1908 תרס״ח–תרס״ט
1908 spans two Hebrew years: 5668 (תרס״ח) until Rosh Hashanah and 5669 (תרס״ט) after it. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 1,478 sequences of 1908, the shortest at skip 3 (Leviticus 25:4); chance alone would give about 1,476.
- Found in the Torah
- 1,478
- Chance alone
- 1,476
- P (≥ found)
- 0.48
- Shortest skip
- 3
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, תרס״ח appears 1,478 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,476, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which תרס״ח appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Leviticus 25:4, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), תרס״ח is found 15,996 times; chance alone would give about 15,377.
- Genesis 305
- Exodus 396
- Leviticus 221
- Numbers 368
- Deuteronomy 188
The shortest skips
וּבַשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁבִיעִת שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּתוֹן יִהְיֶה לָאָרֶץ שַׁבָּת לַיהוָה שָֽׂדְךָ לֹא תִזְרָע וְכַרְמְךָ לֹא תִזְמֹֽר
But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath unto the LORD; thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 179,768Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַחְתָּ אֶת־כֶּסֶף הַכִּפֻּרִים מֵאֵת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְנָתַתָּ אֹתוֹ עַל־עֲבֹדַת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְהָיָה לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְזִכָּרוֹן לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לְכַפֵּר עַל־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶֽם
And thou shalt take the atonement money from the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tent of meeting, that it may be a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD, to make atonement for your souls.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 123,840Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַחְתָּ מִן־הָאַיִל הַחֵלֶב וְהָֽאַלְיָה וְאֶת־הַחֵלֶב הַֽמְכַסֶּה אֶת־הַקֶּרֶב וְאֵת יֹתֶרֶת הַכָּבֵד וְאֵת שְׁתֵּי הַכְּלָיֹת וְאֶת־הַחֵלֶב אֲשֶׁר עֲלֵהֶן וְאֵת שׁוֹק הַיָּמִין כִּי אֵיל מִלֻּאִים הֽוּא
Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat, and the fat tail, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right thigh; for it is a ram of consecration;
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 121,747Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת שְׁתֵּי הַכְּלָיֹת וְאֶת־הַחֵלֶב אֲשֶׁר עֲלֵיהֶן אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַכְּסָלִים וְאֶת־הַיֹּתֶרֶת עַל־הַכָּבֵד עַל־הַכְּלָיֹת יְסִירֶֽנָּה
and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the lobe above the liver, which he shall take away by the kidneys.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 149,097Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת פַּר הַֽחַטָּאת וְאֵת שְׂעִיר הַֽחַטָּאת אֲשֶׁר הוּבָא אֶת־דָּמָם לְכַפֵּר בַּקֹּדֶשׁ יוֹצִיא אֶל־מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה וְשָׂרְפוּ בָאֵשׁ אֶת־עֹרֹתָם וְאֶת־בְּשָׂרָם וְאֶת־פִּרְשָֽׁם
And the bullock of the sin-offering, and the goat of the sin-offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall be carried forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 167,605Open in the laboratory →
Also searched: תרס״ט
At skips 2–5,000, תרס״ט appears 386 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 370, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which תרס״ט appears in the Torah is 17 — the first at Leviticus 26:20, reading forward.
At skips 2–5,000, תרס״ט appears 1,273 times in the whole Tanakh — 6.0% more than the 1,201 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,273 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
וְתַם לָרִיק כֹּחֲכֶם וְלֹֽא־תִתֵּן אַרְצְכֶם אֶת־יְבוּלָהּ וְעֵץ הָאָרֶץ לֹא יִתֵּן פִּרְיֽוֹ
And your strength shall be spent in vain; for your land shall not yield her produce, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruit.
skip 17, width 17 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 183,287Open in the laboratory →
מִבְּשָׂרָם לֹא תֹאכֵלוּ וּבְנִבְלָתָם לֹא תִגָּעוּ טְמֵאִים הֵם לָכֶֽם
Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.
skip 27, width 27 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 155,764Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי זִלְפָּה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן לָבָן לְלֵאָה בִתּוֹ וַתֵּלֶד אֶת־אֵלֶּה לְיַעֲקֹב שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה נָֽפֶשׁ
These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bore unto Jacob, even sixteen souls.
skip 28, width 28 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 71,097Open in the laboratory →
הִוא מוּצֵאת וְהִיא שָׁלְחָה אֶל־חָמִיהָ לֵאמֹר לְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־אֵלֶּה לּוֹ אָנֹכִי הָרָה וַתֹּאמֶר הַכֶּר־נָא לְמִי הַחֹתֶמֶת וְהַפְּתִילִים וְהַמַּטֶּה הָאֵֽלֶּה
When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying: ‘By the man, whose these are, am I with child’; and she said: ‘Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and the cords, and the staff.’
skip 33, width 33 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 57,289Open in the laboratory →
וְשָׂרַף אֶת־הַפָּרָה לְעֵינָיו אֶת־עֹרָהּ וְאֶת־בְּשָׂרָהּ וְאֶת־דָּמָהּ עַל־פִּרְשָׁהּ יִשְׂרֹֽף
And the heifer shall be burnt in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall be burnt.
skip 38, width 38 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 220,856Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, תרס״ח appears 5,486 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.5% more than the 5,251 chance alone would give; the probability of 5,486 or more by chance alone is 0.00064.
- Genesis 305
- Exodus 396
- Leviticus 221
- Numbers 368
- Deuteronomy 200
- Joshua 130
- Judges 168
- Samuel 180
- Kings 465
- Isaiah 340
- Jeremiah 269
- Ezekiel 382
- The Twelve 234
- Psalms 555
- Proverbs 287
- Job 192
- Song of Songs 30
- Ruth 37
- Lamentations 25
- Ecclesiastes 71
- Esther 99
- Daniel 103
- Ezra–Nehemiah 126
- Chronicles 303
Outside the Torah
וַתִּתֵּן לָהֶם מַמְלָכוֹת וַעֲמָמִים וַֽתַּחְלְקֵם לְפֵאָה וַיִּֽירְשׁוּ אֶת־אֶרֶץ סִיחוֹן וְאֶת־אֶרֶץ מֶלֶךְ חֶשְׁבּוֹן וְאֶת־אֶרֶץ עוֹג מֶֽלֶךְ־הַבָּשָֽׁן
Moreover Thou gavest them kingdoms and peoples, which Thou didst allot quarter by quarter; so they possessed the land of Sihon, even the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,088,933Open in the laboratory →
הַזְכִּירֵנִי נִשָּׁפְטָה יָחַד סַפֵּר אַתָּה לְמַעַן תִּצְדָּֽק
Put Me in remembrance, let us plead together; Declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 619,681Open in the laboratory →
אֶזְכְּרָה אֱלֹהִים וְאֶֽהֱמָיָה אָשִׂיחָה וְתִתְעַטֵּף רוּחִי סֶֽלָה
When I think thereon, O God, I must moan; When I muse thereon, my spirit fainteth. Selah .
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 898,179Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תרס״ח — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5668 (autumn 1907 to autumn 1908), in which 1908 begins. Searched as תרסח, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 668.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is 1908 in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, תרס״ח appears 1,478 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 1,476, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for 1908 in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Leviticus 25:4 — the shortest of 1,478 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,476.
What is the gematria of 1908 in Hebrew?
1908 is spelled תרס״ח — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 668.
How many times is 1908 found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, תרס״ח appears 5,486 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.5% more than the 5,251 chance alone would give; the probability of 5,486 or more by chance alone is 0.00064.
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