Zephi צפו
Zephi (צפו) is a person named in the Tanakh — Zepho. Zephi appears 60,732 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 61,508 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 60,732
- Chance alone
- 61,508
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
60,732 sequences of צפו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 61,508 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which צפו appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 8:17, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), צפו is found 1,003,462 times; chance alone would give about 953,350.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 61,508 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 18,124
- Exodus 14,548
- Leviticus 7,623
- Numbers 11,491
- Deuteronomy 8,946
The shortest skips
כָּל־הַחַיָּה אֲשֶֽׁר־אִתְּךָ מִכָּל־בָּשָׂר בָּעוֹף וּבַבְּהֵמָה וּבְכָל־הָרֶמֶשׂ הָרֹמֵשׂ עַל־הָאָרֶץ הוצא אִתָּךְ וְשָֽׁרְצוּ בָאָרֶץ וּפָרוּ וְרָבוּ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee of all flesh, both fowl, and cattle, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may swarm in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,975Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵלֶּה הַבְּגָדִים אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשׂוּ חֹשֶׁן וְאֵפוֹד וּמְעִיל וּכְתֹנֶת תַּשְׁבֵּץ מִצְנֶפֶת וְאַבְנֵט וְעָשׂוּ בִגְדֵי־קֹדֶשׁ לְאַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ וּלְבָנָיו לְכַהֲנוֹ־לִֽי
And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a tunic of chequer work, a mitre, and a girdle; and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto Me in the priest’s office.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 118,489Open in the laboratory →
וְשַׂמְתָּ הַמִּצְנֶפֶת עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ וְנָתַתָּ אֶת־נֵזֶר הַקֹּדֶשׁ עַל־הַמִּצְנָֽפֶת
And thou shalt set the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 120,881Open in the laboratory →
כִּי מְעַט אֲשֶׁר־הָיָה לְךָ לְפָנַי וַיִּפְרֹץ לָרֹב וַיְבָרֶךְ יְהוָה אֹתְךָ לְרַגְלִי וְעַתָּה מָתַי אֶֽעֱשֶׂה גַם־אָנֹכִי לְבֵיתִֽי
For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased abundantly; and the LORD hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned. And now when shall I provide for mine own house also?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 42,794Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּפְרֹץ הָאִישׁ מְאֹד מְאֹד וַֽיְהִי־לוֹ צֹאן רַבּוֹת וּשְׁפָחוֹת וַעֲבָדִים וּגְמַלִּים וַחֲמֹרִֽים
And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maid-servants and men-servants, and camels and asses.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 43,572Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, צפו appears 253,374 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.7% more than the 246,600 chance alone would give; the probability of 253,374 or more by chance alone is 2.7 × 10⁻⁴².
- Genesis 18,124
- Exodus 14,548
- Leviticus 7,623
- Numbers 11,491
- Deuteronomy 9,470
- Joshua 8,042
- Judges 6,286
- Samuel 12,790
- Kings 11,842
- Isaiah 25,738
- Jeremiah 16,139
- Ezekiel 16,347
- The Twelve 15,012
- Psalms 26,386
- Proverbs 11,924
- Job 11,709
- Song of Songs 1,345
- Ruth 638
- Lamentations 1,634
- Ecclesiastes 1,171
- Esther 1,176
- Daniel 3,915
- Ezra–Nehemiah 4,182
- Chronicles 15,842
Outside the Torah
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־גִּדְעוֹן עוֹד הָעָם רָב הוֹרֵד אוֹתָם אֶל־הַמַּיִם וְאֶצְרְפֶנּוּ לְךָ שָׁם וְהָיָה אֲשֶׁר אֹמַר אֵלֶיךָ זֶה יֵלֵךְ אִתָּךְ הוּא יֵלֵךְ אִתָּךְ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־אֹמַר אֵלֶיךָ זֶה לֹא־יֵלֵךְ עִמָּךְ הוּא לֹא יֵלֵֽךְ
And the LORD said unto Gideon: ‘The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there; and it shall be, that of whom I say to thee: This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee: This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 356,034Open in the laboratory →
לִמְדוּ הֵיטֵב דִּרְשׁוּ מִשְׁפָּט אַשְּׁרוּ חָמוֹץ שִׁפְטוּ יָתוֹם רִיבוּ אַלְמָנָֽה
Learn to do well; Seek justice, relieve the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 576,439Open 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 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 585,956Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צפו — the Tanakh's own spelling: Zepho. Searched as צפו, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 176.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 36:11. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Zephi in the Bible code?
60,732 sequences of צפו at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 61,508 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Zephi in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 8:17 — the shortest of 60,732 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 61,508.
What is the gematria of Zephi in Hebrew?
Zephi is spelled צפו — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 176.
How many times is Zephi found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, צפו appears 253,374 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.7% more than the 246,600 chance alone would give; the probability of 253,374 or more by chance alone is 2.7 × 10⁻⁴².
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