1968 תשכ״ח–תשכ״ט
1968 spans two Hebrew years: 5728 (תשכ״ח) until Rosh Hashanah and 5729 (תשכ״ט) after it. 1968 appears 8,174 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 8,290 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 8,174
- Chance alone
- 8,290
- P (≥ found)
- 0.90
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
8,174 sequences of תשכ״ח at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 8,290 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which תשכ״ח appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Numbers 2:34, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), תשכ״ח is found 83,660 times; chance alone would give about 86,384.
- Genesis 1,444
- Exodus 2,221
- Leviticus 1,356
- Numbers 1,563
- Deuteronomy 1,590
The shortest skips
וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה כֵּֽן־חָנוּ לְדִגְלֵיהֶם וְכֵן נָסָעוּ אִישׁ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָיו עַל־בֵּית אֲבֹתָֽיו
Thus did the children of Israel: according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, each one according to its families, and according to its fathers’houses.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 190,237Open in the laboratory →
וְכֵן תַּעֲשֶׂה לַחֲמֹרוֹ וְכֵן תַּעֲשֶׂה לְשִׂמְלָתוֹ וְכֵן תַּעֲשֶׂה לְכָל־אֲבֵדַת אָחִיךָ אֲשֶׁר־תֹּאבַד מִמֶּנּוּ וּמְצָאתָהּ לֹא תוּכַל לְהִתְעַלֵּֽם
And so shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his garment; and so shalt thou do with every lost thing of thy brother’s, which he hath lost, and thou hast found; thou mayest not hide thyself.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 284,141Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְהִנֵּה נִשְׁחָתָה כִּֽי־הִשְׁחִית כָּל־בָּשָׂר אֶת־דַּרְכּוֹ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. .
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 7,372Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְהִנֵּה נִשְׁחָתָה כִּֽי־הִשְׁחִית כָּל־בָּשָׂר אֶת־דַּרְכּוֹ עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. .
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 7,379Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־מִשְׁפְּחֹת הַשּׁוּחָמִי לִפְקֻדֵיהֶם אַרְבָּעָה וְשִׁשִּׁים אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע מֵאֽוֹת
All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred. .
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 232,946Open in the laboratory →
Also searched: תשכ״ט
At skips 2–5,000, תשכ״ט appears 2,161 times in the Torah — 3.9% more than the 2,080 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,161 or more by chance alone is 0.04.
The shortest skip at which תשכ״ט appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Numbers 5:20, reading forward.
At skips 2–5,000, תשכ״ט appears 6,522 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.2% more than the 6,382 chance alone would give; the probability of 6,522 or more by chance alone is 0.04.
וְאַתְּ כִּי שָׂטִית תַּחַת אִישֵׁךְ וְכִי נִטְמֵאת וַיִּתֵּן אִישׁ בָּךְ אֶת־שְׁכָבְתּוֹ מִֽבַּלְעֲדֵי אִישֵֽׁךְ
but if thou hast gone aside, being under thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee besides thy husband—
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 196,328Open in the laboratory →
בָּרוּךְ טַנְאֲךָ וּמִשְׁאַרְתֶּֽךָ
Blessed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 291,731Open in the laboratory →
אָרוּר טַנְאֲךָ וּמִשְׁאַרְתֶּֽךָ
Cursed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 292,422Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ אֶת־הַקְּרָשִׁים לַמִּשְׁכָּן עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים עֹמְדִֽים
And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia-wood, standing up.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 116,039Open in the laboratory →
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּי לְבִלְתִּי עֲשׂוֹת מֵחֻקּוֹת הַתּֽוֹעֵבֹת אֲשֶׁר נַעֲשׂוּ לִפְנֵיכֶם וְלֹא תִֽטַּמְּאוּ בָּהֶם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם
Therefore shall ye keep My charge, that ye do not any of these abominable customs, which were done before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 170,211Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
27,835 sequences of תשכ״ח at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 27,913 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 1,444
- Exodus 2,221
- Leviticus 1,356
- Numbers 1,563
- Deuteronomy 1,672
- Joshua 708
- Judges 680
- Samuel 1,745
- Kings 2,515
- Isaiah 1,420
- Jeremiah 1,578
- Ezekiel 2,130
- The Twelve 994
- Psalms 1,931
- Proverbs 1,022
- Job 870
- Song of Songs 173
- Ruth 222
- Lamentations 144
- Ecclesiastes 354
- Esther 431
- Daniel 360
- Ezra–Nehemiah 647
- Chronicles 1,655
Outside the Torah
כִּי בְתַחְבֻּלוֹת תַּעֲשֶׂה־לְּךָ מִלְחָמָה וּתְשׁוּעָה בְּרֹב יוֹעֵֽץ
For with wise advice thou shalt make thy war; And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 956,987Open in the laboratory →
כִּי יְהוָה עֵינָיו מְשֹׁטְטוֹת בְּכָל־הָאָרֶץ לְהִתְחַזֵּק עִם־לְבָבָם שָׁלֵם אֵלָיו נִסְכַּלְתָּ עַל־זֹאת כִּי מֵעַתָּה יֵשׁ עִמְּךָ מִלְחָמֽוֹת
For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is whole toward Him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,163,038Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה הֵנִיחַ יְהוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם לַֽאֲחֵיכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר לָהֶם וְעַתָּה פְּנוּ וּלְכוּ לָכֶם לְאָהֳלֵיכֶם אֶל־אֶרֶץ אֲחֻזַּתְכֶם אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָכֶם מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד יְהוָה בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּֽן
And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as He spoke unto them; therefore now turn ye, and get you unto your tents, unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you beyond the Jordan.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 338,653Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תשכ״ח — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5728 (autumn 1967 to autumn 1968), in which 1968 begins. Searched as תשכח, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 728.
As a plain word it stands 19 times in the Tanakh, first at Deuteronomy 4:9. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is 1968 in the Torah codes?
8,174 sequences of תשכ״ח at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 8,290 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for 1968 in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Numbers 2:34 — the shortest of 8,174 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 8,290.
What is the gematria of 1968 in Hebrew?
1968 is spelled תשכ״ח — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 728.
How many times is 1968 found in the whole Tanakh?
27,835 sequences of תשכ״ח at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 27,913 that chance alone would produce.
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