Challah חלה
Challah — in Hebrew חלה — a loaf; the Sabbath bread. In the Torah codes, Challah is found 462,194 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 4:3) — 0.4% above the 460,346 chance alone would give (probability of 462,194 or more by chance alone: 0.0033).
- Found in the Torah
- 462,194
- Chance alone
- 460,346
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0033
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 462,194 sequences of חלה at skips 2–5,000, 0.4% above what chance alone gives (about 460,346); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0033 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 4:3, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 7,063,242 sequences of חלה, against about 7,135,167 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 460,346 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 98,367
- Exodus 97,508
- Leviticus 81,754
- Numbers 114,095
- Deuteronomy 70,470
The shortest skips
וַֽיְהִי מִקֵּץ יָמִים וַיָּבֵא קַיִן מִפְּרִי הָֽאֲדָמָה מִנְחָה לַֽיהוָֽה
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 4,338Open in the laboratory →
וַיּוֹלֶד נֹחַ שְׁלֹשָׁה בָנִים אֶת־שֵׁם אֶת־חָם וְאֶת־יָֽפֶת
And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,288Open in the laboratory →
וְאַבְרָהָם וְשָׂרָה זְקֵנִים בָּאִים בַּיָּמִים חָדַל לִהְיוֹת לְשָׂרָה אֹרַח כַּנָּשִֽׁים
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 21,010Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקֹּד הָאִישׁ וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לַֽיהוָֽה
And the man bowed his head, and prostrated himself before the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 30,682Open in the laboratory →
וַיֶּעְתַּר יִצְחָק לַֽיהוָה לְנֹכַח אִשְׁתּוֹ כִּי עֲקָרָה הִוא וַיֵּעָתֶר לוֹ יְהוָה וַתַּהַר רִבְקָה אִשְׁתּֽוֹ
And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD let Himself be entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 33,766Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חלה appears 1,703,203 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 1,726,483, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 98,367
- Exodus 97,508
- Leviticus 81,754
- Numbers 114,095
- Deuteronomy 73,459
- Joshua 66,055
- Judges 51,975
- Samuel 130,195
- Kings 149,301
- Isaiah 86,287
- Jeremiah 107,923
- Ezekiel 104,069
- The Twelve 69,018
- Psalms 100,301
- Proverbs 33,889
- Job 37,492
- Song of Songs 6,335
- Ruth 4,970
- Lamentations 11,031
- Ecclesiastes 22,769
- Esther 14,589
- Daniel 33,736
- Ezra–Nehemiah 52,491
- Chronicles 155,594
Outside the Torah
וְאֶת־בִּלְעָם בֶּן־בְּעוֹר הַקּוֹסֵם הָרְגוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּחֶרֶב אֶל־חַלְלֵיהֶֽם
Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among the rest of their slain.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 326,051Open in the laboratory →
מִתַּפּוּחַ יֵלֵךְ הַגְּבוּל יָמָּה נַחַל קָנָה וְהָיוּ תֹצְאֹתָיו הַיָּמָּה זֹאת נַחֲלַת מַטֵּה בְנֵי־אֶפְרַיִם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם
From Tappuah the border went along westward to the brook of Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim according to their families;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 330,294Open in the laboratory →
הָלוֹךְ הָֽלְכוּ הָעֵצִים לִמְשֹׁחַ עֲלֵיהֶם מֶלֶךְ וַיֹּאמְרוּ לַזַּיִת מלוכה עָלֵֽינוּ
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive-tree: Reign thou over us.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 360,338Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חלה — the Tanakh's own spelling: a loaf; the Sabbath bread. Searched as חלה, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 43.
As a plain word it stands 22 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 48:1. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Challah in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 462,194 sequences of חלה at skips 2–5,000, 0.4% above what chance alone gives (about 460,346); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0033 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Challah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 4:3 — the shortest of 462,194 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 460,346.
How is Challah spelled in Hebrew?
Challah is spelled חלה — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 43.
Is Challah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חלה appears 1,703,203 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 1,726,483, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 460,346 here) beside the count.