1973 תשל״ג–תשל״ד
1973 spans two Hebrew years: 5733 (תשל״ג) until Rosh Hashanah and 5734 (תשל״ד) after it. 1973 appears 4,358 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 4,383 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 4,358
- Chance alone
- 4,383
- P (≥ found)
- 0.65
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 4,358 sequences of תשל״ג at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,383).
The shortest skip at which תשל״ג appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Numbers 33:54, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), תשל״ג is found 46,820 times; chance alone would give about 45,674.
- Genesis 921
- Exodus 914
- Leviticus 847
- Numbers 902
- Deuteronomy 774
The shortest skips
וְהִתְנַחַלְתֶּם אֶת־הָאָרֶץ בְּגוֹרָל לְמִשְׁפְּחֹֽתֵיכֶם לָרַב תַּרְבּוּ אֶת־נַחֲלָתוֹ וְלַמְעַט תַּמְעִיט אֶת־נַחֲלָתוֹ אֶל אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵא לוֹ שָׁמָּה הַגּוֹרָל לוֹ יִהְיֶה לְמַטּוֹת אֲבֹתֵיכֶם תִּתְנֶחָֽלוּ
And ye shall inherit the land by lot according to your families—to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance; wheresoever the lot falleth to any man, that shall be his; according to the tribes of your fathers shall ye inherit.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 245,942Open in the laboratory →
לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלַגֵּר וְלַתּוֹשָׁב בְּתוֹכָם תִּהְיֶינָה שֵׁשׁ־הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה לְמִקְלָט לָנוּס שָׁמָּה כָּל־מַכֵּה־נֶפֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָֽה
For the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the settler among them, shall these six cities be for refuge, that every one that killeth any person through error may flee thither.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 248,102Open in the laboratory →
וְהָיָה הַֽנַּעֲרָ אֲשֶׁר אֹמַר אֵלֶיהָ הַטִּי־נָא כַדֵּךְ וְאֶשְׁתֶּה וְאָמְרָה שְׁתֵה וְגַם־גְּמַלֶּיךָ אַשְׁקֶה אֹתָהּ הֹכַחְתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ לְיִצְחָק וּבָהּ אֵדַע כִּי־עָשִׂיתָ חֶסֶד עִם־אֲדֹנִֽי
So let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say: Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say: Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also; let the same be she that Thou hast appointed for Thy servant, even for Isaac; and thereby shall I know that Thou hast shown kindness unto my master.’
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 30,122Open in the laboratory →
לֹא תִּגְנֹבוּ וְלֹא־תְכַחֲשׁוּ וְלֹֽא־תְשַׁקְּרוּ אִישׁ בַּעֲמִיתֽוֹ
Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 170,687Open in the laboratory →
וַיְצַו מֹשֶׁה אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר זֹאת הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר תִּתְנַחֲלוּ אֹתָהּ בְּגוֹרָל אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה לָתֵת לְתִשְׁעַת הַמַּטּוֹת וַחֲצִי הַמַּטֶּֽה
And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying: ‘This is the land wherein ye shall receive inheritance by lot, which the LORD hath commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 246,734Open in the laboratory →
Also searched: תשל״ד
At skips 2–5,000, תשל״ד appears 14,889 times in the Torah — 1.9% more than the 14,615 chance alone would give; the probability of 14,889 or more by chance alone is 0.01.
The shortest skip at which תשל״ד appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 31:29, reading backward.
The whole Tanakh holds 60,449 sequences of תשל״ד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 60,904).
יֶשׁ־לְאֵל יָדִי לַעֲשׂוֹת עִמָּכֶם רָע וֵֽאלֹהֵי אֲבִיכֶם אֶמֶשׁ אָמַר אֵלַי לֵאמֹר הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ מִדַּבֵּר עִֽם־יַעֲקֹב מִטּוֹב עַד־רָֽע
It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt; but the God of your father spoke unto me yesternight, saying: Take heed to thyself that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 45,018Open in the laboratory →
וְהָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־הוּא טָהוֹר וּבְדֶרֶךְ לֹא־הָיָה וְחָדַל לַעֲשׂוֹת הַפֶּסַח וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַהִוא מֵֽעַמֶּיהָ כִּי קָרְבַּן יְהוָה לֹא הִקְרִיב בְּמֹעֲדוֹ חֶטְאוֹ יִשָּׂא הָאִישׁ הַהֽוּא
But the man that is clean, and is not on a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, that soul shall be cut off from his people; because he brought not the offering of the LORD in its appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 204,466Open in the laboratory →
הִשָּׁמֶר בְּנֶֽגַע־הַצָּרַעַת לִשְׁמֹר מְאֹד וְלַעֲשׂוֹת כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יוֹרוּ אֶתְכֶם הַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּם כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִם תִּשְׁמְרוּ לַעֲשֽׂוֹת
Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you, as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 287,291Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה מִשְׁפְּחֹת יִשָּׂשכָר לִפְקֻדֵיהֶם אַרְבָּעָה וְשִׁשִּׁים אֶלֶף וּשְׁלֹשׁ מֵאֽוֹת
These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 232,135Open in the laboratory →
וּצְבָאוֹ וּפְקֻדֵיהֶם חֲמִשָּׁה וְאַרְבָּעִים אֶלֶף וְשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים
and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 189,414Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 18,751 sequences of תשל״ג at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 18,965).
- Genesis 921
- Exodus 914
- Leviticus 847
- Numbers 902
- Deuteronomy 830
- Joshua 892
- Judges 744
- Samuel 1,782
- Kings 1,351
- Isaiah 981
- Jeremiah 1,069
- Ezekiel 1,367
- The Twelve 888
- Psalms 1,197
- Proverbs 485
- Job 473
- Song of Songs 142
- Ruth 150
- Lamentations 135
- Ecclesiastes 286
- Esther 332
- Daniel 362
- Ezra–Nehemiah 484
- Chronicles 1,217
Outside the Torah
כִּי כְהַר־פְּרָצִים יָקוּם יְהוָה כְּעֵמֶק בְּגִבְעוֹן יִרְגָּז לַעֲשׂוֹת מַעֲשֵׂהוּ זָר מַעֲשֵׂהוּ וְלַֽעֲבֹד עֲבֹדָתוֹ נָכְרִיָּה עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ
For the LORD will rise up as in mount Perazim, He will be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon; That He may do His work, strange is His work, And bring to pass His act, strange is His act.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 601,650Open in the laboratory →
כִּי לֹא יִֽשְׁנוּ אִם־לֹא יָרֵעוּ וְֽנִגְזְלָה שְׁנָתָם אִם־לֹא יכשולו
For they sleep not, except they have done evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 940,486Open in the laboratory →
שִׁבְתָּם וְקִֽימָתָם הַבִּיטָה אֲנִי מַנְגִּינָתָֽם
Behold Thou their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their song.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,010,214Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תשל״ג — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5733 (autumn 1972 to autumn 1973), in which 1973 begins. Searched as תשלג, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 733.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Psalms 68:15. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is 1973 in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 4,358 sequences of תשל״ג at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 4,383).
What is the shortest skip for 1973 in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading backward from Numbers 33:54 — the shortest of 4,358 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4,383.
What is the gematria of 1973 in Hebrew?
1973 is spelled תשל״ג — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 733.
How many times is 1973 found in the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 18,751 sequences of תשל״ג at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 18,965).
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 4,383 here) beside the count.