1980 תש״מ–תשמ״א
1980 spans two Hebrew years: 5740 (תש״מ) until Rosh Hashanah and 5741 (תשמ״א) after it. 1980 appears 757,003 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.9% more than chance alone would give (about 743,201; probability 1.2 × 10⁻⁵⁷).
- Found in the Torah
- 757,003
- Chance alone
- 743,201
- P (≥ found)
- 1.2 × 10⁻⁵⁷
- 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״מ appears 757,003 times in the Torah — 1.9% more than the 743,201 chance alone would give; the probability of 757,003 or more by chance alone is 1.2 × 10⁻⁵⁷.
The shortest skip at which תש״מ appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 8:13, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–152,424), תש״מ is found 11,970,794 times; chance alone would give about 11,519,291.
A three-letter spelling is common at these skips: in a text of 304,850 letters chance alone produces about 743,201 of it, so a large count is expected.
- Genesis 144,498
- Exodus 198,767
- Leviticus 120,375
- Numbers 170,748
- Deuteronomy 122,615
The shortest skips
וַֽיְהִי בְּאַחַת וְשֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה בָּֽרִאשׁוֹן בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ חָֽרְבוּ הַמַּיִם מֵעַל הָאָרֶץ וַיָּסַר נֹחַ אֶת־מִכְסֵה הַתֵּבָה וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה חָֽרְבוּ פְּנֵי הָֽאֲדָמָֽה
And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth; and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and behold, the face of the ground was dried.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 9,753Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיִּקַּח וַיָּבֵא לְאִמּוֹ וַתַּעַשׂ אִמּוֹ מַטְעַמִּים כַּאֲשֶׁר אָהֵב אָבִֽיו
And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother; and his mother made savoury food, such as his father loved.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 36,848Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּסַר בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא אֶת־הַתְּיָשִׁים הָֽעֲקֻדִּים וְהַטְּלֻאִים וְאֵת כָּל־הָֽעִזִּים הַנְּקֻדּוֹת וְהַטְּלֻאֹת כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־לָבָן בּוֹ וְכָל־חוּם בַּכְּשָׂבִים וַיִּתֵּן בְּיַד־בָּנָֽיו
And he removed that day the he-goats that were streaked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, every one that had white in it, and all the dark ones among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 43,085Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־מִשַּׁשְׁתָּ אֶת־כָּל־כֵּלַי מַה־מָּצָאתָ מִכֹּל כְּלֵי־בֵיתֶךָ שִׂים כֹּה נֶגֶד אַחַי וְאַחֶיךָ וְיוֹכִיחוּ בֵּין שְׁנֵֽינוּ
Whereas thou hast felt about all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? Set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us two.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 45,511Open in the laboratory →
עִזִּים מָאתַיִם וּתְיָשִׁים עֶשְׂרִים רְחֵלִים מָאתַיִם וְאֵילִים עֶשְׂרִֽים
two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 47,225Open in the laboratory →
Also searched: תשמ״א
At skips 2–5,000, תשמ״א appears 64,939 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 65,420, so the count is in line with chance.
The shortest skip at which תשמ״א appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 33:7, reading forward.
At skips 2–5,000, תשמ״א appears 204,010 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.1% more than the 201,692 chance alone would give; the probability of 204,010 or more by chance alone is 1.3 × 10⁻⁷.
וַתִּגַּשׁ גַּם־לֵאָה וִילָדֶיהָ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ וְאַחַר נִגַּשׁ יוֹסֵף וְרָחֵל וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ
And Leah also and her children came near, and bowed down; and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed down.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 48,515Open in the laboratory →
שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תֵּעָשֶׂה מְלָאכָה וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי יִהְיֶה לָכֶם קֹדֶשׁ שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּתוֹן לַיהוָה כָּל־הָעֹשֶׂה בוֹ מְלָאכָה יוּמָֽת
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to the LORD; whosoever doeth any work therein shall be put to death.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 131,054Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־מִכְסֵה עוֹרֹת הָֽאֵילִם הַמְאָדָּמִים וְאֶת־מִכְסֵה עֹרֹת הַתְּחָשִׁים וְאֵת פָּרֹכֶת הַמָּסָֽךְ
and the covering of rams’skins dyed red, and the covering of sealskins, and the veil of the screen;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 139,545Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵת פַּר הַֽחַטָּאת וְאֵת שְׂעִיר הַֽחַטָּאת אֲשֶׁר הוּבָא אֶת־דָּמָם לְכַפֵּר בַּקֹּדֶשׁ יוֹצִיא אֶל־מִחוּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶה וְשָׂרְפוּ בָאֵשׁ אֶת־עֹרֹתָם וְאֶת־בְּשָׂרָם וְאֶת־פִּרְשָֽׁם
And the bullock of the sin-offering, and the goat of the sin-offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall be carried forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 167,598Open in the laboratory →
שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תֵּעָשֶׂה מְלָאכָה וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי שַׁבַּת שַׁבָּתוֹן מִקְרָא־קֹדֶשׁ כָּל־מְלָאכָה לֹא תַעֲשׂוּ שַׁבָּת הִוא לַֽיהוָה בְּכֹל מֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם
Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of work; it is a sabbath unto the LORD in all your dwellings.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 176,243Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, תש״מ appears 2,553,943 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.0% more than the 2,528,516 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,553,943 or more by chance alone is 1.2 × 10⁻⁵⁷.
- Genesis 144,498
- Exodus 198,767
- Leviticus 120,375
- Numbers 170,748
- Deuteronomy 128,565
- Joshua 76,764
- Judges 78,418
- Samuel 178,081
- Kings 226,145
- Isaiah 111,745
- Jeremiah 167,368
- Ezekiel 185,125
- The Twelve 100,470
- Psalms 133,914
- Proverbs 60,401
- Job 56,457
- Song of Songs 11,690
- Ruth 14,422
- Lamentations 11,521
- Ecclesiastes 27,225
- Esther 36,103
- Daniel 34,452
- Ezra–Nehemiah 81,301
- Chronicles 199,388
Outside the Torah
וְהָיָה כְּתָפְשְׂכֶם אֶת־הָעִיר תַּצִּיתוּ אֶת־הָעִיר בָּאֵשׁ כִּדְבַר יְהוָה תַּעֲשׂוּ רְאוּ צִוִּיתִי אֶתְכֶֽם
And it shall be, when ye have seized upon the city, that ye shall set the city on fire; according to the word of the LORD shall ye do; see, I have commanded you.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 315,755Open in the laboratory →
כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה מֹשֶׁה עֶֽבֶד־יְהוָה אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּכָּתוּב בְּסֵפֶר תּוֹרַת מֹשֶׁה מִזְבַּח אֲבָנִים שְׁלֵמוֹת אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־הֵנִיף עֲלֵיהֶן בַּרְזֶל וַיַּעֲלוּ עָלָיו עֹלוֹת לַֽיהוָה וַֽיִּזְבְּחוּ שְׁלָמִֽים
as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of unhewn stones, upon which no man had lifted up any iron; and they offered thereon burnt-offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace-offerings.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 317,260Open in the laboratory →
וְאַֽלַמֶּלֶךְ וְעַמְעָד וּמִשְׁאָל וּפָגַע בְּכַרְמֶל הַיָּמָּה וּבְשִׁיחוֹר לִבְנָֽת
and Allam-melech, and Amad, and Mishal; and it reached to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 334,421Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תש״מ — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5740 (autumn 1979 to autumn 1980), in which 1980 begins. Searched as תשמ, 3 letters, with a standard gematria value of 740.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is 1980 in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, תש״מ appears 757,003 times in the Torah — 1.9% more than the 743,201 chance alone would give; the probability of 757,003 or more by chance alone is 1.2 × 10⁻⁵⁷.
What is the shortest skip for 1980 in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 8:13 — the shortest of 757,003 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 743,201.
What is the gematria of 1980 in Hebrew?
1980 is spelled תש״מ — 3 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 740.
How many times is 1980 found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, תש״מ appears 2,553,943 times in the whole Tanakh — 1.0% more than the 2,528,516 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,553,943 or more by chance alone is 1.2 × 10⁻⁵⁷.
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