Chametz חמץ
Chametz — in Hebrew חמץ — leavened food. Chametz appears 73,499 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 75,620 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 73,499
- Chance alone
- 75,620
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- 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, חמץ appears 73,499 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 75,620, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which חמץ appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 30:40, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), חמץ is found 1,178,768 times; chance alone would give about 1,172,084.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 75,620 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 19,073
- Exodus 18,251
- Leviticus 9,382
- Numbers 16,069
- Deuteronomy 10,724
The shortest skips
וְהַכְּשָׂבִים הִפְרִיד יַעֲקֹב וַיִּתֵּן פְּנֵי הַצֹּאן אֶל־עָקֹד וְכָל־חוּם בְּצֹאן לָבָן וַיָּֽשֶׁת־לוֹ עֲדָרִים לְבַדּוֹ וְלֹא שָׁתָם עַל־צֹאן לָבָֽן
And Jacob separated the lambs—he also set the faces of the flocks toward the streaked and all the dark in the flock of Laban— and put his own droves apart, and put them not unto Laban’s flock.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 43,423Open in the laboratory →
וַעֲשֵׂה כְּרוּב אֶחָד מִקָּצָה מִזֶּה וּכְרוּב־אֶחָד מִקָּצָה מִזֶּה מִן־הַכַּפֹּרֶת תַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת־הַכְּרֻבִים עַל־שְׁנֵי קְצוֹתָֽיו
And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end; of one piece with the ark-cover shall ye make the cherubim of the two ends thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 114,122Open in the laboratory →
וַעֲשֵׂה כְּרוּב אֶחָד מִקָּצָה מִזֶּה וּכְרוּב־אֶחָד מִקָּצָה מִזֶּה מִן־הַכַּפֹּרֶת תַּעֲשׂוּ אֶת־הַכְּרֻבִים עַל־שְׁנֵי קְצוֹתָֽיו
And make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end; of one piece with the ark-cover shall ye make the cherubim of the two ends thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 114,137Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ לֻֽלְאֹת תְּכֵלֶת עַל שְׂפַת הַיְרִיעָה הָאֶחָת מִקָּצָה בַּחֹבָרֶת וְכֵן תַּעֲשֶׂה בִּשְׂפַת הַיְרִיעָה הַקִּיצוֹנָה בַּמַּחְבֶּרֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית
And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the first set; and likewise shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is outmost in the second set.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 115,399Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ לֻֽלְאֹת תְּכֵלֶת עַל שְׂפַת הַיְרִיעָה הָֽאֶחָת מִקָּצָה בַּמַּחְבָּרֶת כֵּן עָשָׂה בִּשְׂפַת הַיְרִיעָה הַקִּיצוֹנָה בַּמַּחְבֶּרֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית
And he made loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain that was outmost in the first set; likewise he made in the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the second set.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 133,378Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חמץ appears 284,121 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 284,120, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 19,073
- Exodus 18,251
- Leviticus 9,382
- Numbers 16,069
- Deuteronomy 11,282
- Joshua 9,737
- Judges 6,199
- Samuel 13,633
- Kings 17,747
- Isaiah 23,948
- Jeremiah 17,721
- Ezekiel 19,509
- The Twelve 14,554
- Psalms 26,105
- Proverbs 12,019
- Job 11,005
- Song of Songs 1,342
- Ruth 898
- Lamentations 1,388
- Ecclesiastes 2,953
- Esther 1,621
- Daniel 4,030
- Ezra–Nehemiah 7,162
- Chronicles 18,493
Outside the Torah
לְמַטֵּה בְנֵי־דָן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם יָצָא הַגּוֹרָל הַשְּׁבִיעִֽי
The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 334,985Open in the laboratory →
וְשֵׁם אֵשֶׁת שָׁאוּל אֲחִינֹעַם בַּת־אֲחִימָעַץ וְשֵׁם שַׂר־צְבָאוֹ אֲבִינֵר בֶּן־נֵר דּוֹד שָׁאֽוּל
and the name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz; and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 405,611Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־צָדוֹק הַכֹּהֵן הֲרוֹאֶה אַתָּה שֻׁבָה הָעִיר בְּשָׁלוֹם וַאֲחִימַעַץ בִּנְךָ וִיהוֹנָתָן בֶּן־אֶבְיָתָר שְׁנֵי בְנֵיכֶם אִתְּכֶֽם
The king said also unto Zadok the priest: ‘Seest thou? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 459,512Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חמץ — the Tanakh's own spelling: leavened food. Searched as חמץ, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 138.
As a plain word it stands 14 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 12:15. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Chametz appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, חמץ appears 73,499 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 75,620, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Chametz in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 30:40 — the shortest of 73,499 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 75,620.
What is the gematria of Chametz in Hebrew?
Chametz is spelled חמץ — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 138.
How many times is Chametz found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חמץ appears 284,121 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 284,120, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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