Biblical names

Hethlon חתלן

Hethlon (חתלן) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Hethlon is found 13,633 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 1:2) — about what chance alone gives (about 13,534).

Found in the Torah
13,633
Chance alone
13,534
P (≥ found)
0.20
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, חתלן appears 13,633 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 13,534, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which חתלן appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 1:2, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), חתלן is found 143,406 times; chance alone would give about 141,025.

  • Genesis 3,198
  • Exodus 2,884
  • Leviticus 2,212
  • Numbers 3,536
  • Deuteronomy 1,803

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 1:2בראשית א:בskip 2, forward

    וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם

    Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.

    חתלן at skip 2, forward from Genesis 1:2להיםמרפעפיהמיםויחתלנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 69Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 8:6בראשית ח:וskip 2, forward

    וַֽיְהִי מִקֵּץ אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם וַיִּפְתַּח נֹחַ אֶת־חַלּוֹן הַתֵּבָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָֽׂה

    And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made.

    חתלן at skip 2, forward from Genesis 8:6ויפתחנאחוהתבהאשרחתלן
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 9,418Open in the laboratory →

  3. Exodus 16:33שמות טז:לגskip 2, forward

    וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן קַח צִנְצֶנֶת אַחַת וְתֶן־שָׁמָּה מְלֹֽא־הָעֹמֶר מָן וְהַנַּח אֹתוֹ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם

    And Moses said unto Aaron: ‘Take a jar, and put an omerful of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept throughout your generations.’

    חתלן at skip 2, forward from Exodus 16:33רמןוהנאופייקוקלמחתלנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 103,043Open in the laboratory →

  4. Exodus 34:25שמות לד:כהskip 2, backward

    לֹֽא־תִשְׁחַט עַל־חָמֵץ דַּם־זִבְחִי וְלֹא־יָלִין לַבֹּקֶר זֶבַח חַג הַפָּֽסַח

    Thou shalt not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning.

    חתלן at skip 2, backward from Exodus 34:25עמיםבשהאשטעלחמץדחתלנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 130,375Open in the laboratory →

  5. Leviticus 22:28ויקרא כב:כחskip 2, backward

    וְשׁוֹר אוֹ־שֶׂה אֹתוֹ וְאֶת־בְּנוֹ לֹא תִשְׁחֲטוּ בְּיוֹם אֶחָֽד

    And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and its young both in one day.

    חתלן at skip 2, backward from Leviticus 22:28תוואתבואשטוביוםאחתלנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 175,966Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

49,015 sequences of חתלן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 49,154 that chance alone would produce.

  • Genesis 3,198
  • Exodus 2,884
  • Leviticus 2,212
  • Numbers 3,536
  • Deuteronomy 1,923
  • Joshua 1,696
  • Judges 1,519
  • Samuel 3,211
  • Kings 3,244
  • Isaiah 2,232
  • Jeremiah 2,678
  • Ezekiel 3,573
  • The Twelve 1,539
  • Psalms 3,604
  • Proverbs 1,557
  • Job 1,787
  • Song of Songs 318
  • Ruth 203
  • Lamentations 354
  • Ecclesiastes 630
  • Esther 467
  • Daniel 1,315
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 1,767
  • Chronicles 3,568

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 21:27יהושע כא:כזskip 2, forward

    וְלִבְנֵי גֵרְשׁוֹן מִמִּשְׁפְּחֹת הַלְוִיִּם מֵחֲצִי מַטֵּה מְנַשֶּׁה אֶת־עִיר מִקְלַט הָרֹצֵחַ אֶת־גלון בַּבָּשָׁן וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁהָ וְאֶֽת־בְּעֶשְׁתְּרָה וְאֶת־מִגְרָשֶׁהָ עָרִים שְׁתָּֽיִם

    And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with the open land about it, the city of refuge for the manslayer; and Beeshterah with the open land about it; two cities.

    חתלן at skip 2, forward from Joshua 21:27קלטהרצאגובבשןואתחתלן
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 337,503Open in the laboratory →

  2. Judges 12:4שופטים יב:דskip 2, forward

    וַיִּקְבֹּץ יִפְתָּח אֶת־כָּל־אַנְשֵׁי גִלְעָד וַיִּלָּחֶם אֶת־אֶפְרָיִם וַיַּכּוּ אַנְשֵׁי גִלְעָד אֶת־אֶפְרַיִם כִּי אָמְרוּ פְּלִיטֵי אֶפְרַיִם אַתֶּם גִּלְעָד בְּתוֹךְ אֶפְרַיִם בְּתוֹךְ מְנַשֶּֽׁה

    Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said: ‘Ye are fugitives of Ephraim, ye Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim, and in the midst of Manasseh.’

    חתלן at skip 2, forward from Judges 12:4קבץיפתאכאשיגלעדוחתלנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 367,087Open in the laboratory →

  3. 1 Samuel 13:22שמואל א יג:כבskip 2, forward

    וְהָיָה בְּיוֹם מִלְחֶמֶת וְלֹא נִמְצָא חֶרֶב וַחֲנִית בְּיַד כָּל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אֶת־שָׁאוּל וְאֶת־יוֹנָתָן וַתִּמָּצֵא לְשָׁאוּל וּלְיוֹנָתָן בְּנֽוֹ

    So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan; but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.

    חתלן at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 13:22ביוםמלמואמצאחרבוחתלנ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 402,373Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

חתלן — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חתלן, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 488.

As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Ezekiel 47:15. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does Hethlon appear in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, חתלן appears 13,633 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 13,534, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Hethlon in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 1:2 — the shortest of 13,633 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 13,534.

What is the gematria of Hethlon in Hebrew?

Hethlon is spelled חתלן — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 488.

How many times is Hethlon found in the whole Tanakh?

49,015 sequences of חתלן at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 49,154 that chance alone would produce.

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