Hamza חמזה
Hamza is a first name, written חמזה in Hebrew (male given name). In the Torah codes, Hamza is found 3,950 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3 (Leviticus 4:31) — 3.2% above the 3,829 chance alone would give (probability of 3,950 or more by chance alone: 0.03).
- Found in the Torah
- 3,950
- Chance alone
- 3,829
- P (≥ found)
- 0.03
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 3,950 sequences of חמזה at skips 2–5,000, 3.2% above what chance alone gives (about 3,829); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.03 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Leviticus 4:31, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 43,613 sequences of חמזה, against about 39,893 from chance alone.
- Genesis 602
- Exodus 1,001
- Leviticus 866
- Numbers 1,036
- Deuteronomy 445
The shortest skips
וְאֶת־כָּל־חֶלְבָּהּ יָסִיר כַּאֲשֶׁר הוּסַר חֵלֶב מֵעַל זֶבַח הַשְּׁלָמִים וְהִקְטִיר הַכֹּהֵן הַמִּזְבֵּחָה לְרֵיחַ נִיחֹחַ לַיהוָה וְכִפֶּר עָלָיו הַכֹּהֵן וְנִסְלַח לֽוֹ
And all the fat thereof shall he take away, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace-offerings; and the priest shall make it smoke upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 145,964Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה הִנְנִי הוֹלֵךְ לְעַמִּי לְכָה אִיעָצְךָ אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה הָעָם הַזֶּה לְעַמְּךָ בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִֽים
And now, behold, I go unto my people; come, and I will announce to thee what this people shall do to thy people in the end of days.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 229,739Open in the laboratory →
לֹֽא־תִזְבַּח עַל־חָמֵץ דַּם־זִבְחִי וְלֹֽא־יָלִין חֵֽלֶב־חַגִּי עַד־בֹּֽקֶר
Thou shalt not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of My feast remain all night until the morning.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 111,711Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־הַזְּרֹעַ בְּשֵׁלָה מִן־הָאַיִל וְֽחַלַּת מַצָּה אַחַת מִן־הַסַּל וּרְקִיק מַצָּה אֶחָד וְנָתַן עַל־כַּפֵּי הַנָּזִיר אַחַר הִֽתְגַּלְּחוֹ אֶת־נִזְרֽוֹ
And the priest shall take the shoulder of the ram when it is sodden, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazirite, after he hath shaven his consecrated head.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 197,951Open in the laboratory →
וּבְנֵי קֹרַח אַסִּיר וְאֶלְקָנָה וַאֲבִיאָסָף אֵלֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹת הַקָּרְחִֽי
And the sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 85,998Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
14,810 sequences of חמזה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 14,672 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 602
- Exodus 1,001
- Leviticus 866
- Numbers 1,036
- Deuteronomy 489
- Joshua 503
- Judges 384
- Samuel 689
- Kings 1,282
- Isaiah 1,018
- Jeremiah 833
- Ezekiel 874
- The Twelve 679
- Psalms 868
- Proverbs 328
- Job 320
- Song of Songs 59
- Ruth 51
- Lamentations 68
- Ecclesiastes 181
- Esther 100
- Daniel 274
- Ezra–Nehemiah 698
- Chronicles 1,607
Outside the Torah
כִּֽי־חִנָּם מְזֹרָה הָרָשֶׁת בְּעֵינֵי כָל־בַּעַל כָּנָֽף
For in vain the net is spread in the eyes of any bird;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 937,914Open 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 up one column. letter 451,012Open in the laboratory →
וּבֹשׁוּ הַחֹזִים וְחָֽפְרוּ הַקֹּסְמִים וְעָטוּ עַל־שָׂפָם כֻּלָּם כִּי אֵין מַעֲנֵה אֱלֹהִֽים
And the seers shall be put to shame, and the diviners confounded; yea, they shall all cover their upper lips; for there shall be no answer of God.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 828,890Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חמזה — the name in Hebrew letters: male given name. Searched as חמזה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 60.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Hamza appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 3,950 sequences of חמזה at skips 2–5,000, 3.2% above what chance alone gives (about 3,829); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.03 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Hamza in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Leviticus 4:31 — the shortest of 3,950 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,829.
How is Hamza spelled in Hebrew?
Hamza is spelled חמזה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 60.
Is Hamza in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
14,810 sequences of חמזה at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 14,672 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 3,829 here) beside the count.