Zilpah זלפה
Zilpah (זלפה) is a person named in the Tanakh. Zilpah appears 2,163 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 2,200 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,163
- Chance alone
- 2,200
- P (≥ found)
- 0.79
- Shortest skip
- 5
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
2,163 sequences of זלפה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 2,200 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which זלפה appears in the Torah is 5 — the first at Genesis 36:42, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), זלפה is found 24,148 times; chance alone would give about 22,923.
- Genesis 309
- Exodus 529
- Leviticus 453
- Numbers 574
- Deuteronomy 298
The shortest skips
אַלּוּף קְנַז אַלּוּף תֵּימָן אַלּוּף מִבְצָֽר
the chief of Kenaz, the chief of Teman, the chief of Mibzar;
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 53,977Open in the laboratory →
וְנִכְבְּשָׁה הָאָרֶץ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְאַחַר תָּשֻׁבוּ וִהְיִיתֶם נְקִיִּים מֵיְהוָה וּמִיִּשְׂרָאֵל וְהָיְתָה הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת לָכֶם לַאֲחֻזָּה לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
and the land be subdued before the LORD, and ye return afterward; then ye shall be clear before the LORD, and before Israel, and this land shall be unto you for a possession before the LORD.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 243,180Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַחְתָּ אֹתָם מִיָּדָם וְהִקְטַרְתָּ הַמִּזְבֵּחָה עַל־הָעֹלָה לְרֵיחַ נִיחוֹחַ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אִשֶּׁה הוּא לַיהוָֽה
And thou shalt take them from their hands, and make them smoke on the altar upon the burnt-offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD; it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 121,920Open in the laboratory →
וְקִדַּשְׁתָּ אֵת חֲזֵה הַתְּנוּפָה וְאֵת שׁוֹק הַתְּרוּמָה אֲשֶׁר הוּנַף וַאֲשֶׁר הוּרָם מֵאֵיל הַמִּלֻּאִים מֵאֲשֶׁר לְאַהֲרֹן וּמֵאֲשֶׁר לְבָנָֽיו
And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave-offering, and the thigh of the heave-offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of consecration, even of that which is Aaron’s, and of that which is his sons’.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 122,026Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי לָכֶם אֶת־כָּל־עֵשֶׂב זֹרֵעַ זֶרַע אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ וְאֶת־כָּל־הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ פְרִי־עֵץ זֹרֵעַ זָרַע לָכֶם יִֽהְיֶה לְאָכְלָֽה
And God said: ‘Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed—to you it shall be for food;
skip 16, width 16 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,538Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 8,306 sequences of זלפה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 8,676).
- Genesis 309
- Exodus 529
- Leviticus 453
- Numbers 574
- Deuteronomy 329
- Joshua 237
- Judges 258
- Samuel 408
- Kings 620
- Isaiah 599
- Jeremiah 490
- Ezekiel 433
- The Twelve 433
- Psalms 654
- Proverbs 198
- Job 233
- Song of Songs 32
- Ruth 28
- Lamentations 46
- Ecclesiastes 68
- Esther 61
- Daniel 200
- Ezra–Nehemiah 269
- Chronicles 845
Outside the Torah
וּכְהִתְפַּלֵּל עֶזְרָא וּכְהִתְוַדֹּתוֹ בֹּכֶה וּמִתְנַפֵּל לִפְנֵי בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים נִקְבְּצוּ אֵלָיו מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל קָהָל רַב־מְאֹד אֲנָשִׁים וְנָשִׁים וִֽילָדִים כִּֽי־בָכוּ הָעָם הַרְבֵּה־בֶֽכֶה
Now while Ezra prayed, and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there was gathered together unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children; for the people wept very sore.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,073,028Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹא תִהְיֶה זֹאת לְךָ לְפוּקָה וּלְמִכְשׁוֹל לֵב לַאדֹנִי וְלִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּם חִנָּם וּלְהוֹשִׁיעַ אֲדֹנִי לוֹ וְהֵיטִב יְהוָה לַֽאדֹנִי וְזָכַרְתָּ אֶת־אֲמָתֶֽךָ
that this shall be no stumbling-block unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood without cause, or that my lord hath found redress for himself. And when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thy handmaid.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 426,293Open in the laboratory →
אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה פָּתַֽח־לִי אֹזֶן וְאָנֹכִי לֹא מָרִיתִי אָחוֹר לֹא נְסוּגֹֽתִי
The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, And I was not rebellious, Neither turned away backward.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 626,945Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
זלפה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as זלפה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 122.
As a plain word it stands 7 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 29:24. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Zilpah in the Torah codes?
2,163 sequences of זלפה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 2,200 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Zilpah in the Torah?
Skip 5, reading backward from Genesis 36:42 — the shortest of 2,163 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,200.
What is the gematria of Zilpah in Hebrew?
Zilpah is spelled זלפה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 122.
How many times is Zilpah found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 8,306 sequences of זלפה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 8,676).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 2,200 here) beside the count.