Nophנפ
In the Bible
A biblical toponym — Noph — attested in Gen 1:21 (26 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
Read Gen 1:21 on Sefaria →וַיִּבְרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת־הַתַּנִּינִ֖ם הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים וְאֵ֣ת כׇּל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ הַֽחַיָּ֣ה ׀ הָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂת אֲשֶׁר֩ שָׁרְצ֨וּ הַמַּ֜יִם לְמִֽינֵהֶ֗ם וְאֵ֨ת כׇּל־ע֤וֹף כָּנָף֙ לְמִינֵ֔הוּ וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־טֽוֹב׃
God created the great sea monsters, and all the living creatures of every kind that creep, which the waters brought forth in swarms, and all the winged birds of every kind. And God saw that this was good.
Facts
| Type | place (toponym) |
| Biblical period | Patriarchs/Conquest |
| Gematria | 130 |
| Letters | 2 consonants |
Stellar letters
The 2-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Noph appears in the stellar reading on 4 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 6352 BCE | Cancer | 3 |
| 5 Nov 4018 BCE | Gemini | 1 |
| 9 Nov 958 BCE | Aries | 2 |
| 12 Jan 1994 | Pisces | 3 |