1948 תש״ח–תש״ט
1948 spans two Hebrew years: 5708 (תש״ח) until Rosh Hashanah and 5709 (תש״ט) after it. 1948 appears 223,821 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 5.1% more than chance alone would give (about 212,948; probability 4.9 × 10⁻¹²¹).
- Found in the Torah
- 223,821
- Chance alone
- 212,948
- P (≥ found)
- 4.9 × 10⁻¹²¹
- 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, תש״ח appears 223,821 times in the Torah — 5.1% more than the 212,948 chance alone would give; the probability of 223,821 or more by chance alone is 4.9 × 10⁻¹²¹.
The shortest skip at which תש״ח appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 5:21, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), תש״ח is found 3,425,645 times; chance alone would give about 3,300,605.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 212,948 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 44,349
- Exodus 62,377
- Leviticus 36,980
- Numbers 51,102
- Deuteronomy 29,013
The shortest skips
וַֽיְחִי חֲנוֹךְ חָמֵשׁ וְשִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־מְתוּשָֽׁלַח
And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begot Methuselah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 6,309Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ חֲנוֹךְ אֶת־הָֽאֱלֹהִים אַֽחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־מְתוּשֶׁלַח שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת
And Enoch walked with God after he begot Methuselah three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 6,345Open in the laboratory →
וַיְחִי מְתוּשֶׁלַח שֶׁבַע וּשְׁמֹנִים שָׁנָה וּמְאַת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־לָֽמֶךְ
And Methuselah lived a hundred eighty and seven years, and begot Lamech.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 6,451Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְחִי מְתוּשֶׁלַח אַֽחֲרֵי הוֹלִידוֹ אֶת־לֶמֶךְ שְׁתַּיִם וּשְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בָּנִים וּבָנֽוֹת
And Methuselah lived after he begot Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begot sons and daughters.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 6,490Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּהְיוּ כָּל־יְמֵי מְתוּשֶׁלַח תֵּשַׁע וְשִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה וּתְשַׁע מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה וַיָּמֹֽת
And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years; and he died.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 6,560Open in the laboratory →
Also searched: תש״ט
At skips 2–5,000, תש״ט appears 55,859 times in the Torah — 4.5% more than the 53,437 chance alone would give; the probability of 55,859 or more by chance alone is 1.3 × 10⁻²⁵.
The shortest skip at which תש״ט appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 22:10, reading forward.
At skips 2–5,000, תש״ט appears 165,496 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.6% more than the 161,277 chance alone would give; the probability of 165,496 or more by chance alone is 6.6 × 10⁻²⁶.
וַיִּשְׁלַח אַבְרָהָם אֶת־יָדוֹ וַיִּקַּח אֶת־הַֽמַּאֲכֶלֶת לִשְׁחֹט אֶת־בְּנֽוֹ
And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 27,603Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר פַּרְעֹה אֶל־יוֹסֵף אֱמֹר אֶל־אַחֶיךָ זֹאת עֲשׂוּ טַֽעֲנוּ אֶת־בְּעִירְכֶם וּלְכוּ־בֹאוּ אַרְצָה כְּנָֽעַן
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: ‘Say unto thy brethren: This do ye: lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 69,652Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתָּה תֶחֱזֶה מִכָּל־הָעָם אַנְשֵׁי־חַיִל יִרְאֵי אֱלֹהִים אַנְשֵׁי אֱמֶת שֹׂנְאֵי בָצַע וְשַׂמְתָּ עֲלֵהֶם שָׂרֵי אֲלָפִים שָׂרֵי מֵאוֹת שָׂרֵי חֲמִשִּׁים וְשָׂרֵי עֲשָׂרֹֽת
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 105,308Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּבְחַר מֹשֶׁה אַנְשֵׁי־חַיִל מִכָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּתֵּן אֹתָם רָאשִׁים עַל־הָעָם שָׂרֵי אֲלָפִים שָׂרֵי מֵאוֹת שָׂרֵי חֲמִשִּׁים וְשָׂרֵי עֲשָׂרֹֽת
And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 105,537Open in the laboratory →
וְהַשְּׁבִיעִת תִּשְׁמְטֶנָּה וּנְטַשְׁתָּהּ וְאָֽכְלוּ אֶבְיֹנֵי עַמֶּךָ וְיִתְרָם תֹּאכַל חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה כֵּֽן־תַּעֲשֶׂה לְכַרְמְךָ לְזֵיתֶֽךָ
but the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of thy people may eat; and what they leave the beast of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 111,327Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, תש״ח appears 719,827 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.0% more than the 705,375 chance alone would give; the probability of 719,827 or more by chance alone is 3.2 × 10⁻⁶⁶.
- Genesis 44,349
- Exodus 62,377
- Leviticus 36,980
- Numbers 51,102
- Deuteronomy 30,314
- Joshua 22,409
- Judges 20,401
- Samuel 46,957
- Kings 61,339
- Isaiah 32,736
- Jeremiah 35,928
- Ezekiel 51,613
- The Twelve 24,464
- Psalms 41,848
- Proverbs 23,195
- Job 20,844
- Song of Songs 3,857
- Ruth 4,655
- Lamentations 3,480
- Ecclesiastes 8,260
- Esther 8,474
- Daniel 9,922
- Ezra–Nehemiah 21,219
- Chronicles 53,104
Outside the Torah
וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת־מִשְׁפַּחַת יְהוּדָה וַיִּלְכֹּד אֵת מִשְׁפַּחַת הַזַּרְחִי וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת־מִשְׁפַּחַת הַזַּרְחִי לַגְּבָרִים וַיִּלָּכֵד זַבְדִּֽי
And he brought near the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zerahites. And he brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man; and Zabdi was taken.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 314,531Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת־מִשְׁפַּחַת יְהוּדָה וַיִּלְכֹּד אֵת מִשְׁפַּחַת הַזַּרְחִי וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת־מִשְׁפַּחַת הַזַּרְחִי לַגְּבָרִים וַיִּלָּכֵד זַבְדִּֽי
And he brought near the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zerahites. And he brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man; and Zabdi was taken.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 314,548Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת־מִשְׁפַּחַת יְהוּדָה וַיִּלְכֹּד אֵת מִשְׁפַּחַת הַזַּרְחִי וַיַּקְרֵב אֶת־מִשְׁפַּחַת הַזַּרְחִי לַגְּבָרִים וַיִּלָּכֵד זַבְדִּֽי
And he brought near the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zerahites. And he brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man; and Zabdi was taken.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 314,565Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תש״ח — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5708 (autumn 1947 to autumn 1948), in which 1948 begins. Searched as תשח, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 708.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Isaiah 29:4. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is 1948 in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, תש״ח appears 223,821 times in the Torah — 5.1% more than the 212,948 chance alone would give; the probability of 223,821 or more by chance alone is 4.9 × 10⁻¹²¹.
What is the shortest skip for 1948 in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 5:21 — the shortest of 223,821 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 212,948.
What is the gematria of 1948 in Hebrew?
1948 is spelled תש״ח — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 708.
How many times is 1948 found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, תש״ח appears 719,827 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.0% more than the 705,375 chance alone would give; the probability of 719,827 or more by chance alone is 3.2 × 10⁻⁶⁶.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 212,948 here) beside the count.