Halacha הלכה
Halacha — in Hebrew הלכה — Jewish law. Halacha appears 72,366 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 3.5% more than chance alone would give (about 69,940; probability 3.7 × 10⁻²⁰).
- Found in the Torah
- 72,366
- Chance alone
- 69,940
- P (≥ found)
- 3.7 × 10⁻²⁰
- 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, הלכה appears 72,366 times in the Torah — 3.5% more than the 69,940 chance alone would give; the probability of 72,366 or more by chance alone is 3.7 × 10⁻²⁰.
The shortest skip at which הלכה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 6:21, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), הלכה is found 688,588 times; chance alone would give about 728,762.
- Genesis 11,548
- Exodus 14,552
- Leviticus 12,473
- Numbers 12,231
- Deuteronomy 21,562
The shortest skips
וְאַתָּה קַח־לְךָ מִכָּל־מַֽאֲכָל אֲשֶׁר יֵֽאָכֵל וְאָסַפְתָּ אֵלֶיךָ וְהָיָה לְךָ וְלָהֶם לְאָכְלָֽה
And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,892Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיִּמְצָאָהּ מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה עַל־עֵין הַמַּיִם בַּמִּדְבָּר עַל־הָעַיִן בְּדֶרֶךְ שֽׁוּר
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 18,649Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה שׁוּבִי אֶל־גְּבִרְתֵּךְ וְהִתְעַנִּי תַּחַת יָדֶֽיהָ
And the angel of the LORD said unto her: ‘Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 18,747Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה הַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה אֶת־זַרְעֵךְ וְלֹא יִסָּפֵר מֵרֹֽב
And the angel of the LORD said unto her: ‘I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 18,786Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה הִנָּךְ הָרָה וְיֹלַדְתְּ בֵּן וְקָרָאת שְׁמוֹ יִשְׁמָעֵאל כִּֽי־שָׁמַע יְהוָה אֶל־עָנְיֵֽךְ
And the angel of the LORD said unto her: ‘Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Ishmael, because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 18,825Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, הלכה appears 256,201 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.5% more than the 252,408 chance alone would give; the probability of 256,201 or more by chance alone is 2.5 × 10⁻¹⁴.
- Genesis 11,548
- Exodus 14,552
- Leviticus 12,473
- Numbers 12,231
- Deuteronomy 22,484
- Joshua 8,997
- Judges 6,246
- Samuel 19,264
- Kings 24,440
- Isaiah 12,279
- Jeremiah 24,898
- Ezekiel 15,481
- The Twelve 12,512
- Psalms 12,755
- Proverbs 2,694
- Job 2,756
- Song of Songs 651
- Ruth 1,026
- Lamentations 1,075
- Ecclesiastes 3,147
- Esther 3,714
- Daniel 4,010
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6,035
- Chronicles 20,933
Outside the Torah
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא אָקִים אֶל־עֵלִי אֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתִּי אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ הָחֵל וְכַלֵּֽה
In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from the beginning even unto the end.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 387,933Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־הַמַּלְאָךְ כֹּֽה־תֹאמַר אֶל־יוֹאָב אַל־יֵרַע בְּעֵינֶיךָ אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה כִּֽי־כָזֹה וְכָזֶה תֹּאכַל הֶחָרֶב הַחֲזֵק מִלְחַמְתְּךָ אֶל־הָעִיר וְהָרְסָהּ וְחַזְּקֵֽהוּ
Then David said unto the messenger: ‘Thus shalt thou say unto Joab: Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth in one manner or another; make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it; and encourage thou him.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 450,952Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר בַּרְזִלַּי אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ כַּמָּה יְמֵי שְׁנֵי חַיַּי כִּי־אֶעֱלֶה אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
And Barzillai said unto the king: ‘How many are the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 468,105Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
הלכה — a Hebrew word: Jewish law. Searched as הלכה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 60.
As a plain word it stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Isaiah 46:2. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Halacha appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, הלכה appears 72,366 times in the Torah — 3.5% more than the 69,940 chance alone would give; the probability of 72,366 or more by chance alone is 3.7 × 10⁻²⁰.
What is the shortest skip for Halacha in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 6:21 — the shortest of 72,366 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 69,940.
What is the gematria of Halacha in Hebrew?
Halacha is spelled הלכה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 60.
How many times is Halacha found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, הלכה appears 256,201 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.5% more than the 252,408 chance alone would give; the probability of 256,201 or more by chance alone is 2.5 × 10⁻¹⁴.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 69,940 here) beside the count.