Biblical names

Homam הומם

Homam (הומם) is a person named in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Homam is found 184,541 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 17:14) — about what chance alone gives (about 185,615).

Found in the Torah
184,541
Chance alone
185,615
P (≥ found)
0.99
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, הומם appears 184,541 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 185,615, so the count is in line with chance.

The shortest skip at which הומם appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 17:14, reading forward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), הומם is found 1,929,136 times; chance alone would give about 1,934,081.

  • Genesis 39,198
  • Exodus 44,429
  • Leviticus 28,277
  • Numbers 42,899
  • Deuteronomy 29,738

The shortest skips

  1. Genesis 17:14בראשית יז:ידskip 2, forward

    וְעָרֵל זָכָר אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יִמּוֹל אֶת־בְּשַׂר עָרְלָתוֹ וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מֵעַמֶּיהָ אֶת־בְּרִיתִי הֵפַֽר

    And the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken My covenant.’

    הומם at skip 2, forward from Genesis 17:14תההנפשהאעיהאתבריהוממ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 19,780Open in the laboratory →

  2. Genesis 40:4בראשית מ:דskip 2, forward

    וַיִּפְקֹד שַׂר הַטַּבָּחִים אֶת־יוֹסֵף אִתָּם וַיְשָׁרֶת אֹתָם וַיִּהְיוּ יָמִים בְּמִשְׁמָֽר

    And the captain of the guard charged Joseph to be with them, and he ministered unto them; and they continued a season in ward.

    הומם at skip 2, forward from Genesis 40:4תאתםוייייבמשמרויהומם
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 59,006Open in the laboratory →

  3. Exodus 2:23שמות ב:כגskip 2, forward

    וַיְהִי בַיָּמִים הָֽרַבִּים הָהֵם וַיָּמָת מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם וַיֵּאָנְחוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן־הָעֲבֹדָה וַיִּזְעָקוּ וַתַּעַל שַׁוְעָתָם אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים מִן־הָעֲבֹדָֽה

    And it came to pass in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died; and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

    הומם at skip 2, forward from Exodus 2:23הרביםהםיתלךמצריםהוממ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 80,174Open in the laboratory →

  4. Exodus 4:9שמות ד:טskip 2, forward

    וְהָיָה אִם־לֹא יַאֲמִינוּ גַּם לִשְׁנֵי הָאֹתוֹת הָאֵלֶּה וְלֹא יִשְׁמְעוּן לְקֹלֶךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ מִמֵּימֵי הַיְאֹר וְשָׁפַכְתָּ הַיַּבָּשָׁה וְהָיוּ הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר תִּקַּח מִן־הַיְאֹר וְהָיוּ לְדָם בַּיַּבָּֽשֶׁת

    And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land; and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.’

    הומם at skip 2, forward from Exodus 4:9היבשהויהיאשרתקחמהומם
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 82,340Open in the laboratory →

  5. Exodus 6:25שמות ו:כהskip 2, forward

    וְאֶלְעָזָר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹן לָקַֽח־לוֹ מִבְּנוֹת פּֽוּטִיאֵל לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֶת־פִּֽינְחָס אֵלֶּה רָאשֵׁי אֲבוֹת הַלְוִיִּם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם

    And Eleazar Aaron’s son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’houses of the Levites according to their families.

    הומם at skip 2, forward from Exodus 6:25שיאבותלילשפחתםהוהוםמ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 86,087Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, הומם appears 751,909 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.4% more than the 749,138 chance alone would give; the probability of 751,909 or more by chance alone is 0.00069.

  • Genesis 39,198
  • Exodus 44,429
  • Leviticus 28,277
  • Numbers 42,899
  • Deuteronomy 32,236
  • Joshua 27,805
  • Judges 24,486
  • Samuel 55,466
  • Kings 62,920
  • Isaiah 39,398
  • Jeremiah 64,166
  • Ezekiel 48,906
  • The Twelve 43,354
  • Psalms 39,627
  • Proverbs 10,250
  • Job 12,254
  • Song of Songs 2,351
  • Ruth 2,649
  • Lamentations 2,847
  • Ecclesiastes 7,070
  • Esther 9,422
  • Daniel 9,663
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 28,695
  • Chronicles 73,541

Outside the Torah

  1. Joshua 21:4יהושע כא:דskip 2, forward

    וַיֵּצֵא הַגּוֹרָל לְמִשְׁפְּחֹת הַקְּהָתִי וַיְהִי לִבְנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן מִן־הַלְוִיִּם מִמַּטֵּה יְהוּדָה וּמִמַּטֵּה הַשִּׁמְעֹנִי וּמִמַּטֵּה בִנְיָמִן בַּגּוֹרָל עָרִים שְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה

    And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites; and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

    הומם at skip 2, forward from Joshua 21:4הכהןמןלימטהיהודההוםמ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 336,342Open in the laboratory →

  2. 1 Samuel 2:27שמואל א ב:כזskip 2, forward

    וַיָּבֹא אִישׁ־אֱלֹהִים אֶל־עֵלִי וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה הֲנִגְלֹה נִגְלֵיתִי אֶל־בֵּית אָבִיךָ בִּֽהְיוֹתָם בְּמִצְרַיִם לְבֵית פַּרְעֹֽה

    And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him: ‘Thus saith the LORD: Did I reveal Myself unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh’s house?

    הומם at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 2:27תאביךביתבצריםלביהוםמ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 386,647Open in the laboratory →

  3. 1 Samuel 10:2שמואל א י:בskip 2, forward

    בְּלֶכְתְּךָ הַיּוֹם מֵעִמָּדִי וּמָצָאתָ שְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים עִם־קְבֻרַת רָחֵל בִּגְבוּל בִּנְיָמִן בְּצֶלְצַח וְאָמְרוּ אֵלֶיךָ נִמְצְאוּ הָאֲתֹנוֹת אֲשֶׁר הָלַכְתָּ לְבַקֵּשׁ וְהִנֵּה נָטַשׁ אָבִיךָ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הָאֲתֹנוֹת וְדָאַג לָכֶם לֵאמֹר מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה לִבְנִֽי

    When thou art departed from me to-day, then thou shalt find two men by the tomb of Rachel, in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee: The asses which thou wentest to seek are found; and, lo, thy father hath left off caring for the asses, and is anxious concerning you, saying: What shall I do for my son?

    הומם at skip 2, forward from 1 Samuel 10:2דבלכתךיםעדיומצאתהוממ
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 396,699Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

הומם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as הומם, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 91.

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

Questions

Is Homam in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, הומם appears 184,541 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 185,615, so the count is in line with chance.

What is the shortest skip for Homam in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 17:14 — the shortest of 184,541 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 185,615.

What is the gematria of Homam in Hebrew?

Homam is spelled הומם — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 91.

How many times is Homam found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, הומם appears 751,909 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.4% more than the 749,138 chance alone would give; the probability of 751,909 or more by chance alone is 0.00069.

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