First names

Helma הלמה

Helma is a first name, written הלמה in Hebrew (female given name). In the Torah codes, Helma is found 147,307 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 2:15) — 0.5% above the 146,623 chance alone would give (probability of 147,307 or more by chance alone: 0.04).

Found in the Torah
147,307
Chance alone
146,623
P (≥ found)
0.04
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 147,307 sequences of הלמה at skips 2–5,000, 0.5% above what chance alone gives (about 146,623); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.04 by chance alone.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 2:15, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 1,541,569 sequences of הלמה, against about 1,527,794 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 25,521
  • Exodus 34,236
  • Leviticus 25,309
  • Numbers 33,919
  • Deuteronomy 28,322

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 2:15בראשית ב:טוskip 2, forward

    וַיִּקַּח יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָֽאָדָם וַיַּנִּחֵהוּ בְגַן־עֵדֶן לְעָבְדָהּ וּלְשָׁמְרָֽהּ

    And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

    הלמה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 2:15דןלעבדושרויצויקוהלמה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 2,383Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 22:20בראשית כב:כskip 2, forward

    וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיֻּגַּד לְאַבְרָהָם לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה יָלְדָה מִלְכָּה גַם־הִוא בָּנִים לְנָחוֹר אָחִֽיךָ

    And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying: ‘Behold, Milcah, she also hath borne children unto thy brother Nahor:

    הלמה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 22:20גדלאברםארנהילדהמהלמה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 28,147Open in the laboratory →

  3. Genesis 38:25בראשית לח:כהskip 2, forward

    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.’

    הלמה at skip 2, forward from Genesis 38:25היאשלחאחילאמרלאיהלמה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 57,244Open in the laboratory →

  4. Exodus 14:25שמות יד:כהskip 2, forward

    וַיָּסַר אֵת אֹפַן מַרְכְּבֹתָיו וַֽיְנַהֲגֵהוּ בִּכְבֵדֻת וַיֹּאמֶר מִצְרַיִם אָנוּסָה מִפְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי יְהוָה נִלְחָם לָהֶם בְּמִצְרָֽיִם

    And He took off their chariot wheels, and made them to drive heavily; so that the Egyptians said: ‘Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.’

    הלמה at skip 2, forward from Exodus 14:25לכייקונחלםבמצריםקלםה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 99,502Open in the laboratory →

  5. Leviticus 14:7ויקרא יד:זskip 2, forward

    וְהִזָּה עַל הַמִּטַּהֵר מִן־הַצָּרַעַת שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים וְטִהֲרוֹ וְשִׁלַּח אֶת־הַצִּפֹּר הַֽחַיָּה עַל־פְּנֵי הַשָּׂדֶֽה

    And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let go the living bird into the open field.

    הלמה at skip 2, forward from Leviticus 14:7ייםוהזעהטרמןהצרעהלמה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 161,541Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 534,802 sequences of הלמה at skips 2–5,000, 1.7% above what chance alone gives (about 526,048); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.1 × 10⁻³³ by chance alone.

  • Genesis 25,521
  • Exodus 34,236
  • Leviticus 25,309
  • Numbers 33,919
  • Deuteronomy 30,096
  • Joshua 21,626
  • Judges 15,610
  • Samuel 39,816
  • Kings 49,375
  • Isaiah 23,236
  • Jeremiah 50,474
  • Ezekiel 31,719
  • The Twelve 27,054
  • Psalms 21,990
  • Proverbs 4,787
  • Job 5,228
  • Song of Songs 1,294
  • Ruth 1,844
  • Lamentations 2,162
  • Ecclesiastes 5,899
  • Esther 6,862
  • Daniel 7,925
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 17,328
  • Chronicles 51,492

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 5:6יהושע ה:וskip 2, forward

    כִּי אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה הָלְכוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּמִּדְבָּר עַד־תֹּם כָּל־הַגּוֹי אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה הַיֹּצְאִים מִמִּצְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־שָׁמְעוּ בְּקוֹל יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה לָהֶם לְבִלְתִּי הַרְאוֹתָם אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע יְהוָה לַֽאֲבוֹתָם לָתֶת לָנוּ אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָֽשׁ

    For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, even the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD; unto whom the LORD swore that He would not let them see the land which the LORD swore unto their fathers that He would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

    הלמה at skip 2, forward from Joshua 5:6ויאנשימחהיצאיםממהלמה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 310,742Open in the laboratory →

  2. Joshua 6:3יהושע ו:גskip 2, forward

    וְסַבֹּתֶם אֶת־הָעִיר כֹּל אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה הַקֵּיף אֶת־הָעִיר פַּעַם אֶחָת כֹּה תַעֲשֶׂה שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִֽים

    And ye shall compass the city, all the men of war, going about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

    הלמה at skip 2, forward from Joshua 6:3כלאנשימחהקיףאתהעהלמה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 311,539Open in the laboratory →

  3. Joshua 10:9יהושע י:טskip 2, forward

    וַיָּבֹא אֲלֵיהֶם יְהוֹשֻׁעַ פִּתְאֹם כָּל־הַלַּיְלָה עָלָה מִן־הַגִּלְגָּֽל

    Joshua therefore came upon them suddenly; for he went up from Gilgal all the night.

    הלמה at skip 2, forward from Joshua 10:9כלהלילעהןגלגלויההלמה
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 320,012Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

הלמה — the name in Hebrew letters: female given name. Searched as הלמה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 80.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is Helma in the Bible code?

The Torah holds 147,307 sequences of הלמה at skips 2–5,000, 0.5% above what chance alone gives (about 146,623); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.04 by chance alone.

What is the shortest skip for Helma in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 2:15 — the shortest of 147,307 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 146,623.

How is Helma spelled in Hebrew?

Helma is spelled הלמה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 80.

Is Helma in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

The whole Tanakh holds 534,802 sequences of הלמה at skips 2–5,000, 1.7% above what chance alone gives (about 526,048); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.1 × 10⁻³³ by chance alone.

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