Halah חלח
Halah (חלח) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Halah appears 61,410 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 4.1% more than chance alone would give (about 58,981; probability 1.5 × 10⁻²³).
- Found in the Torah
- 61,410
- Chance alone
- 58,981
- P (≥ found)
- 1.5 × 10⁻²³
- 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, חלח appears 61,410 times in the Torah — 4.1% more than the 58,981 chance alone would give; the probability of 61,410 or more by chance alone is 1.5 × 10⁻²³.
The shortest skip at which חלח appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 31:34, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), חלח is found 902,617 times; chance alone would give about 914,181.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 58,981 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 14,627
- Exodus 13,399
- Leviticus 9,736
- Numbers 17,287
- Deuteronomy 6,361
The shortest skips
וְרָחֵל לָקְחָה אֶת־הַתְּרָפִים וַתְּשִׂמֵם בְּכַר הַגָּמָל וַתֵּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם וַיְמַשֵּׁשׁ לָבָן אֶת־כָּל־הָאֹהֶל וְלֹא מָצָֽא
Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the saddle of the camel, and sat upon them. And Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 45,297Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקְרָא מֹשֶׁה לְכָל־זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם מִֽשְׁכוּ וּקְחוּ לָכֶם צֹאן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתֵיכֶם וְשַׁחֲטוּ הַפָּֽסַח
Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them: ‘Draw out, and take you lambs according to your families, and kill the passover lamb.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 95,234Open in the laboratory →
שָֽׁמְעוּ עַמִּים יִרְגָּזוּן חִיל אָחַז יֹשְׁבֵי פְּלָֽשֶׁת
The peoples have heard, they tremble; Pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 100,408Open in the laboratory →
אִם־חָבֹל תַּחְבֹּל שַׂלְמַת רֵעֶךָ עַד־בֹּא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ תְּשִׁיבֶנּוּ לֽוֹ
If thou at all take thy neighbour’s garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by that the sun goeth down;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 110,739Open in the laboratory →
וְסֶרַח הָעֹדֵף בִּירִיעֹת הָאֹהֶל חֲצִי הַיְרִיעָה הָעֹדֶפֶת תִּסְרַח עַל אֲחֹרֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן
And as for the overhanging part that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth over shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 115,915Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חלח appears 238,472 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.1% more than the 233,653 chance alone would give; the probability of 238,472 or more by chance alone is 1.5 × 10⁻²³.
- Genesis 14,627
- Exodus 13,399
- Leviticus 9,736
- Numbers 17,287
- Deuteronomy 6,988
- Joshua 8,470
- Judges 7,214
- Samuel 16,425
- Kings 18,701
- Isaiah 13,050
- Jeremiah 10,671
- Ezekiel 14,314
- The Twelve 7,738
- Psalms 19,817
- Proverbs 8,897
- Job 10,388
- Song of Songs 1,023
- Ruth 889
- Lamentations 1,942
- Ecclesiastes 3,213
- Esther 1,758
- Daniel 5,250
- Ezra–Nehemiah 7,405
- Chronicles 19,270
Outside the Torah
וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ בְּנֵי יוֹסֵף אֶת־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לֵאמֹר מַדּוּעַ נָתַתָּה לִּי נַחֲלָה גּוֹרָל אֶחָד וְחֶבֶל אֶחָד וַֽאֲנִי עַם־רָב עַד אֲשֶׁר־עַד־כֹּה בֵּֽרְכַנִי יְהוָֽה
And the children of Joseph spoke unto Joshua, saying: ‘Why hast thou given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me thus?’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 331,463Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח מַקְלוֹ בְּיָדוֹ וַיִּבְחַר־לוֹ חֲמִשָּׁה חַלֻּקֵֽי־אֲבָנִים מִן־הַנַּחַל וַיָּשֶׂם אֹתָם בִּכְלִי הָרֹעִים אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וּבַיַּלְקוּט וְקַלְּעוֹ בְיָדוֹ וַיִּגַּשׁ אֶל־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי
And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd’s bag which he had, even in his scrip; and his sling was in his hand; and he drew near to the Philistine.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 411,599Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּמָּלֵט בֵּן־אֶחָד לַאֲחִימֶלֶךְ בֶּן־אֲחִטוּב וּשְׁמוֹ אֶבְיָתָר וַיִּבְרַח אַחֲרֵי דָוִֽד
And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 420,981Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חלח — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חלח, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 46.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Halah in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, חלח appears 61,410 times in the Torah — 4.1% more than the 58,981 chance alone would give; the probability of 61,410 or more by chance alone is 1.5 × 10⁻²³.
What is the shortest skip for Halah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 31:34 — the shortest of 61,410 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 58,981.
What is the gematria of Halah in Hebrew?
Halah is spelled חלח — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 46.
How many times is Halah found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חלח appears 238,472 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.1% more than the 233,653 chance alone would give; the probability of 238,472 or more by chance alone is 1.5 × 10⁻²³.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 58,981 here) beside the count.