Hemdan חמדן
Hemdan (חמדן) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Hemdan is found 6,492 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3 (Genesis 37:9) — 5.3% above the 6,167 chance alone would give (probability of 6,492 or more by chance alone: 2.1 × 10⁻⁵).
- Found in the Torah
- 6,492
- Chance alone
- 6,167
- P (≥ found)
- 2.1 × 10⁻⁵
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 6,492 sequences of חמדן at skips 2–5,000, 5.3% above what chance alone gives (about 6,167); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.1 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 37:9, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 65,333 sequences of חמדן, against about 64,263 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,650
- Exodus 1,288
- Leviticus 795
- Numbers 2,073
- Deuteronomy 686
The shortest skips
וַיַּחֲלֹם עוֹד חֲלוֹם אַחֵר וַיְסַפֵּר אֹתוֹ לְאֶחָיו וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה חָלַמְתִּֽי חֲלוֹם עוֹד וְהִנֵּה הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְהַיָּרֵחַ וְאַחַד עָשָׂר כּֽוֹכָבִים מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים לִֽי
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said: ‘Behold, I have dreamed yet a dream: and, behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars bowed down to me.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 54,542Open in the laboratory →
בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד מִחוּץ לַפָּרֹכֶת אֲשֶׁר עַל־הָעֵדֻת יַעֲרֹךְ אֹתוֹ אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו מֵעֶרֶב עַד־בֹּקֶר לִפְנֵי יְהוָה חֻקַּת עוֹלָם לְדֹרֹתָם מֵאֵת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
In the tent of meeting, without the veil which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall set it in order, to burn from evening to morning before the LORD; it shall be a statute for ever throughout their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 118,200Open in the laboratory →
שָׁטוּ הָעָם וְלָֽקְטוּ וְטָחֲנוּ בָרֵחַיִם אוֹ דָכוּ בַּמְּדֹכָה וּבִשְּׁלוּ בַּפָּרוּר וְעָשׂוּ אֹתוֹ עֻגוֹת וְהָיָה טַעְמוֹ כְּטַעַם לְשַׁד הַשָּֽׁמֶן
The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and seethed it in pots, and made cakes of it; and the taste of it was as the taste of a cake baked with oil.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 207,034Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ אֹתָהּ קְטֹרֶת רֹקַח מַעֲשֵׂה רוֹקֵחַ מְמֻלָּח טָהוֹר קֹֽדֶשׁ
And thou shalt make of it incense, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 124,671Open 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 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 42,096Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 28,667 sequences of חמדן at skips 2–5,000, 1.6% above what chance alone gives (about 28,204); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.003 by chance alone.
- Genesis 1,650
- Exodus 1,288
- Leviticus 795
- Numbers 2,073
- Deuteronomy 766
- Joshua 877
- Judges 816
- Samuel 2,189
- Kings 1,648
- Isaiah 1,458
- Jeremiah 1,411
- Ezekiel 2,022
- The Twelve 1,043
- Psalms 2,525
- Proverbs 932
- Job 1,158
- Song of Songs 175
- Ruth 108
- Lamentations 157
- Ecclesiastes 381
- Esther 438
- Daniel 1,202
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,419
- Chronicles 2,136
Outside the Torah
וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ־שָׁם הָעֵדָה שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר אֶלֶף אִישׁ מִבְּנֵי הֶחָיִל וַיְצַוּוּ אוֹתָם לֵאמֹר לְכוּ וְהִכִּיתֶם אֶת־יוֹשְׁבֵי יָבֵשׁ גִּלְעָד לְפִי־חֶרֶב וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַטָּֽף
And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying: ‘Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 382,619Open in the laboratory →
בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר רַב חַרְטֻמַיָּא דִּי אֲנָה יִדְעֵת דִּי רוּחַ אֱלָהִין קַדִּישִׁין בָּךְ וְכָל־רָז לָא־אָנֵס לָךְ חֶזְוֵי חֶלְמִי דִֽי־חֲזֵית וּפִשְׁרֵהּ אֱמַֽר
O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret causeth thee trouble, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,042,565Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּבֶן שָׁם דָּוִד מִזְבֵּחַ לַֽיהוָה וַיַּעַל עֹלוֹת וּשְׁלָמִים וַיֵּעָתֵר יְהוָה לָאָרֶץ וַתֵּעָצַר הַמַּגֵּפָה מֵעַל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings. So the LORD was entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 477,083Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חמדן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חמדן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 102.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 36:26. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Hemdan in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 6,492 sequences of חמדן at skips 2–5,000, 5.3% above what chance alone gives (about 6,167); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.1 × 10⁻⁵ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Hemdan in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Genesis 37:9 — the shortest of 6,492 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 6,167.
How is Hemdan spelled in Hebrew?
Hemdan is spelled חמדן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 102.
Is Hemdan in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 28,667 sequences of חמדן at skips 2–5,000, 1.6% above what chance alone gives (about 28,204); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.003 by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 6,167 here) beside the count.