Biblical names

Ziphah זיפה

Ziphah (זיפה) is a person named in the Tanakh. Ziphah appears 3,178 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 3,218 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
3,178
Chance alone
3,218
P (≥ found)
0.76
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 3,178 sequences of זיפה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,218).

The shortest skip at which זיפה appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 42:9, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), זיפה is found 34,555 times; chance alone would give about 33,536.

  • Genesis 606
  • Exodus 756
  • Leviticus 637
  • Numbers 763
  • Deuteronomy 416

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 42:9בראשית מב:טskip 3, forward

    וַיִּזְכֹּר יוֹסֵף אֵת הַחֲלֹמוֹת אֲשֶׁר חָלַם לָהֶם וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם מְרַגְּלִים אַתֶּם לִרְאוֹת אֶת־עֶרְוַת הָאָרֶץ בָּאתֶֽם

    And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them: ‘Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.’

    זיפה at skip 3, forward from Genesis 42:9םלאהכרהוויכרוסאתחלמותאשרחלזיףה
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 63,384Open in the laboratory →

  2. Leviticus 23:28ויקרא כג:כחskip 4, forward

    וְכָל־מְלָאכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה כִּי יוֹם כִּפֻּרִים הוּא לְכַפֵּר עֲלֵיכֶם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם

    And ye shall do no manner of work in that same day; for it is a day of atonement, to make atonement for you before the LORD your God.

    זיפה at skip 4, forward from Leviticus 23:28תעשובעצםהיוםההכיוםכריםואלכפרעליכםלפנזיפה
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 177,620Open in the laboratory →

  3. Deuteronomy 18:3דברים יח:גskip 4, forward

    וְזֶה יִהְיֶה מִשְׁפַּט הַכֹּהֲנִים מֵאֵת הָעָם מֵאֵת זֹבְחֵי הַזֶּבַח אִם־שׁוֹר אִם־שֶׂה וְנָתַן לַכֹּהֵן הַזְּרֹעַ וְהַלְּחָיַיִם וְהַקֵּבָֽה

    And this shall be the priests’due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep, that they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.

    זיפה at skip 4, forward from Deuteronomy 18:3לתוכאשרדברלווהיההמשטהכניםמאתהעםמאתזבזיפה
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 279,253Open in the laboratory →

  4. Leviticus 1:11ויקרא א:יאskip 6, backward

    וְשָׁחַט אֹתוֹ עַל יֶרֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ צָפֹנָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וְזָרְקוּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֲנִים אֶת־דָּמוֹ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִֽיב

    And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD; and Aaron’s sons, the priests, shall dash its blood against the altar round about.

    זיפה at skip 6, backward from Leviticus 1:11םיקריבנוושחטאתועלירךמזבחצנהלפניקוקורקובניאהרןהכהניםאתדמוזיפה
    skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 142,153Open in the laboratory →

  5. Leviticus 14:54ויקרא יד:נדskip 6, backward

    זֹאת הַתּוֹרָה לְכָל־נֶגַע הַצָּרַעַת וְלַנָּֽתֶק

    This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and for a scall;

    זיפה at skip 6, backward from Leviticus 14:54רהחיהאלמחוץלעיראלפנישדהוכרעלהבתוטהראתהתורהלכלנגעהצרעתולנזיפה
    skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 164,205Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

13,194 sequences of זיפה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 13,547 that chance alone would produce.

  • Genesis 606
  • Exodus 756
  • Leviticus 637
  • Numbers 763
  • Deuteronomy 475
  • Joshua 380
  • Judges 408
  • Samuel 633
  • Kings 988
  • Isaiah 1,019
  • Jeremiah 738
  • Ezekiel 754
  • The Twelve 749
  • Psalms 1,210
  • Proverbs 315
  • Job 406
  • Song of Songs 70
  • Ruth 53
  • Lamentations 52
  • Ecclesiastes 90
  • Esther 70
  • Daniel 294
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 492
  • Chronicles 1,236

Outside the Torah

  1. 1 Kings 8:22מלכים א ח:כבskip 2, backward

    וַיַּעֲמֹד שְׁלֹמֹה לִפְנֵי מִזְבַּח יְהוָה נֶגֶד כָּל־קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּפְרֹשׂ כַּפָּיו הַשָּׁמָֽיִם

    And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;

    זיפה at skip 2, backward from 1 Kings 8:22עמדשלמלנמבחיקוקנזיפה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 494,302Open in the laboratory →

  2. 1 Kings 8:31מלכים א ח:לאskip 2, backward

    אֵת אֲשֶׁר יֶחֱטָא אִישׁ לְרֵעֵהוּ וְנָֽשָׁא־בוֹ אָלָה לְהַֽאֲלֹתוֹ וּבָא אָלָה לִפְנֵי מִֽזְבַּחֲךָ בַּבַּיִת הַזֶּֽה

    If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be exacted of him to cause him to swear, and he come and swear before Thine altar in this house;

    זיפה at skip 2, backward from 1 Kings 8:31וובאאללנמבחךבביתזיפה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 494,976Open in the laboratory →

  3. Amos 2:11עמוס ב:יאskip 2, backward

    וָאָקִים מִבְּנֵיכֶם לִנְבִיאִים וּמִבַּחוּרֵיכֶם לִנְזִרִים הַאַף אֵֽין־זֹאת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה

    And I raised up of your sons for prophets, And of your young men for Nazirites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? Saith the LORD.

    זיפה at skip 2, backward from Amos 2:11לנזריםאאןאתבניישזיףה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 816,652Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

זיפה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as זיפה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 102.

As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at 1 Samuel 23:24. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Ziphah in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 3,178 sequences of זיפה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,218).

What is the shortest skip for Ziphah in the Torah?

Skip 3, reading forward from Genesis 42:9 — the shortest of 3,178 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,218.

What is the gematria of Ziphah in Hebrew?

Ziphah is spelled זיפה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 102.

How many times is Ziphah found in the whole Tanakh?

13,194 sequences of זיפה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 13,547 that chance alone would produce.

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