Helon חלן
Helon (חלן) is a person named in the Tanakh. Helon appears 235,423 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.6% more than chance alone would give (about 231,789; probability 2.6 × 10⁻¹⁴).
- Found in the Torah
- 235,423
- Chance alone
- 231,789
- P (≥ found)
- 2.6 × 10⁻¹⁴
- 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, חלן appears 235,423 times in the Torah — 1.6% more than the 231,789 chance alone would give; the probability of 235,423 or more by chance alone is 2.6 × 10⁻¹⁴.
The shortest skip at which חלן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 4:12, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), חלן is found 3,551,358 times; chance alone would give about 3,592,635.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 231,789 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 59,318
- Exodus 43,224
- Leviticus 35,142
- Numbers 68,210
- Deuteronomy 29,529
The shortest skips
כִּי תַֽעֲבֹד אֶת־הָאֲדָמָה לֹֽא־תֹסֵף תֵּת־כֹּחָהּ לָךְ נָע וָנָד תִּֽהְיֶה בָאָֽרֶץ
When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 4,729Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר לָהּ הַמְעַט קַחְתֵּךְ אֶת־אִישִׁי וְלָקַחַת גַּם אֶת־דּוּדָאֵי בְּנִי וַתֹּאמֶר רָחֵל לָכֵן יִשְׁכַּב עִמָּךְ הַלַּיְלָה תַּחַת דּוּדָאֵי בְנֵֽךְ
And she said unto her: ‘Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son’s mandrakes also?’ And Rachel said: ‘Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son’s mandrakes.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 42,128Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מֹשֶׁה כְּצֵאתִי אֶת־הָעִיר אֶפְרֹשׂ אֶת־כַּפַּי אֶל־יְהוָה הַקֹּלוֹת יֶחְדָּלוּן וְהַבָּרָד לֹא יִֽהְיֶה־עוֹד לְמַעַן תֵּדַע כִּי לַיהוָה הָאָֽרֶץ
And Moses said unto him: ‘As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread forth my hands unto the LORD; the thunders shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know that the earth is the LORD’s.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 91,237Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן זֹאת חֻקַּת הַפָּסַח כָּל־בֶּן־נֵכָר לֹא־יֹאכַל בּֽוֹ
And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron: ‘This is the ordinance of the passover: there shall no alien eat thereof;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 96,479Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲרֹךְ עָלָיו עֵרֶךְ לֶחֶם לִפְנֵי יְהוָה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
And he set a row of bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 140,952Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חלן appears 938,704 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.6% more than the 932,868 chance alone would give; the probability of 938,704 or more by chance alone is 7.9 × 10⁻¹⁰.
- Genesis 59,318
- Exodus 43,224
- Leviticus 35,142
- Numbers 68,210
- Deuteronomy 31,033
- Joshua 35,023
- Judges 30,451
- Samuel 67,904
- Kings 63,729
- Isaiah 48,959
- Jeremiah 50,124
- Ezekiel 55,084
- The Twelve 32,166
- Psalms 73,895
- Proverbs 27,573
- Job 36,259
- Song of Songs 4,487
- Ruth 3,493
- Lamentations 6,413
- Ecclesiastes 11,974
- Esther 7,974
- Daniel 30,737
- Ezra–Nehemiah 37,966
- Chronicles 77,566
Outside the Torah
מֵחֶבֶל בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה נַחֲלַת בְּנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן כִּֽי־הָיָה חֵלֶק בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָה רַב מֵהֶם וַיִּנְחֲלוּ בְנֵֽי־שִׁמְעוֹן בְּתוֹךְ נַחֲלָתָֽם
Out of the allotment of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon, for the portion of the children of Judah was too much for them; therefore the children of Simeon had inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 333,707Open in the laboratory →
כִּי עֵד הוּא בֵּינֵינוּ וּבֵינֵיכֶם וּבֵין דֹּרוֹתֵינוּ אַחֲרֵינוּ לַעֲבֹד אֶת־עֲבֹדַת יְהוָה לְפָנָיו בְּעֹלוֹתֵינוּ וּבִזְבָחֵינוּ וּבִשְׁלָמֵינוּ וְלֹא־יֹאמְרוּ בְנֵיכֶם מָחָר לְבָנֵינוּ אֵין־לָכֶם חֵלֶק בַּיהוָֽה
but it shall be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we may do the service of the LORD before Him with our burnt-offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace-offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come: Ye have no portion in the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 340,453Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעֲבֹר יִפְתָּח אֶל־בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן לְהִלָּחֶם בָּם וַיִתְּנֵם יְהוָה בְּיָדֽוֹ
So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hand.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 366,228Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חלן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חלן, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 88.
As a plain word it stands 5 times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 1:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
The same letters also spell: Holon.
Questions
Is Helon in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, חלן appears 235,423 times in the Torah — 1.6% more than the 231,789 chance alone would give; the probability of 235,423 or more by chance alone is 2.6 × 10⁻¹⁴.
What is the shortest skip for Helon in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 4:12 — the shortest of 235,423 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 231,789.
What is the gematria of Helon in Hebrew?
Helon is spelled חלן — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 88.
How many times is Helon found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חלן appears 938,704 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.6% more than the 932,868 chance alone would give; the probability of 938,704 or more by chance alone is 7.9 × 10⁻¹⁰.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 231,789 here) beside the count.