1981 תשמ״א–תשמ״ב
1981 spans two Hebrew years: 5741 (תשמ״א) until Rosh Hashanah and 5742 (תשמ״ב) after it. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 64,939 sequences of 1981, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 33:7); chance alone would give about 65,420.
- Found in the Torah
- 64,939
- Chance alone
- 65,420
- P (≥ found)
- 0.97
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
64,939 sequences of תשמ״א at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 65,420 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 33:7, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 714,660 sequences of תשמ״א, against about 681,666 from chance alone.
- Genesis 13,509
- Exodus 16,281
- Leviticus 10,707
- Numbers 13,952
- Deuteronomy 10,490
The shortest skips
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 →
Also searched: תשמ״ב
The Torah holds 40,050 sequences of תשמ״ב at skips 2–5,000, 1.4% above what chance alone gives (about 39,515); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0037 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 35:23, reading forward.
The whole Tanakh holds 138,642 sequences of תשמ״ב at skips 2–5,000, 0.9% above what chance alone gives (about 137,467); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00078 by chance alone.
וְכָל־אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־נִמְצָא אִתּוֹ תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ וְעִזִּים וְעֹרֹת אֵילִם מְאָדָּמִים וְעֹרֹת תְּחָשִׁים הֵבִֽיאוּ
And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’hair, and rams’skins dyed red, and sealskins, brought them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 132,050Open in the laboratory →
עַֽל־מַחֲבַת בַּשֶּׁמֶן תֵּעָשֶׂה מֻרְבֶּכֶת תְּבִיאֶנָּה תֻּפִינֵי מִנְחַת פִּתִּים תַּקְרִיב רֵֽיחַ־נִיחֹחַ לַיהוָֽה
On a griddle it shall be made with oil; when it is soaked, thou shalt bring it in; in broken pieces shalt thou offer the meal-offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 148,546Open in the laboratory →
אַתֶּם לְכוּ קְחוּ לָכֶם תֶּבֶן מֵאֲשֶׁר תִּמְצָאוּ כִּי אֵין נִגְרָע מֵעֲבֹדַתְכֶם דָּבָֽר
Go yourselves, get you straw where ye can find it; for nought of your work shall be diminished.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 84,143Open in the laboratory →
מִלֵּא אֹתָם חָכְמַת־לֵב לַעֲשׂוֹת כָּל־מְלֶאכֶת חָרָשׁ וְחֹשֵׁב וְרֹקֵם בַּתְּכֵלֶת וּבָֽאַרְגָּמָן בְּתוֹלַעַת הַשָּׁנִי וּבַשֵּׁשׁ וְאֹרֵג עֹשֵׂי כָּל־מְלָאכָה וְחֹשְׁבֵי מַחֲשָׁבֹֽת
Them hath He filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of workmanship, of the craftsman, and of the skilful workman, and of the weaver in colours, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any workmanship, and of those that devise skilful works.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 132,681Open in the laboratory →
אֶרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ דֹּרֵשׁ אֹתָהּ תָּמִיד עֵינֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בָּהּ מֵֽרֵשִׁית הַשָּׁנָה וְעַד אַחֲרִית שָׁנָֽה
a land which the LORD thy God careth for; the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year. .
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 269,311Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 204,010 sequences of תשמ״א at skips 2–5,000, 1.1% above what chance alone gives (about 201,692); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.3 × 10⁻⁷ by chance alone.
- Genesis 13,509
- Exodus 16,281
- Leviticus 10,707
- Numbers 13,952
- Deuteronomy 11,273
- Joshua 5,802
- Judges 6,925
- Samuel 16,545
- Kings 19,217
- Isaiah 8,122
- Jeremiah 13,701
- Ezekiel 15,064
- The Twelve 7,617
- Psalms 8,387
- Proverbs 3,610
- Job 4,115
- Song of Songs 864
- Ruth 1,046
- Lamentations 839
- Ecclesiastes 1,922
- Esther 2,802
- Daniel 2,768
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5,614
- Chronicles 13,328
Outside the Torah
חָלִילָה לִּי מֵֽיהוָה מִשְּׁלֹחַ יָדִי בִּמְשִׁיחַ יְהוָה וְעַתָּה קַח־נָא אֶֽת־הַחֲנִית אֲשֶׁר מראשתו וְאֶת־צַפַּחַת הַמַּיִם וְנֵלֲכָה לָּֽנוּ
The LORD forbid it me, that I should put forth my hand against the LORD’S anointed; but now take, I pray thee, the spear that is at his head, and the cruse of water and let us go.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 427,911Open in the laboratory →
וְהִנֵּה קָמָה כָֽל־הַמִּשְׁפָּחָה עַל־שִׁפְחָתֶךָ וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ תְּנִי אֶת־מַכֵּה אָחִיו וּנְמִתֵהוּ בְּנֶפֶשׁ אָחִיו אֲשֶׁר הָרָג וְנַשְׁמִידָה גַּם אֶת־הַיּוֹרֵשׁ וְכִבּוּ אֶת־גַּֽחַלְתִּי אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁאָרָה לְבִלְתִּי שום־לְאִישִׁי שֵׁם וּשְׁאֵרִית עַל־פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָֽה
And, behold, the whole family is risen against thy handmaid, and they said: Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew, and so destroy the heir also. Thus will they quench my coal which is left, and will leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the face of the earth.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 455,980Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּתְחַתֵּן שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת־פַּרְעֹה מֶלֶךְ מִצְרָיִם וַיִּקַּח אֶת־בַּת־פַּרְעֹה וַיְבִיאֶהָ אֶל־עִיר דָּוִד עַד כַּלֹּתוֹ לִבְנוֹת אֶת־בֵּיתוֹ וְאֶת־בֵּית יְהוָה וְאֶת־חוֹמַת יְרוּשָׁלִַם סָבִֽיב
And Solomon became allied to Pharaoh king of Egypt by marriage, and took Pharaoh’s daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 483,342Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תשמ״א — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5741 (autumn 1980 to autumn 1981), in which 1981 begins. Searched as תשמא, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 741.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is 1981 in the Bible code?
64,939 sequences of תשמ״א at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 65,420 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for 1981 in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 33:7 — the shortest of 64,939 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 65,420.
How is 1981 spelled in Hebrew?
1981 is spelled תשמ״א — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 741.
Is 1981 in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 204,010 sequences of תשמ״א at skips 2–5,000, 1.1% above what chance alone gives (about 201,692); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.3 × 10⁻⁷ by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 65,420 here) beside the count.