1917 תרע״ז–תרע״ח
1917 spans two Hebrew years: 5677 (תרע״ז) until Rosh Hashanah and 5678 (תרע״ח) after it. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 2,764 sequences of 1917, the shortest at skip 4 (Leviticus 14:49); chance alone would give about 2,769.
- Found in the Torah
- 2,764
- Chance alone
- 2,769
- P (≥ found)
- 0.54
- 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 2,764 sequences of תרע״ז at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,769).
The shortest skip at which תרע״ז appears in the Torah is 4 — the first at Leviticus 14:49, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), תרע״ז is found 28,870 times; chance alone would give about 28,855.
- Genesis 510
- Exodus 864
- Leviticus 473
- Numbers 482
- Deuteronomy 435
The shortest skips
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 →
Also searched: תרע״ח
The Torah holds 9,018 sequences of תרע״ח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 9,057).
The shortest skip at which תרע״ח appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 34:3, reading backward.
At skips 2–5,000, תרע״ח appears 31,179 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.2% more than the 30,817 chance alone would give; the probability of 31,179 or more by chance alone is 0.02.
וְאֶת־הַנֶּגֶב וְֽאֶת־הַכִּכָּר בִּקְעַת יְרֵחוֹ עִיר הַתְּמָרִים עַד־צֹֽעַר
and the South, and the Plain, even the valley of Jericho the city of palm-trees, as far as Zoar.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 304,349Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַתִּי לְךָ וּלְזַרְעֲךָ אַחֲרֶיךָ אֵת אֶרֶץ מְגֻרֶיךָ אֵת כָּל־אֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן לַאֲחֻזַּת עוֹלָם וְהָיִיתִי לָהֶם לֵאלֹהִֽים
And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 19,452Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר שׁוֹב אָשׁוּב אֵלֶיךָ כָּעֵת חַיָּה וְהִנֵּה־בֵן לְשָׂרָה אִשְׁתֶּךָ וְשָׂרָה שֹׁמַעַת פֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל וְהוּא אַחֲרָֽיו
And He said: ‘I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son.’ And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.—
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 20,960Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אָנֹכִי אֲשַׁלַּח גְּדִֽי־עִזִּים מִן־הַצֹּאן וַתֹּאמֶר אִם־תִּתֵּן עֵרָבוֹן עַד שָׁלְחֶֽךָ
And he said: ‘I will send thee a kid of the goats from the flock.’ And she said: ‘Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 56,811Open in the laboratory →
כְּוִיָּה תַּחַת כְּוִיָּה פֶּצַע תַּחַת פָּצַע חַבּוּרָה תַּחַת חַבּוּרָֽה
burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 109,105Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, תרע״ז appears 10,052 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 10,160, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 510
- Exodus 864
- Leviticus 473
- Numbers 482
- Deuteronomy 468
- Joshua 368
- Judges 309
- Samuel 417
- Kings 904
- Isaiah 688
- Jeremiah 611
- Ezekiel 620
- The Twelve 433
- Psalms 606
- Proverbs 294
- Job 301
- Song of Songs 54
- Ruth 56
- Lamentations 45
- Ecclesiastes 77
- Esther 108
- Daniel 158
- Ezra–Nehemiah 361
- Chronicles 845
Outside the Torah
וְהֵקִים יְהוָה לוֹ מֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר יַכְרִית אֶת־בֵּית יָרָבְעָם זֶה הַיּוֹם וּמֶה גַּם־עָֽתָּה
Moreover the LORD will raise Him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day. But what is it even then?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 509,083Open in the laboratory →
וְהִשְׁכִּים אַבְשָׁלוֹם וְעָמַד עַל־יַד דֶּרֶךְ הַשָּׁעַר וַיְהִי כָּל־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶֽׁר־יִהְיֶה־לּוֹ־רִיב לָבוֹא אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ לַמִּשְׁפָּט וַיִּקְרָא אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֵלָיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֵֽי־מִזֶּה עִיר אַתָּה וַיֹּאמֶר מֵאַחַד שִׁבְטֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל עַבְדֶּֽךָ
And Absalom used to rise up early, and stand beside the way of the gate; and it was so, that when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said: ‘Of what city art thou?’ And he said: ‘Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 457,935Open in the laboratory →
כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה אֵלַי כְּחֶזְקַת הַיָּד וְיִסְּרֵנִי מִלֶּכֶת בְּדֶרֶךְ הָֽעָם־הַזֶּה לֵאמֹֽר
For the LORD spoke thus to me with a strong hand, admonishing me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying:
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 583,615Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תרע״ז — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5677 (autumn 1916 to autumn 1917), in which 1917 begins. Searched as תרעז, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 677.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does 1917 appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 2,764 sequences of תרע״ז at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,769).
What is the shortest skip for 1917 in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading forward from Leviticus 14:49 — the shortest of 2,764 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,769.
What is the gematria of 1917 in Hebrew?
1917 is spelled תרע״ז — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 677.
How many times is 1917 found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, תרע״ז appears 10,052 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 10,160, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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