Hotham חותם
Hotham (חותם) is a person named in the Tanakh. Hotham appears 33,793 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 34,028 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 33,793
- Chance alone
- 34,028
- P (≥ found)
- 0.90
- 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 33,793 sequences of חותם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 34,028).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 19:13, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 357,055 sequences of חותם, against about 354,566 from chance alone.
- Genesis 8,069
- Exodus 8,024
- Leviticus 5,800
- Numbers 7,542
- Deuteronomy 4,358
The shortest skips
כִּֽי־מַשְׁחִתִים אֲנַחְנוּ אֶת־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה כִּֽי־גָֽדְלָה צַעֲקָתָם אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָה וַיְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ יְהוָה לְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ
for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxed great before the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 22,898Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי כְּמֵשִׁיב יָדוֹ וְהִנֵּה יָצָא אָחִיו וַתֹּאמֶר מַה־פָּרַצְתָּ עָלֶיךָ פָּרֶץ וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ פָּֽרֶץ
And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold his brother came out; and she said: ‘Wherefore hast thou made a breach for thyself?’ Therefore his name was called Perez.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 57,463Open in the laboratory →
שִׁשָּׁה מִשְּׁמֹתָם עַל הָאֶבֶן הָאֶחָת וְאֶת־שְׁמוֹת הַשִּׁשָּׁה הַנּוֹתָרִים עַל־הָאֶבֶן הַשֵּׁנִית כְּתוֹלְדֹתָֽם
six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the six that remain on the other stone, according to their birth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 118,770Open in the laboratory →
וְהִנֵּה אִישׁ מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּא וַיַּקְרֵב אֶל־אֶחָיו אֶת־הַמִּדְיָנִית לְעֵינֵי מֹשֶׁה וּלְעֵינֵי כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהֵמָּה בֹכִים פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד
And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, while they were weeping at the door of the tent of meeting.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 230,446Open in the laboratory →
וְהֶֽעָרִים אֲשֶׁר תִּתְּנוּ מֵאֲחֻזַּת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֵת הָרַב תַּרְבּוּ וּמֵאֵת הַמְעַט תַּמְעִיטוּ אִישׁ כְּפִי נַחֲלָתוֹ אֲשֶׁר יִנְחָלוּ יִתֵּן מֵעָרָיו לַלְוִיִּֽם
And concerning the cities which ye shall give of the possession of the children of Israel, from the many ye shall take many, and from the few ye shall take few; each tribe according to its inheritance which it inheriteth shall give of its cities unto the Levites.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 247,810Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, חותם appears 128,181 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 129,549, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 8,069
- Exodus 8,024
- Leviticus 5,800
- Numbers 7,542
- Deuteronomy 4,655
- Joshua 4,100
- Judges 4,067
- Samuel 8,578
- Kings 9,527
- Isaiah 7,032
- Jeremiah 7,306
- Ezekiel 10,261
- The Twelve 5,322
- Psalms 8,813
- Proverbs 3,869
- Job 4,407
- Song of Songs 641
- Ruth 430
- Lamentations 897
- Ecclesiastes 1,500
- Esther 988
- Daniel 1,973
- Ezra–Nehemiah 3,901
- Chronicles 10,479
Outside the Torah
ואבאה אֶתְכֶם אֶל־אֶרֶץ הָאֱמֹרִי הַיּוֹשֵׁב בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן וַיִּֽלָּחֲמוּ אִתְּכֶם וָאֶתֵּן אוֹתָם בְּיֶדְכֶם וַתִּֽירְשׁוּ אֶת־אַרְצָם וָאַשְׁמִידֵם מִפְּנֵיכֶֽם
And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, that dwelt beyond the Jordan; and they fought with you; and I gave them into your hand, and ye possessed their land; and I destroyed them from before you.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 342,921Open in the laboratory →
וְצִידוֹנִים וַֽעֲמָלֵק וּמָעוֹן לָחֲצוּ אֶתְכֶם וַתִּצְעֲקוּ אֵלַי וָאוֹשִׁיעָה אֶתְכֶם מִיָּדָֽם
The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried unto Me, and I saved you out of their hand.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 363,908Open in the laboratory →
וּשְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאוֹת מָֽגִנִּים זָהָב שָׁחוּט שְׁלֹשֶׁת מָנִים זָהָב יַעֲלֶה עַל־הַמָּגֵן הָאֶחָת וַיִּתְּנֵם הַמֶּלֶךְ בֵּית יַעַר הַלְּבָנֽוֹן
And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold: three pounds of gold went to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 500,270Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חותם — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חותם, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 454.
As a plain word it stands 9 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 28:21. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does Hotham appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 33,793 sequences of חותם at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 34,028).
What is the shortest skip for Hotham in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 19:13 — the shortest of 33,793 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 34,028.
How is Hotham spelled in Hebrew?
Hotham is spelled חותם — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 454.
Is Hotham in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, חותם appears 128,181 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 129,549, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 34,028 here) beside the count.