1938 תרצ״ח–תרצ״ט
1938 spans two Hebrew years: 5698 (תרצ״ח) until Rosh Hashanah and 5699 (תרצ״ט) after it. In the Torah codes, 1938 is found 3,065 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 14 (Genesis 2:11) — about what chance alone gives (about 3,190).
- Found in the Torah
- 3,065
- Chance alone
- 3,190
- P (≥ found)
- 0.99
- Shortest skip
- 14
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 3,065 sequences of תרצ״ח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,190).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 14 — the first at Genesis 2:11, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 31,553 sequences of תרצ״ח, against about 33,237 from chance alone.
- Genesis 792
- Exodus 814
- Leviticus 382
- Numbers 543
- Deuteronomy 534
The shortest skips
שֵׁם הָֽאֶחָד פִּישׁוֹן הוּא הַסֹּבֵב אֵת כָּל־אֶרֶץ הַֽחֲוִילָה אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם הַזָּהָֽב
The name of the first is Pishon; that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 2,214Open in the laboratory →
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־הַמַּצּוֹת כִּי בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה הוֹצֵאתִי אֶת־צִבְאוֹתֵיכֶם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם חֻקַּת עוֹלָֽם
And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt; therefore shall ye observe this day throughout your generations by an ordinance for ever.
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 95,008Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־שֶׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה קֹדֶשׁ וְאֶת־קְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּים טָהוֹר מַעֲשֵׂה רֹקֵֽחַ
And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 136,155Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹב לֵאמֹר בָּאנוּ אֶל־אָחִיךָ אֶל־עֵשָׂו וְגַם הֹלֵךְ לִקְרָֽאתְךָ וְאַרְבַּע־מֵאוֹת אִישׁ עִמּֽוֹ
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying: ‘We came to thy brother Esau, and moreover he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.’
skip 22, width 22 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 46,809Open in the laboratory →
רְאוּבֵן בְּכֹרִי אַתָּה כֹּחִי וְרֵאשִׁית אוֹנִי יֶתֶר שְׂאֵת וְיֶתֶר עָֽז
Reuben, thou art my first-born, My might, and the first-fruits of my strength; The excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power.
skip 23, width 23 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 75,358Open in the laboratory →
Also searched: תרצ״ט
The Torah holds 799 sequences of תרצ״ט at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 800).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Exodus 37:1, reading forward.
The whole Tanakh holds 2,515 sequences of תרצ״ט at skips 2–5,000, 6.8% above what chance alone gives (about 2,355); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00057 by chance alone.
וַיַּעַשׂ בְּצַלְאֵל אֶת־הָאָרֹן עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים אַמָּתַיִם וָחֵצִי אָרְכּוֹ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי רָחְבּוֹ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי קֹמָתֽוֹ
And Bezalel made the ark of acacia-wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 134,767Open in the laboratory →
וְכִי־תָבֹאוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ וּנְטַעְתֶּם כָּל־עֵץ מַאֲכָל וַעֲרַלְתֶּם עָרְלָתוֹ אֶת־פִּרְיוֹ שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים יִהְיֶה לָכֶם עֲרֵלִים לֹא יֵאָכֵֽל
And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as forbidden; three years shall it be as forbidden unto you; it shall not be eaten.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 171,275Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּֽקַּֽח־לוֹ אֶת־כָּל־אֵלֶּה וַיְבַתֵּר אֹתָם בַּתָּוֶךְ וַיִּתֵּן אִישׁ־בִּתְרוֹ לִקְרַאת רֵעֵהוּ וְאֶת־הַצִפֹּר לֹא בָתָֽר
And he took him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each half over against the other; but the birds divided he not.
skip 15, width 15 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 17,780Open in the laboratory →
לְעֻמַּת הַמִּסְגֶּרֶת הָיוּ הַטַּבָּעֹת בָּתִּים לַבַּדִּים לָשֵׂאת אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָֽן
Close by the border were the rings, the holders for the staves to bear the table.
skip 29, width 29 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 135,367Open in the laboratory →
לֹֽא־תִהְיֶה אַחֲרֵֽי־רַבִּים לְרָעֹת וְלֹא־תַעֲנֶה עַל־רִב לִנְטֹת אַחֲרֵי רַבִּים לְהַטֹּֽת
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou bear witness in a cause to turn aside after a multitude to pervert justice;
skip 32, width 32 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 111,056Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
10,378 sequences of תרצ״ח at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 10,300 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 792
- Exodus 814
- Leviticus 382
- Numbers 543
- Deuteronomy 571
- Joshua 373
- Judges 184
- Samuel 415
- Kings 663
- Isaiah 826
- Jeremiah 655
- Ezekiel 818
- The Twelve 466
- Psalms 852
- Proverbs 477
- Job 369
- Song of Songs 56
- Ruth 77
- Lamentations 45
- Ecclesiastes 91
- Esther 82
- Daniel 131
- Ezra–Nehemiah 164
- Chronicles 532
Outside the Torah
יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיַחְפְּרוּ יַחַד מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשִׁי לִסְפּוֹתָהּ יִסֹּגוּ אָחוֹר וְיִכָּלְמוּ חֲפֵצֵי רָעָתִֽי
Let them be ashamed and abashed together that seek after my soul to sweep it away; let them be turned backward and brought to confusion that delight in my hurt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 878,969Open in the laboratory →
יֵבֹשׁוּ וְיַחְפְּרוּ מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשִׁי יִסֹּגוּ אָחוֹר וְיִכָּלְמוּ חֲפֵצֵי רָעָתִֽי
Let them be ashamed and abashed That seek after my soul; Let them be turned backward and brought to confusion That delight in my hurt.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 894,232Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־אֹרֶךְ הַלְּשָׁכוֹת אֲשֶׁר לֶחָצֵר הַחִֽצוֹנָה חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה וְהִנֵּה עַל־פְּנֵי הַהֵיכָל מֵאָה אַמָּֽה
For the length of the chambers that were toward the outer court was fifty cubits; and, lo, before the temple were a hundred cubits.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 790,813Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תרצ״ח — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5698 (autumn 1937 to autumn 1938), in which 1938 begins. Searched as תרצח, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 698.
As a plain word it stands 2 times in the Tanakh, first at Exodus 20:13. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does 1938 appear in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 3,065 sequences of תרצ״ח at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 3,190).
What is the shortest skip for 1938 in the Torah?
Skip 14, reading forward from Genesis 2:11 — the shortest of 3,065 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,190.
How is 1938 spelled in Hebrew?
1938 is spelled תרצ״ח — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 698.
Is 1938 in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
10,378 sequences of תרצ״ח at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 10,300 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 3,190 here) beside the count.