Hamath חמת
Hamath (חמת) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Hamath is found 342,819 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 25:7) — about what chance alone gives (about 342,602).
- Found in the Torah
- 342,819
- Chance alone
- 342,602
- P (≥ found)
- 0.36
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
342,819 sequences of חמת at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 342,602 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 25:7, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 152,424, the Torah holds 5,354,764 sequences of חמת, against about 5,310,175 from chance alone.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 342,602 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 74,832
- Exodus 84,145
- Leviticus 56,667
- Numbers 81,559
- Deuteronomy 45,616
The shortest skips
וְאֵלֶּה יְמֵי שְׁנֵֽי־חַיֵּי אַבְרָהָם אֲשֶׁר־חָי מְאַת שָׁנָה וְשִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְחָמֵשׁ שָׁנִֽים
And these are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived, a hundred threescore and fifteen years.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 33,121Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּֽהְיוּ יְמֵי יִצְחָק מְאַת שָׁנָה וּשְׁמֹנִים שָׁנָֽה
And the days of Isaac were a hundred and fourscore years.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 52,128Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־אָחִיו הִנֵּה בַּעַל הַחֲלֹמוֹת הַלָּזֶה בָּֽא
And they said one to another: ‘Behold, this dreamer cometh.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 55,054Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּפְקֹד שַׂר הַטַּבָּחִים אֶת־יוֹסֵף אִתָּם וַיְשָׁרֶת אֹתָם וַיִּהְיוּ יָמִים בְּמִשְׁמָֽר
And the captain of the guard charged Joseph to be with them, and he ministered unto them; and they continued a season in ward.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 58,984Open in the laboratory →
פַּרְעֹה קָצַף עַל־עֲבָדָיו וַיִּתֵּן אֹתִי בְּמִשְׁמַר בֵּית שַׂר הַטַּבָּחִים אֹתִי וְאֵת שַׂר הָאֹפִֽים
Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in the ward of the house of the captain of the guard, me and the chief baker.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 60,550Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 1,200,126 sequences of חמת at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,199,045).
- Genesis 74,832
- Exodus 84,145
- Leviticus 56,667
- Numbers 81,559
- Deuteronomy 47,812
- Joshua 36,323
- Judges 34,966
- Samuel 72,173
- Kings 92,403
- Isaiah 60,280
- Jeremiah 68,755
- Ezekiel 97,662
- The Twelve 45,667
- Psalms 80,004
- Proverbs 38,368
- Job 40,055
- Song of Songs 6,220
- Ruth 4,102
- Lamentations 7,803
- Ecclesiastes 16,744
- Esther 10,335
- Daniel 19,246
- Ezra–Nehemiah 36,644
- Chronicles 87,361
Outside the Torah
וְאֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם הֵקִים תַּחְתָּם אֹתָם מָל יְהוֹשֻׁעַ כִּי־עֲרֵלִים הָיוּ כִּי לֹא־מָלוּ אוֹתָם בַּדָּֽרֶךְ
And He raised up their children in their stead; them did Joshua circumcise; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised by the way.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 310,857Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּרַע הָעָם וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ בַּשֹּֽׁפָרוֹת וַיְהִי כִשְׁמֹעַ הָעָם אֶת־קוֹל הַשּׁוֹפָר וַיָּרִיעוּ הָעָם תְּרוּעָה גְדוֹלָה וַתִּפֹּל הַֽחוֹמָה תַּחְתֶּיהָ וַיַּעַל הָעָם הָעִירָה אִישׁ נֶגְדּוֹ וַֽיִּלְכְּדוּ אֶת־הָעִֽיר
So the people shouted, and [the priests] blew with the horns. And it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the horn, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 312,784Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקָּחוּם מִתּוֹךְ הָאֹהֶל וַיְבִאוּם אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁעַ וְאֶל כָּל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּצִּקֻם לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה
And they took them from the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel; and they laid them down before the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 314,938Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חמת — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חמת, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 448.
As a plain word it stands 54 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 27:44. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Hammath.
Questions
Is Hamath in the Torah codes?
342,819 sequences of חמת at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 342,602 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for Hamath in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 25:7 — the shortest of 342,819 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 342,602.
How is Hamath spelled in Hebrew?
Hamath is spelled חמת — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 448.
Is Hamath in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 1,200,126 sequences of חמת at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 1,199,045).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 342,602 here) beside the count.