Zophar צפר
Zophar (צפר) is a person named in the Tanakh. Zophar appears 36,361 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 36,512 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 36,361
- Chance alone
- 36,512
- P (≥ found)
- 0.79
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
At skips 2–5,000, צפר appears 36,361 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 36,512, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which צפר appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 30:3, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), צפר is found 595,994 times; chance alone would give about 565,928.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 36,512 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 10,044
- Exodus 9,353
- Leviticus 4,300
- Numbers 7,125
- Deuteronomy 5,539
The shortest skips
וְשָׁב יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶת־שְׁבוּתְךָ וְרִחֲמֶךָ וְשָׁב וְקִבֶּצְךָ מִכָּל־הָעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר הֱפִֽיצְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ שָֽׁמָּה
that then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the peoples, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 297,302Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם שֶׁרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה וְעוֹף יְעוֹפֵף עַל־הָאָרֶץ עַל־פְּנֵי רְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
And God said: ‘Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let fowl fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 945Open in the laboratory →
וְכֹל בֵּית יוֹסֵף וְאֶחָיו וּבֵית אָבִיו רַק טַפָּם וְצֹאנָם וּבְקָרָם עָזְבוּ בְּאֶרֶץ גֹּֽשֶׁן
and all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house; only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 77,057Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹֽא־תִקְחוּ כֹפֶר לְנֶפֶשׁ רֹצֵחַ אֲשֶׁר־הוּא רָשָׁע לָמוּת כִּי־מוֹת יוּמָֽת
Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer, that is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 248,877Open in the laboratory →
וַיֶּאֱהַב יִצְחָק אֶת־עֵשָׂו כִּי־צַיִד בְּפִיו וְרִבְקָה אֹהֶבֶת אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹֽב
Now Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison; and Rebekah loved Jacob.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 34,123Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, צפר appears 134,622 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.0% more than the 129,506 chance alone would give; the probability of 134,622 or more by chance alone is 1.4 × 10⁻⁴⁵.
- Genesis 10,044
- Exodus 9,353
- Leviticus 4,300
- Numbers 7,125
- Deuteronomy 5,875
- Joshua 4,730
- Judges 2,884
- Samuel 5,617
- Kings 6,665
- Isaiah 13,354
- Jeremiah 8,888
- Ezekiel 8,581
- The Twelve 7,417
- Psalms 12,950
- Proverbs 6,821
- Job 5,691
- Song of Songs 687
- Ruth 351
- Lamentations 869
- Ecclesiastes 656
- Esther 652
- Daniel 2,236
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,020
- Chronicles 6,856
Outside the Torah
נָחַר מַפֻּחַ מאשתם עֹפָרֶת לַשָּׁוְא צָרַף צָרוֹף וְרָעִים לֹא נִתָּֽקוּ
The bellows blow fiercely, The lead is consumed of the fire; In vain doth the founder refine, For the wicked are not separated.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 651,949Open in the laboratory →
מִפָּנָיו יָחִילוּ עַמִּים כָּל־פָּנִים קִבְּצוּ פָארֽוּר
At their presence the peoples are in anguish; All faces have gathered blackness.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 812,526Open in the laboratory →
בּוּקָה וּמְבוּקָה וּמְבֻלָּקָה וְלֵב נָמֵס וּפִק בִּרְכַּיִם וְחַלְחָלָה בְּכָל־מָתְנַיִם וּפְנֵי כֻלָּם קִבְּצוּ פָארֽוּר
She is empty, and void, and waste; And the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, And convulsion is in all loins, And the faces of them all have gathered blackness.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 833,704Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
צפר — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as צפר, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 370.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 22:10. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Zophar in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, צפר appears 36,361 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 36,512, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Zophar in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Deuteronomy 30:3 — the shortest of 36,361 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 36,512.
What is the gematria of Zophar in Hebrew?
Zophar is spelled צפר — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 370.
How many times is Zophar found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, צפר appears 134,622 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.0% more than the 129,506 chance alone would give; the probability of 134,622 or more by chance alone is 1.4 × 10⁻⁴⁵.
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