Chittim כתים
Chittim (כתים) is a person named in the Tanakh — Kittim. Chittim appears 58,208 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 58,546 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 58,208
- Chance alone
- 58,546
- P (≥ found)
- 0.92
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
58,208 sequences of כתים at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 58,546 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which כתים appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 3:11, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), כתים is found 602,172 times; chance alone would give about 610,045.
- Genesis 12,855
- Exodus 12,546
- Leviticus 8,991
- Numbers 8,936
- Deuteronomy 14,880
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר מִי הִגִּיד לְךָ כִּי עֵירֹם אָתָּה הֲמִן־הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִיךָ לְבִלְתִּי אֲכָל־מִמֶּנּוּ אָכָֽלְתָּ
And He said: ‘Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 3,478Open in the laboratory →
כַּפְתֹּרֵיהֶם וּקְנֹתָם מִמֶּנָּה יִהְיוּ כֻּלָּהּ מִקְשָׁה אַחַת זָהָב טָהֽוֹר
Their knops and their branches shall be of one piece with it; the whole of it one beaten work of pure gold.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 115,038Open in the laboratory →
כַּפְתֹּרֵיהֶם וּקְנֹתָם מִמֶּנָּה הָיוּ כֻּלָּהּ מִקְשָׁה אַחַת זָהָב טָהֽוֹר
Their knops and their branches were of one piece with it; the whole of it was one beaten work of pure gold.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 135,827Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה בְּמִדְיָן לֵךְ שֻׁב מִצְרָיִם כִּי־מֵתוּ כָּל־הָאֲנָשִׁים הַֽמְבַקְשִׁים אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ
And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian: ‘Go, return into Egypt; for all the men are dead that sought thy life.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 82,917Open in the laboratory →
עַל אֲשֶׁר מְעַלְתֶּם בִּי בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּמֵֽי־מְרִיבַת קָדֵשׁ מִדְבַּר־צִן עַל אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־קִדַּשְׁתֶּם אוֹתִי בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Because ye trespassed against Me in the midst of the children of Israel at the waters of Meribath-kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified Me not in the midst of the children of Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 302,754Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, כתים appears 236,388 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 237,034, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 12,855
- Exodus 12,546
- Leviticus 8,991
- Numbers 8,936
- Deuteronomy 15,871
- Joshua 5,673
- Judges 6,262
- Samuel 15,324
- Kings 19,857
- Isaiah 13,055
- Jeremiah 18,805
- Ezekiel 19,250
- The Twelve 10,989
- Psalms 19,196
- Proverbs 6,408
- Job 7,138
- Song of Songs 1,584
- Ruth 1,241
- Lamentations 1,348
- Ecclesiastes 2,666
- Esther 3,180
- Daniel 3,832
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5,989
- Chronicles 15,392
Outside the Torah
וַיַּעַל מִשָּׁם פְּנוּאֵל וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם כָּזֹאת וַיַּעֲנוּ אוֹתוֹ אַנְשֵׁי פְנוּאֵל כַּאֲשֶׁר עָנוּ אַנְשֵׁי סֻכּֽוֹת
And he went up thence to Penuel, and spoke unto them in like manner; and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 358,230Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא אֶל־אַנְשֵׁי סֻכּוֹת וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה זֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע אֲשֶׁר חֵרַפְתֶּם אוֹתִי לֵאמֹר הֲכַף זֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע עַתָּה בְּיָדֶךָ כִּי נִתֵּן לַאֲנָשֶׁיךָ הַיְּעֵפִים לָֽחֶם
And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said: ‘Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, concerning whom ye did taunt me, saying: Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy power, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 358,600Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקָם דָּוִד וַיִּבְרַח בַּיּוֹם־הַהוּא מִפְּנֵי שָׁאוּל וַיָּבֹא אֶל־אָכִישׁ מֶלֶךְ גַּֽת
And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 419,382Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
כתים — the Tanakh's own spelling: Kittim. Searched as כתים, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 470.
As a plain word it stands 6 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 10:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Chittim appear in the Torah codes?
58,208 sequences of כתים at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 58,546 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Chittim in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 3:11 — the shortest of 58,208 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 58,546.
What is the gematria of Chittim in Hebrew?
Chittim is spelled כתים — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 470.
How many times is Chittim found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, כתים appears 236,388 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 237,034, so the count is in line with chance.
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