Zippor צפור
Zippor (צפור) is a person named in the Tanakh. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 3,573 sequences of Zippor, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 8:17); chance alone would give about 3,626.
- Found in the Torah
- 3,573
- Chance alone
- 3,626
- P (≥ found)
- 0.81
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
3,573 sequences of צפור at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 3,626 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which צפור appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 8:17, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), צפור is found 39,259 times; chance alone would give about 37,788.
- Genesis 1,147
- Exodus 849
- Leviticus 429
- Numbers 644
- Deuteronomy 504
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 →
וַיִּקְרָא יַעֲקֹב שֵׁם הַמָּקוֹם פְּנִיאֵל כִּֽי־רָאִיתִי אֱלֹהִים פָּנִים אֶל־פָּנִים וַתִּנָּצֵל נַפְשִֽׁי
And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: ‘for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 48,075Open in the laboratory →
וְֽאֶת־פַּתְרֻסִים וְאֶת־כַּסְלֻחִים אֲשֶׁר יָצְאוּ מִשָּׁם פְּלִשְׁתִּים וְאֶת־כַּפְתֹּרִֽים
and Pathrusim, and Casluhim—whence went forth the Philistines—and Caphtorim.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 12,071Open in the laboratory →
לֹא תִּרְצָֽח
Thou shalt not murder.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 260,354Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָן עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים אַמָּתַיִם אָרְכּוֹ וְאַמָּה רָחְבּוֹ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי קֹמָתֽוֹ
And he made the table of acacia-wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 135,234Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, צפור appears 14,595 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.3% more than the 13,992 chance alone would give; the probability of 14,595 or more by chance alone is 2.1 × 10⁻⁷.
- Genesis 1,147
- Exodus 849
- Leviticus 429
- Numbers 644
- Deuteronomy 565
- Joshua 538
- Judges 379
- Samuel 647
- Kings 693
- Isaiah 1,604
- Jeremiah 951
- Ezekiel 939
- The Twelve 841
- Psalms 1,427
- Proverbs 721
- Job 671
- Song of Songs 70
- Ruth 28
- Lamentations 79
- Ecclesiastes 75
- Esther 65
- Daniel 209
- Ezra–Nehemiah 222
- Chronicles 802
Outside the Torah
כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה הָסִיר הַמִּצְנֶפֶת וְהָרִים הָֽעֲטָרָה זֹאת לֹא־זֹאת הַשָּׁפָלָה הַגְבֵּהַ וְהַגָּבֹהַ הַשְׁפִּֽיל
thus saith the Lord GOD: The mitre shall be removed, and the crown taken off; this shall be no more the same: that which is low shall be exalted, and that which is high abased.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 756,954Open in the laboratory →
וַאֲפִיצֵם כְּקַשׁ־עוֹבֵר לְרוּחַ מִדְבָּֽר
Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passeth away By the wind of the wilderness.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 661,957Open in the laboratory →
וַתְּפוּצֶינָה מִבְּלִי רֹעֶה וַתִּהְיֶינָה לְאָכְלָה לְכָל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה וַתְּפוּצֶֽינָה
So were they scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food to all the beasts of the field, and were scattered.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 776,326Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צפור — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as צפור, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 376.
As a plain word it stands 16 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 7:14. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Zippor appear in the Torah codes?
3,573 sequences of צפור at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 3,626 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Zippor in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 8:17 — the shortest of 3,573 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,626.
What is the gematria of Zippor in Hebrew?
Zippor is spelled צפור — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 376.
How many times is Zippor found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, צפור appears 14,595 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.3% more than the 13,992 chance alone would give; the probability of 14,595 or more by chance alone is 2.1 × 10⁻⁷.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 3,626 here) beside the count.