Havdalah הבדלה
Havdalah — in Hebrew הבדלה — the ceremony that separates the Sabbath from the week. In the Torah codes, Havdalah is found 2,191 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 4 (Genesis 24:12) — about what chance alone gives (about 2,185).
- Found in the Torah
- 2,191
- Chance alone
- 2,185
- P (≥ found)
- 0.45
- Shortest skip
- 4
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, הבדלה appears 2,191 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 2,185, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 4 — the first at Genesis 24:12, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 76,212, the Torah holds 17,209 sequences of הבדלה, against about 17,219 from chance alone.
- Genesis 434
- Exodus 474
- Leviticus 358
- Numbers 515
- Deuteronomy 410
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲדֹנִי אַבְרָהָם הַקְרֵה־נָא לְפָנַי הַיּוֹם וַעֲשֵׂה־חֶסֶד עִם אֲדֹנִי אַבְרָהָֽם
And he said: ‘O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, send me, I pray Thee, good speed this day, and show kindness unto my master Abraham.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 29,995Open in the laboratory →
וְהוֹתִֽרְךָ יְהוָה לְטוֹבָה בִּפְרִי בִטְנְךָ וּבִפְרִי בְהַמְתְּךָ וּבִפְרִי אַדְמָתֶךָ עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה לַאֲבֹתֶיךָ לָתֶת לָֽךְ
And the LORD will make thee over-abundant for good, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, in the land which the LORD swore unto thy fathers to give thee.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 292,012Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה פְקוּדֵי הַמִּשְׁכָּן מִשְׁכַּן הָעֵדֻת אֲשֶׁר פֻּקַּד עַל־פִּי מֹשֶׁה עֲבֹדַת הַלְוִיִּם בְּיַד אִֽיתָמָר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵֽן
These are the accounts of the tabernacle, even the tabernacle of the testimony, as they were rendered according to the commandment of Moses, through the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 137,226Open in the laboratory →
הוּא יִתְחַטָּא־בוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי יִטְהָר וְאִם־לֹא יִתְחַטָּא בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי לֹא יִטְהָֽר
the same shall purify himself therewith on the third day and on the seventh day, and he shall be clean; but if he purify not himself the third day and the seventh day, he shall not be clean.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 221,201Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתְּנוּ עָלָיו פְּתִיל תְּכֵלֶת לָתֵת עַל־הַמִּצְנֶפֶת מִלְמָעְלָה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
And they tied unto it a thread of blue, to fasten it upon the mitre above; as the LORD commanded Moses.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 139,388Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, הבדלה appears 9,176 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 9,358, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 434
- Exodus 474
- Leviticus 358
- Numbers 515
- Deuteronomy 439
- Joshua 300
- Judges 221
- Samuel 907
- Kings 804
- Isaiah 389
- Jeremiah 848
- Ezekiel 602
- The Twelve 403
- Psalms 402
- Proverbs 102
- Job 106
- Song of Songs 22
- Ruth 31
- Lamentations 20
- Ecclesiastes 100
- Esther 141
- Daniel 216
- Ezra–Nehemiah 337
- Chronicles 1,005
Outside the Torah
וְהָעִבְרִים הָיוּ לַפְּלִשְׁתִּים כְּאֶתְמוֹל שִׁלְשׁוֹם אֲשֶׁר עָלוּ עִמָּם בַּֽמַּחֲנֶה סָבִיב וְגַם־הֵמָּה לִֽהְיוֹת עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר עִם־שָׁאוּל וְיוֹנָתָֽן
Now the Hebrews that were with the Philistines as beforetime, and that went up with them into the camp round about; even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 403,746Open in the laboratory →
וְעַל־יְהוֹיָקִים מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה תֹּאמַר כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה אַתָּה שָׂרַפְתָּ אֶת־הַמְּגִלָּה הַזֹּאת לֵאמֹר מַדּוּעַ כָּתַבְתָּ עָלֶיהָ לֵאמֹר בֹּֽא־יָבוֹא מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל וְהִשְׁחִית אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וְהִשְׁבִּית מִמֶּנָּה אָדָם וּבְהֵמָֽה
And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah thou shalt say: Thus saith the LORD: Thou hast burned this roll, saying: Why hast thou written therein, saying: The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 699,390Open in the laboratory →
לָכֵן כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה עַל־יְהֽוֹיָקִים מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה לֹא־יִֽהְיֶה־לּוֹ יוֹשֵׁב עַל־כִּסֵּא דָוִד וְנִבְלָתוֹ תִּֽהְיֶה מֻשְׁלֶכֶת לַחֹרֶב בַּיּוֹם וְלַקֶּרַח בַּלָּֽיְלָה
Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David; and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 699,475Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
הבדלה — a Hebrew word: the ceremony that separates the Sabbath from the week. Searched as הבדלה, 5 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
Does Havdalah appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, הבדלה appears 2,191 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 2,185, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Havdalah in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading backward from Genesis 24:12 — the shortest of 2,191 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,185.
How is Havdalah spelled in Hebrew?
Havdalah is spelled הבדלה — 5 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 46.
Is Havdalah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, הבדלה appears 9,176 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 9,358, 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 2,185 here) beside the count.