Covet חמד
Covet — in Hebrew חמד — desire, covet. In the Torah codes, Covet is found 135,134 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 32:12) — 0.7% above the 134,216 chance alone would give (probability of 135,134 or more by chance alone: 0.0062).
- Found in the Torah
- 135,134
- Chance alone
- 134,216
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0062
- 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 135,134 sequences of חמד at skips 2–5,000, 0.7% above what chance alone gives (about 134,216); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0062 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 32:12, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 2,092,020 sequences of חמד, against about 2,080,287 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 134,216 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 33,350
- Exodus 29,269
- Leviticus 18,291
- Numbers 38,214
- Deuteronomy 16,010
The shortest skips
הַצִּילֵנִי נָא מִיַּד אָחִי מִיַּד עֵשָׂו כִּֽי־יָרֵא אָנֹכִי אֹתוֹ פֶּן־יָבוֹא וְהִכַּנִי אֵם עַל־בָּנִֽים
Deliver me, I pray Thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and smite me, the mother with the children.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 47,086Open in the laboratory →
וַתִּתֹּם הַשָּׁנָה הַהִוא וַיָּבֹאוּ אֵלָיו בַּשָּׁנָה הַשֵּׁנִית וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ לֹֽא־נְכַחֵד מֵֽאֲדֹנִי כִּי אִם־תַּם הַכֶּסֶף וּמִקְנֵה הַבְּהֵמָה אֶל־אֲדֹנִי לֹא נִשְׁאַר לִפְנֵי אֲדֹנִי בִּלְתִּי אִם־גְּוִיָּתֵנוּ וְאַדְמָתֵֽנוּ
And when that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him: ‘We will not hide from my lord, how that our money is all spent; and the herds of cattle are my lord’s; there is nought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 72,967Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיהוָה הֹלֵךְ לִפְנֵיהֶם יוֹמָם בְּעַמּוּד עָנָן לַנְחֹתָם הַדֶּרֶךְ וְלַיְלָה בְּעַמּוּד אֵשׁ לְהָאִיר לָהֶם לָלֶכֶת יוֹמָם וָלָֽיְלָה
And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; that they might go by day and by night:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 97,964Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ צִּיץ זָהָב טָהוֹר וּפִתַּחְתָּ עָלָיו פִּתּוּחֵי חֹתָם קֹדֶשׁ לַֽיהוָֽה
And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and engrave upon it, like the engravings of a signet: HOLY TO THE LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 120,136Open in the laboratory →
אַךְ־כָּל־חֵרֶם אֲשֶׁר יַחֲרִם אִישׁ לַֽיהוָה מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ מֵאָדָם וּבְהֵמָה וּמִשְּׂדֵה אֲחֻזָּתוֹ לֹא יִמָּכֵר וְלֹא יִגָּאֵל כָּל־חֵרֶם קֹֽדֶשׁ־קָֽדָשִׁים הוּא לַיהוָֽה
Notwithstanding, no devoted thing, that a man may devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, whether of man or beast, or of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 186,121Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חמד appears 610,481 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 614,092, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 33,350
- Exodus 29,269
- Leviticus 18,291
- Numbers 38,214
- Deuteronomy 16,932
- Joshua 17,701
- Judges 15,988
- Samuel 53,086
- Kings 44,045
- Isaiah 33,734
- Jeremiah 33,769
- Ezekiel 43,092
- The Twelve 24,412
- Psalms 50,614
- Proverbs 20,858
- Job 22,186
- Song of Songs 3,047
- Ruth 1,989
- Lamentations 3,430
- Ecclesiastes 8,190
- Esther 7,534
- Daniel 18,261
- Ezra–Nehemiah 22,772
- Chronicles 49,717
Outside the Torah
וַיַּעַמְדוּ הַמַּיִם הַיֹּרְדִים מִלְמַעְלָה קָמוּ נֵד־אֶחָד הַרְחֵק מְאֹד באדם הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר מִצַּד צָֽרְתָן וְהַיֹּרְדִים עַל יָם הָעֲרָבָה יָם־הַמֶּלַח תַּמּוּ נִכְרָתוּ וְהָעָם עָבְרוּ נֶגֶד יְרִיחֽוֹ
that the waters which came down from above stood, and rose up in one heap, a great way off from Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those that went down toward the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, were wholly cut off; and the people passed over right against Jericho.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 308,636Open in the laboratory →
כֹּה אָמְרוּ כֹּל עֲדַת יְהוָה מָֽה־הַמַּעַל הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר מְעַלְתֶּם בֵּאלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָשׁוּב הַיּוֹם מֵאַחֲרֵי יְהוָה בִּבְנֽוֹתְכֶם לָכֶם מִזְבֵּחַ לִמְרָדְכֶם הַיּוֹם בַּיהוָֽה
’Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD: What treachery is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, to rebel this day against the LORD?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 339,632Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא אֲבִימֶלֶךְ עַד־הַמִּגְדָּל וַיִּלָּחֶם בּוֹ וַיִּגַּשׁ עַד־פֶּתַח הַמִּגְדָּל לְשָׂרְפוֹ בָאֵֽשׁ
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went close unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 362,933Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חמד — the Tanakh's own spelling: desire, covet. Searched as חמד, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 52.
As a plain word it stands 8 times in the Tanakh, first at Isaiah 27:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Covet appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 135,134 sequences of חמד at skips 2–5,000, 0.7% above what chance alone gives (about 134,216); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0062 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Covet in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 32:12 — the shortest of 135,134 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 134,216.
How is Covet spelled in Hebrew?
Covet is spelled חמד — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 52.
Is Covet in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חמד appears 610,481 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 614,092, 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 134,216 here) beside the count.