Humtah חמטה
Humtah (חמטה) is the name of a place in the Tanakh. In the Torah codes, Humtah is found 3,278 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 4 (Numbers 11:32) — 4.3% above the 3,142 chance alone would give (probability of 3,278 or more by chance alone: 0.0082).
- Found in the Torah
- 3,278
- Chance alone
- 3,142
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0082
- Shortest skip
- 4
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 3,278 sequences of חמטה at skips 2–5,000, 4.3% above what chance alone gives (about 3,142); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0082 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 4 — the first at Numbers 11:32, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 37,775 sequences of חמטה, against about 32,742 from chance alone.
- Genesis 455
- Exodus 729
- Leviticus 918
- Numbers 826
- Deuteronomy 350
The shortest skips
וַיָּקָם הָעָם כָּל־הַיּוֹם הַהוּא וְכָל־הַלַּיְלָה וְכֹל יוֹם הַֽמָּחֳרָת וַיַּֽאַסְפוּ אֶת־הַשְּׂלָו הַמַּמְעִיט אָסַף עֲשָׂרָה חֳמָרִים וַיִּשְׁטְחוּ לָהֶם שָׁטוֹחַ סְבִיבוֹת הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה
And the people rose up all that day, and all the night, and all the next day, and gathered the quails; he that gathered least gathered ten heaps; and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 208,590Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַח אֶת־עֵֽץ־הָאֶרֶז וְאֶת־הָאֵזֹב וְאֵת שְׁנִי הַתּוֹלַעַת וְאֵת הַצִּפֹּר הַֽחַיָּה וְטָבַל אֹתָם בְּדַם הַצִּפֹּר הַשְּׁחוּטָה וּבַמַּיִם הַֽחַיִּים וְהִזָּה אֶל־הַבַּיִת שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִֽים
And he shall take the cedar-wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 164,075Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַתָּה אֹתָהּ תַּחַת כַּרְכֹּב הַמִּזְבֵּחַ מִלְּמָטָּה וְהָיְתָה הָרֶשֶׁת עַד חֲצִי הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
And thou shalt put it under the ledge round the altar beneath, that the net may reach halfway up the altar.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 117,428Open in the laboratory →
אִם־חָפֵץ בָּנוּ יְהוָה וְהֵבִיא אֹתָנוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וּנְתָנָהּ לָנוּ אֶרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־הִוא זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָֽשׁ
If the LORD delight in us, then He will bring us into this land, and give it unto us—a land which floweth with milk and honey.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 211,311Open in the laboratory →
אִם הַכֹּהֵן הַמָּשִׁיחַ יֶחֱטָא לְאַשְׁמַת הָעָם וְהִקְרִיב עַל חַטָּאתוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָא פַּר בֶּן־בָּקָר תָּמִים לַיהוָה לְחַטָּֽאת
if the anointed priest shall sin so as to bring guilt on the people, then let him offer for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin-offering.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 144,402Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 10,241 sequences of חמטה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 10,175).
- Genesis 455
- Exodus 729
- Leviticus 918
- Numbers 826
- Deuteronomy 362
- Joshua 349
- Judges 212
- Samuel 456
- Kings 671
- Isaiah 589
- Jeremiah 553
- Ezekiel 647
- The Twelve 439
- Psalms 744
- Proverbs 362
- Job 302
- Song of Songs 47
- Ruth 31
- Lamentations 66
- Ecclesiastes 213
- Esther 109
- Daniel 160
- Ezra–Nehemiah 327
- Chronicles 674
Outside the Torah
וְלִבְנֵי קְהָת הַנּוֹתָרִים מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת הַמַּטֶּה מִֽמַּחֲצִית מַטֵּה חֲצִי מְנַשֶּׁה בַּגּוֹרָל עָרִים עָֽשֶׂר
And unto the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,107,530Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּמְצָא לְחִֽי־חֲמוֹר טְרִיָּה וַיִּשְׁלַח יָדוֹ וַיִּקָּחֶהָ וַיַּךְ־בָּהּ אֶלֶף אִֽישׁ
And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and smote a thousand men therewith.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 371,584Open in the laboratory →
הֵן הִכָּה־צוּר וַיָּזוּבוּ מַיִם וּנְחָלִים יִשְׁטֹפוּ הֲגַם־לֶחֶם יוּכַל תֵּת אִם־יָכִין שְׁאֵר לְעַמּֽוֹ
Behold, He smote the rock, that waters gushed out, And streams overflowed; Can He give bread also? Or will He provide flesh for His people?'
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 899,358Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
חמטה — the Tanakh's own spelling. Searched as חמטה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 62.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is Humtah in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 3,278 sequences of חמטה at skips 2–5,000, 4.3% above what chance alone gives (about 3,142); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0082 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for Humtah in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading forward from Numbers 11:32 — the shortest of 3,278 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,142.
How is Humtah spelled in Hebrew?
Humtah is spelled חמטה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 62.
Is Humtah in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 10,241 sequences of חמטה at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 10,175).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 3,142 here) beside the count.