Heleph חלף
Heleph (חלף) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. Heleph appears 79,961 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.4% more than chance alone would give (about 78,844; probability 3.6 × 10⁻⁵).
- Found in the Torah
- 79,961
- Chance alone
- 78,844
- P (≥ found)
- 3.6 × 10⁻⁵
- 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, חלף appears 79,961 times in the Torah — 1.4% more than the 78,844 chance alone would give; the probability of 79,961 or more by chance alone is 3.6 × 10⁻⁵.
The shortest skip at which חלף appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 36:16, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), חלף is found 1,209,296 times; chance alone would give about 1,222,045.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 78,844 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 18,078
- Exodus 15,766
- Leviticus 12,557
- Numbers 24,103
- Deuteronomy 9,457
The shortest skips
אַלּֽוּף־קֹרַח אַלּוּף גַּעְתָּם אַלּוּף עֲמָלֵק אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי אֱלִיפַז בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי עָדָֽה
the chief of Korah, the chief of Gatam, the chief of Amalek. These are the chiefs that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Adah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 52,914Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵלֶּה בְּנֵי רְעוּאֵל בֶּן־עֵשָׂו אַלּוּף נַחַת אַלּוּף זֶרַח אַלּוּף שַׁמָּה אַלּוּף מִזָּה אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי רְעוּאֵל בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי בָשְׂמַת אֵשֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו
And these are the sons of Reuel Esau’s son: the chief of Nahath, the chief of Zerah, the chief of Shammah, the chief of Mizzah. These are the chiefs that came of Reuel in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Basemath Esau’s wife.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 52,991Open in the laboratory →
וַיּוֹצֵא יוֹסֵף אֹתָם מֵעִם בִּרְכָּיו וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לְאַפָּיו אָֽרְצָה
And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and he fell down on his face to the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 74,537Open in the laboratory →
וַיְגַל יְהוָה אֶת־עֵינֵי בִלְעָם וַיַּרְא אֶת־מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה נִצָּב בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְחַרְבּוֹ שְׁלֻפָה בְּיָדוֹ וַיִּקֹּד וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לְאַפָּֽיו
Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 227,026Open in the laboratory →
וּשְׂעִיר חַטָּאת אֶחָד לְכַפֵּר עֲלֵיכֶֽם
and one he-goat for a sin-offering, to make atonement for you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 236,217Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חלף appears 313,353 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.2% more than the 309,596 chance alone would give; the probability of 313,353 or more by chance alone is 8.0 × 10⁻¹².
- Genesis 18,078
- Exodus 15,766
- Leviticus 12,557
- Numbers 24,103
- Deuteronomy 9,784
- Joshua 9,683
- Judges 9,804
- Samuel 20,993
- Kings 19,494
- Isaiah 19,085
- Jeremiah 14,504
- Ezekiel 20,015
- The Twelve 12,406
- Psalms 27,951
- Proverbs 13,698
- Job 16,543
- Song of Songs 1,631
- Ruth 1,117
- Lamentations 1,945
- Ecclesiastes 3,528
- Esther 2,239
- Daniel 6,813
- Ezra–Nehemiah 8,042
- Chronicles 23,574
Outside the Torah
וְשָׁב מִזְרַח הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ בֵּית דָּגֹן וּפָגַע בִּזְבֻלוּן וּבְגֵי יִפְתַּח־אֵל צָפוֹנָה בֵּית הָעֵמֶק וּנְעִיאֵל וְיָצָא אֶל־כָּבוּל מִשְּׂמֹֽאל
And it turned toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reached to Zebulun and to the valley of Iphtahel northward at Beth-emek and Neiel; and it went out to Cabul on the left hand,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 334,456Open in the laboratory →
חָדְלוּ פְרָזוֹן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל חָדֵלּוּ עַד שַׁקַּמְתִּי דְּבוֹרָה שַׁקַּמְתִּי אֵם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, Until that thou didst arise, Deborah, That thou didst arise a mother in Israel. .
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 351,930Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקֻמוּ אַנְשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָה וַיָּרִעוּ וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּים עַד־בּוֹאֲךָ גַיְא וְעַד שַׁעֲרֵי עֶקְרוֹן וַֽיִּפְּלוּ חַֽלְלֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים בְּדֶרֶךְ שַׁעֲרַיִם וְעַד־גַּת וְעַד־עֶקְרֽוֹן
And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou comest to Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 412,483Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חלף — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חלף, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 118.
As a plain word it stands 4 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 18:21. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Heleph appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, חלף appears 79,961 times in the Torah — 1.4% more than the 78,844 chance alone would give; the probability of 79,961 or more by chance alone is 3.6 × 10⁻⁵.
What is the shortest skip for Heleph in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 36:16 — the shortest of 79,961 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 78,844.
What is the gematria of Heleph in Hebrew?
Heleph is spelled חלף — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 118.
How many times is Heleph found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חלף appears 313,353 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.2% more than the 309,596 chance alone would give; the probability of 313,353 or more by chance alone is 8.0 × 10⁻¹².
Search it yourself
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