במדבר טו:לחskip 5, forward

    דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם וְעָשׂוּ לָהֶם צִיצִת עַל־כַּנְפֵי בִגְדֵיהֶם לְדֹרֹתָם וְנָֽתְנוּ עַל־צִיצִת הַכָּנָף פְּתִיל תְּכֵֽלֶת

    ’Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them throughout their generations fringes in the corners of their garments, and that they put with the fringe of each corner a thread of blue.

    צפתה at skip 5, forward from Numbers 15:38יהםלדרתםונתנועלציתהכנפתילכלתויהלכםלציצתוראיתםאצףתה
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 215,091Open in the laboratory →

  3. Leviticus 2:6ויקרא ב:וskip 6, backward

    פָּתוֹת אֹתָהּ פִּתִּים וְיָצַקְתָּ עָלֶיהָ שָׁמֶן מִנְחָה הִֽוא

    Thou shalt break it in pieces, and pour oil thereon; it is a meal-offering.

    צפתה at skip 6, backward from Leviticus 2:6תקרבנךסלתבלולהבשמןמצתהיהפותאתהתיםויקתעליהשמןמנחההואואםמנצפתה
    skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 142,858Open in the laboratory →

  4. Numbers 16:32במדבר טז:לבskip 6, backward

    וַתִּפְתַּח הָאָרֶץ אֶת־פִּיהָ וַתִּבְלַע אֹתָם וְאֶת־בָּתֵּיהֶם וְאֵת כָּל־הָאָדָם אֲשֶׁר לְקֹרַח וְאֵת כָּל־הָרֲכֽוּשׁ

    And the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.

    צפתה at skip 6, backward from Numbers 16:32להדבריםהאלהותבקעהאדמאשרתחיהםותתחהאראתפיהותבלעאתםואתבתיהםץפתה
    skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 216,981Open in the laboratory →

  5. Deuteronomy 14:19דברים יד:יטskip 6, backward

    וְכֹל שֶׁרֶץ הָעוֹף טָמֵא הוּא לָכֶם לֹא יֵאָכֵֽלוּ

    And all winged swarming things are unclean unto you; they shall not be eaten.

    צפתה at skip 6, backward from Deuteronomy 14:19ךוהחסידהוהאנפהלמינהודוכיפוהעטלוכלשרהעוףטמאהואלכםלאיאכלוכץףתה
    skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 274,554Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, צפתה appears 10,151 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 10,222, so the count is in line with chance.

  • Genesis 677
  • Exodus 904
  • Leviticus 479
  • Numbers 588
  • Deuteronomy 535
  • Joshua 296
  • Judges 225
  • Samuel 456
  • Kings 566
  • Isaiah 816
  • Jeremiah 720
  • Ezekiel 892
  • The Twelve 561
  • Psalms 764
  • Proverbs 330
  • Job 275
  • Song of Songs 45
  • Ruth 36
  • Lamentations 72
  • Ecclesiastes 55
  • Esther 39
  • Daniel 140
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 141
  • Chronicles 539

Outside the Torah

  1. Judges 20:2שופטים כ:בskip 3, forward

    וַיִּֽתְיַצְּבוּ פִּנּוֹת כָּל־הָעָם כֹּל שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּקְהַל עַם הָאֱלֹהִים אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף אִישׁ רַגְלִי שֹׁלֵֽף חָֽרֶב

    And the chiefs of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.—

    צפתה at skip 3, forward from Judges 20:2קהמצפהויתיבונוכלעםכלשבטיישצפתה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 379,157Open in the laboratory →

  2. Psalms 79:5תהלים עט:הskip 3, backward

    עַד־מָה יְהוָה תֶּאֱנַף לָנֶצַח תִּבְעַר כְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ קִנְאָתֶֽךָ

    How long, O LORD, wilt Thou be angry for ever? How long will Thy jealousy burn like fire?

    צפתה at skip 3, backward from Psalms 79:5ותינועדמהיוקאנלנחתבערכמואשצףתק
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 901,114Open in the laboratory →

  3. Psalms 107:6תהלים קז:וskip 3, backward

    וַיִּצְעֲקוּ אֶל־יְהוָה בַּצַּר לָהֶם מִמְּצֽוּקוֹתֵיהֶם יַצִּילֵֽם

    Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses.

    צפתה at skip 3, backward from Psalms 107:6צמאיםנפשםבםתעטויעקואליקוקבצףתה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 917,054Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

צפתה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as צפתה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 575.

As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 2 Chronicles 14:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Zephathah in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 3,146 sequences of צפתה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,300).

What is the shortest skip for Zephathah in the Torah?

Skip 5, reading forward from Numbers 15:31 — the shortest of 3,146 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,300.

How is Zephathah spelled in Hebrew?

Zephathah is spelled צפתה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 575.

Is Zephathah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, צפתה appears 10,151 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 10,222, so the count is in line with chance.

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