Helah חלאה
Helah (חלאה) is a person named in the Tanakh. Helah appears 40,240 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 40,522 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 40,240
- Chance alone
- 40,522
- P (≥ found)
- 0.92
- 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, חלאה appears 40,240 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 40,522, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which חלאה appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 32:19, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), חלאה is found 410,484 times; chance alone would give about 422,231.
- Genesis 9,289
- Exodus 8,110
- Leviticus 7,150
- Numbers 9,573
- Deuteronomy 6,118
The shortest skips
וְאָֽמַרְתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ לְיַעֲקֹב מִנְחָה הִוא שְׁלוּחָה לַֽאדֹנִי לְעֵשָׂו וְהִנֵּה גַם־הוּא אַחֲרֵֽינוּ
then thou shalt say: They are thy servant Jacob’s; it is a present sent unto my lord, even unto Esau; and, behold, he also is behind us.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 47,468Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַחְתָּ אֵת הָאַיִל הַשֵּׁנִי וְסָמַךְ אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם עַל־רֹאשׁ הָאָֽיִל
And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 121,453Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן מִדַּם הַֽחַטָּאת בְּאֶצְבָּעוֹ וְנָתַן עַל־קַרְנֹת מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה וְאֶת־דָּמוֹ יִשְׁפֹּךְ אֶל־יְסוֹד מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָֽה
And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin-offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering, and the remaining blood thereof shall he pour out at the base of the altar of burnt-offering.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 145,607Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן מִדַּם הָאָשָׁם וְנָתַן הַכֹּהֵן עַל־תְּנוּךְ אֹזֶן הַמִּטַּהֵר הַיְמָנִית וְעַל־בֹּהֶן יָדוֹ הַיְמָנִית וְעַל־בֹּהֶן רַגְלוֹ הַיְמָנִֽית
And the priest shall take of the blood of the guilt-offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 162,029Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׂם לָהּ עֲלִילֹת דְּבָרִים וְהוֹצִיא עָלֶיהָ שֵׁם רָע וְאָמַר אֶת־הָאִשָּׁה הַזֹּאת לָקַחְתִּי וָאֶקְרַב אֵלֶיהָ וְלֹא־מָצָאתִי לָהּ בְּתוּלִֽים
and lay wanton charges against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say: ‘I took this woman, and when I came nigh to her, I found not in her the tokens of virginity’;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 284,658Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 135,679 sequences of חלאה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 137,716).
- Genesis 9,289
- Exodus 8,110
- Leviticus 7,150
- Numbers 9,573
- Deuteronomy 6,516
- Joshua 4,685
- Judges 4,510
- Samuel 12,167
- Kings 12,847
- Isaiah 6,351
- Jeremiah 8,786
- Ezekiel 8,358
- The Twelve 5,309
- Psalms 6,233
- Proverbs 2,036
- Job 2,888
- Song of Songs 447
- Ruth 307
- Lamentations 754
- Ecclesiastes 1,619
- Esther 968
- Daniel 2,817
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,564
- Chronicles 10,395
Outside the Torah
וַיִּשְׁלַח יִשְׂרָאֵל מַלְאָכִים אֶל־מֶלֶךְ אֱדוֹם לֵאמֹר אֶעְבְּרָה־נָּא בְאַרְצֶךָ וְלֹא שָׁמַע מֶלֶךְ אֱדוֹם וְגַם אֶל־מֶלֶךְ מוֹאָב שָׁלַח וְלֹא אָבָה וַיֵּשֶׁב יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּקָדֵֽשׁ
then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying: Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land; but the king of Edom hearkened not. And in like manner he sent unto the king of Moab; but he would not; and Israel abode in Kadesh.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 365,284Open in the laboratory →
אֵל יְהוָה וַיָּאֶר לָנוּ אִסְרוּ־חַג בַּעֲבֹתִים עַד־קַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
The LORD is God, and hath given us light; Order the festival procession with boughs, even unto the horns of the altar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 922,556Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־בְּנֵי־פֶרֶץ הַיֹּשְׁבִים בִּירוּשָׁלִָם אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שִׁשִּׁים וּשְׁמֹנָה אַנְשֵׁי־חָֽיִל
All the sons of Perez that dwelt in Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,092,114Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חלאה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חלאה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 44.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at 1 Chronicles 4:5. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Helah in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, חלאה appears 40,240 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 40,522, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for Helah in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 32:19 — the shortest of 40,240 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 40,522.
What is the gematria of Helah in Hebrew?
Helah is spelled חלאה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 44.
How many times is Helah found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 135,679 sequences of חלאה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 137,716).
Search it yourself
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