Chayil חיל
Chayil (חיל) is a person named in the Tanakh — strength, army, wealth. In the Torah codes, Chayil is found 511,971 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 4:18) — about what chance alone gives (about 517,793).
- Found in the Torah
- 511,971
- Chance alone
- 517,793
- 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
The Torah holds 511,971 sequences of חיל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 517,793).
The shortest skip at which חיל appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 4:18, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), חיל is found 7,705,677 times; chance alone would give about 8,025,569.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 517,793 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 139,123
- Exodus 103,736
- Leviticus 68,503
- Numbers 126,324
- Deuteronomy 74,285
The shortest skips
וַיִּוָּלֵד לַֽחֲנוֹךְ אֶת־עִירָד וְעִירָד יָלַד אֶת־מְחֽוּיָאֵל וּמְחִיּיָאֵל יָלַד אֶת־מְתוּשָׁאֵל וּמְתוּשָׁאֵל יָלַד אֶת־לָֽמֶךְ
And unto Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lamech.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,020Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּוָּלֵד לַֽחֲנוֹךְ אֶת־עִירָד וְעִירָד יָלַד אֶת־מְחֽוּיָאֵל וּמְחִיּיָאֵל יָלַד אֶת־מְתוּשָׁאֵל וּמְתוּשָׁאֵל יָלַד אֶת־לָֽמֶךְ
And unto Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lamech.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,027Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדֹת נֹחַ נֹחַ אִישׁ צַדִּיק תָּמִים הָיָה בְּדֹֽרֹתָיו אֶת־הָֽאֱלֹהִים הִֽתְהַלֶּךְ־נֹֽחַ
These are the generations of Noah. Noah was in his generations a man righteous and wholehearted; Noah walked with God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,281Open in the laboratory →
וַתָּבֹא אֵלָיו הַיּוֹנָה לְעֵת עֶרֶב וְהִנֵּה עֲלֵה־זַיִת טָרָף בְּפִיהָ וַיֵּדַע נֹחַ כִּי־קַלּוּ הַמַּיִם מֵעַל הָאָֽרֶץ
And the dove came in to him at eventide; and lo in her mouth an olive-leaf freshly plucked; so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,679Open in the laboratory →
וְשֶׁלַח חַי שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־עֵֽבֶר
And Shelah lived thirty years, and begot Eber.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 13,313Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חיל appears 2,323,927 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,334,516, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 139,123
- Exodus 103,736
- Leviticus 68,503
- Numbers 126,324
- Deuteronomy 77,551
- Joshua 74,074
- Judges 78,833
- Samuel 188,599
- Kings 197,202
- Isaiah 130,799
- Jeremiah 130,074
- Ezekiel 134,736
- The Twelve 91,844
- Psalms 193,833
- Proverbs 67,551
- Job 93,448
- Song of Songs 11,741
- Ruth 7,774
- Lamentations 16,238
- Ecclesiastes 28,742
- Esther 17,138
- Daniel 52,781
- Ezra–Nehemiah 75,510
- Chronicles 217,773
Outside the Torah
וְלֹא הָיָה כַּיּוֹם הַהוּא לְפָנָיו וְאַחֲרָיו לִשְׁמֹעַ יְהוָה בְּקוֹל אִישׁ כִּי יְהוָה נִלְחָם לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 320,398Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַזְבוּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתָם הַמּוֹצִיא אוֹתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וַיֵּלְכוּ אַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים מֵאֱלֹהֵי הָֽעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֹתֵיהֶם וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ לָהֶם וַיַּכְעִסוּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה
And they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples that were round about them, and worshipped them; and they provoked the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 347,421Open in the laboratory →
וְגַם אֶל־שֹֽׁפְטֵיהֶם לֹא שָׁמֵעוּ כִּי זָנוּ אַֽחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ לָהֶם סָרוּ מַהֵר מִן־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר הָלְכוּ אֲבוֹתָם לִשְׁמֹעַ מִצְוֺת־יְהוָה לֹא־עָשׂוּ כֵֽן
And yet they hearkened not unto their judges, for they went astray after other gods, and worshipped them; they turned aside quickly out of the way wherein their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of the LORD; they did not so.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 347,706Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חיל — the Tanakh's own spelling: strength, army, wealth. Searched as חיל, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 48.
As a plain word it stands 140 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 47:6. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Chayil appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 511,971 sequences of חיל at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 517,793).
What is the shortest skip for Chayil in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 4:18 — the shortest of 511,971 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 517,793.
What is the gematria of Chayil in Hebrew?
Chayil is spelled חיל — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 48.
How many times is Chayil found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חיל appears 2,323,927 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 2,334,516, 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 517,793 here) beside the count.