1916 תרע״ו–תרע״ז
1916 spans two Hebrew years: 5676 (תרע״ו) until Rosh Hashanah and 5677 (תרע״ז) after it. In the Torah codes, 1916 is found 38,031 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 23:2) — about what chance alone gives (about 38,468).
- Found in the Torah
- 38,031
- Chance alone
- 38,468
- 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, תרע״ו appears 38,031 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 38,468, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 23:2, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 400,516 sequences of תרע״ו, against about 400,828 from chance alone.
- Genesis 9,304
- Exodus 9,573
- Leviticus 5,819
- Numbers 6,780
- Deuteronomy 6,555
The shortest skips
וַתָּמָת שָׂרָה בְּקִרְיַת אַרְבַּע הִוא חֶבְרוֹן בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וַיָּבֹא אַבְרָהָם לִסְפֹּד לְשָׂרָה וְלִבְכֹּתָֽהּ
And Sarah died in Kiriatharba—the same is Hebron—in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 28,395Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּבְרַח הוּא וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וַיָּקָם וַיַּעֲבֹר אֶת־הַנָּהָר וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־פָּנָיו הַר הַגִּלְעָֽד
So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the River, and set his face toward the mountain of Gilead.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 44,656Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּקָם בַּלַּיְלָה הוּא וַיִּקַּח אֶת־שְׁתֵּי נָשָׁיו וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּי שִׁפְחֹתָיו וְאֶת־אַחַד עָשָׂר יְלָדָיו וַֽיַּעֲבֹר אֵת מַעֲבַר יַבֹּֽק
And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two handmaids, and his eleven children, and passed over the ford of the Jabbok.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 47,740Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקָּחֵם וַיַּֽעֲבִרֵם אֶת־הַנָּחַל וַֽיַּעֲבֵר אֶת־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ
And he took them, and sent them over the stream, and sent over that which he had.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 47,771Open in the laboratory →
וּמַדֹּתֶם מִחוּץ לָעִיר אֶת־פְּאַת־קֵדְמָה אַלְפַּיִם בָּֽאַמָּה וְאֶת־פְּאַת־נֶגֶב אַלְפַּיִם בָּאַמָּה וְאֶת־פְּאַת־יָם אַלְפַּיִם בָּֽאַמָּה וְאֵת פְּאַת צָפוֹן אַלְפַּיִם בָּאַמָּה וְהָעִיר בַּתָּוֶךְ זֶה יִהְיֶה לָהֶם מִגְרְשֵׁי הֶעָרִֽים
And ye shall measure without the city for the east side two thousand cubits, and for the south side two thousand cubits, and for the west side two thousand cubits, and for the north side two thousand cubits, the city being in the midst. This shall be to them the open land about the cities.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 247,602Open in the laboratory →
Also searched: תרע״ז
At skips 2–5,000, תרע״ז appears 2,764 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 2,769, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 4 — the first at Leviticus 14:49, reading forward.
10,052 sequences of תרע״ז at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 10,160 that chance alone would produce.
וְלָקַח לְחַטֵּא אֶת־הַבַּיִת שְׁתֵּי צִפֳּרִים וְעֵץ אֶרֶז וּשְׁנִי תוֹלַעַת וְאֵזֹֽב
And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar-wood, and scarlet, and hyssop.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 163,950Open in the laboratory →
זֹאת תּוֹרַת הַקְּנָאֹת אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׂטֶה אִשָּׁה תַּחַת אִישָׁהּ וְנִטְמָֽאָה
This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, being under her husband, goeth aside, and is defiled;
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 196,858Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה עַתָּה תִרְאֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶֽעֱשֶׂה לְפַרְעֹה כִּי בְיָד חֲזָקָה יְשַׁלְּחֵם וּבְיָד חֲזָקָה יְגָרְשֵׁם מֵאַרְצֽוֹ
And the LORD said unto Moses: ‘Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh; for by a strong hand shall he let them go, and by a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.’
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 84,783Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲדֹנִי אַבְרָהָם אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־עָזַב חַסְדּוֹ וַאֲמִתּוֹ מֵעִם אֲדֹנִי אָנֹכִי בַּדֶּרֶךְ נָחַנִי יְהוָה בֵּית אֲחֵי אֲדֹנִֽי
And he said: ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who hath not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master; as for me, the LORD hath led me in the way to the house of my master’s brethren.’
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 30,757Open in the laboratory →
וְהָאָרֶץ לֹא תִמָּכֵר לִצְמִתֻת כִּי־לִי הָאָרֶץ כִּֽי־גֵרִים וְתוֹשָׁבִים אַתֶּם עִמָּדִֽי
And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is Mine; for ye are strangers and settlers with Me.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 180,718Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
142,986 sequences of תרע״ו at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 144,723 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 9,304
- Exodus 9,573
- Leviticus 5,819
- Numbers 6,780
- Deuteronomy 7,139
- Joshua 5,649
- Judges 4,904
- Samuel 9,535
- Kings 11,462
- Isaiah 8,463
- Jeremiah 9,865
- Ezekiel 9,604
- The Twelve 6,398
- Psalms 8,928
- Proverbs 4,036
- Job 3,975
- Song of Songs 677
- Ruth 812
- Lamentations 558
- Ecclesiastes 1,126
- Esther 1,370
- Daniel 2,121
- Ezra–Nehemiah 4,022
- Chronicles 10,866
Outside the Torah
וַיִּשְׁלַח יְהוָה אֶת־יְרֻבַּעַל וְאֶת־בְּדָן וְאֶת־יִפְתָּח וְאֶת־שְׁמוּאֵל וַיַּצֵּל אֶתְכֶם מִיַּד אֹֽיְבֵיכֶם מִסָּבִיב וַתֵּשְׁבוּ בֶּֽטַח
And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelt in safety.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 400,119Open in the laboratory →
וַיְבַקֵּשׁ שְׁלֹמֹה לְהָמִית אֶת־יָרָבְעָם וַיָּקָם יָרָבְעָם וַיִּבְרַח מִצְרַיִם אֶל־שִׁישַׁק מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם וַיְהִי בְמִצְרַיִם עַד־מוֹת שְׁלֹמֹֽה
Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam; but Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 503,455Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי בַּדָּבָר הַזֶּה לְחַטַּאת בֵּית יָרָבְעָם וּלְהַכְחִיד וּלְהַשְׁמִיד מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָֽה
And by this thing there was sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 508,123Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תרע״ו — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5676 (autumn 1915 to autumn 1916), in which 1916 begins. Searched as תרעו, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 676.
As a plain word it stands 7 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 19:7. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is 1916 in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, תרע״ו appears 38,031 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 38,468, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for 1916 in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 23:2 — the shortest of 38,031 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 38,468.
How is 1916 spelled in Hebrew?
1916 is spelled תרע״ו — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 676.
Is 1916 in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
142,986 sequences of תרע״ו at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 144,723 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 38,468 here) beside the count.