Helam חילם
Helam (חילם) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Helam appears 42,124 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 42,260 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 42,124
- Chance alone
- 42,260
- P (≥ found)
- 0.75
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 42,124 sequences of חילם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 42,260).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 4:18, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 424,877 sequences of חילם, against about 440,347 from chance alone.
- Genesis 10,748
- Exodus 8,914
- Leviticus 5,574
- Numbers 11,230
- Deuteronomy 5,658
The shortest skips
וַיִּוָּלֵד לַֽחֲנוֹךְ אֶת־עִירָד וְעִירָד יָלַד אֶת־מְחֽוּיָאֵל וּמְחִיּיָאֵל יָלַד אֶת־מְתוּשָׁאֵל וּמְתוּשָׁאֵל יָלַד אֶת־לָֽמֶךְ
And unto Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lamech.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,020Open in the laboratory →
הִוא מוּצֵאת וְהִיא שָׁלְחָה אֶל־חָמִיהָ לֵאמֹר לְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־אֵלֶּה לּוֹ אָנֹכִי הָרָה וַתֹּאמֶר הַכֶּר־נָא לְמִי הַחֹתֶמֶת וְהַפְּתִילִים וְהַמַּטֶּה הָאֵֽלֶּה
When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying: ‘By the man, whose these are, am I with child’; and she said: ‘Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and the cords, and the staff.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 57,247Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה הַדָּם לָכֶם לְאֹת עַל הַבָּתִּים אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם שָׁם וְרָאִיתִי אֶת־הַדָּם וּפָסַחְתִּי עֲלֵכֶם וְלֹֽא־יִֽהְיֶה בָכֶם נֶגֶף לְמַשְׁחִית בְּהַכֹּתִי בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no plague be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 94,658Open in the laboratory →
וּמִמַּתָּנָה נַחֲלִיאֵל וּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵל בָּמֽוֹת
and from Mattanah to Nahaliel; and from Nahaliel to Bamoth;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 224,386Open in the laboratory →
וּמִמַּתָּנָה נַחֲלִיאֵל וּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵל בָּמֽוֹת
and from Mattanah to Nahaliel; and from Nahaliel to Bamoth;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 224,394Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
191,799 sequences of חילם at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 192,530 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 10,748
- Exodus 8,914
- Leviticus 5,574
- Numbers 11,230
- Deuteronomy 6,082
- Joshua 5,903
- Judges 6,577
- Samuel 14,787
- Kings 15,937
- Isaiah 10,489
- Jeremiah 11,271
- Ezekiel 11,284
- The Twelve 7,984
- Psalms 15,946
- Proverbs 5,574
- Job 7,839
- Song of Songs 855
- Ruth 629
- Lamentations 1,384
- Ecclesiastes 2,454
- Esther 1,455
- Daniel 4,121
- Ezra–Nehemiah 6,567
- Chronicles 18,195
Outside the Torah
וְלֹא הָיָה כַּיּוֹם הַהוּא לְפָנָיו וְאַחֲרָיו לִשְׁמֹעַ יְהוָה בְּקוֹל אִישׁ כִּי יְהוָה נִלְחָם לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 320,398Open in the laboratory →
וַיּוֹסֶף עוֹד יִפְתָּח וַיִּשְׁלַח מַלְאָכִים אֶל־מֶלֶךְ בְּנֵי עַמּֽוֹן
And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 365,101Open in the laboratory →
אַחֲרֵי מִי יָצָא מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַחֲרֵי מִי אַתָּה רֹדֵף אַֽחֲרֵי כֶּלֶב מֵת אַחֲרֵי פַּרְעֹשׁ אֶחָֽד
After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 423,862Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חילם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חילם, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 88.
As a plain word it stands 8 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 34:29. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Helam in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 42,124 sequences of חילם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 42,260).
What is the shortest skip for Helam in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 4:18 — the shortest of 42,124 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 42,260.
How is Helam spelled in Hebrew?
Helam is spelled חילם — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 88.
Is Helam in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
191,799 sequences of חילם at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 192,530 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 42,260 here) beside the count.