1982 תשמ״ב–תשמ״ג
1982 spans two Hebrew years: 5742 (תשמ״ב) until Rosh Hashanah and 5743 (תשמ״ג) after it. 1982 appears 40,050 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 1.4% more than chance alone would give (about 39,515; probability 0.0037).
- Found in the Torah
- 40,050
- Chance alone
- 39,515
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0037
- 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, תשמ״ב appears 40,050 times in the Torah — 1.4% more than the 39,515 chance alone would give; the probability of 40,050 or more by chance alone is 0.0037.
The shortest skip at which תשמ״ב appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 35:23, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), תשמ״ב is found 433,453 times; chance alone would give about 411,746.
- Genesis 7,662
- Exodus 9,805
- Leviticus 6,611
- Numbers 9,623
- Deuteronomy 6,349
The shortest skips
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 →
Also searched: תשמ״ג
5,006 sequences of תשמ״ג at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 5,099 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which תשמ״ג appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Deuteronomy 33:14, reading forward.
20,981 sequences of תשמ״ג at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 21,247 that chance alone would produce.
וּמִמֶּגֶד תְּבוּאֹת שָׁמֶשׁ וּמִמֶּגֶד גֶּרֶשׁ יְרָחִֽים
And for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, And for the precious things of the yield of the moons,
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 303,496Open in the laboratory →
וַיֵּרֶד הָעַיִט עַל־הַפְּגָרִים וַיַּשֵּׁב אֹתָם אַבְרָֽם
And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 17,839Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־מִגֶּפֶן סְדֹם גַּפְנָם וּמִשַּׁדְמֹת עֲמֹרָה עֲנָבֵמוֹ עִנְּבֵי־רוֹשׁ אַשְׁכְּלֹת מְרֹרֹת לָֽמוֹ
For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, And of the fields of Gomorrah; Their grapes are grapes of gall, Their clusters are bitter;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 301,834Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־יִתֵּן אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ כֶּסֶף אֽוֹ־כֵלִים לִשְׁמֹר וְגֻנַּב מִבֵּית הָאִישׁ אִם־יִמָּצֵא הַגַּנָּב יְשַׁלֵּם שְׁנָֽיִם
If a man deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, he shall pay double.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 109,992Open in the laboratory →
לֹא־יִהְיֶה כְלִי־גֶבֶר עַל־אִשָּׁה וְלֹא־יִלְבַּשׁ גֶּבֶר שִׂמְלַת אִשָּׁה כִּי תוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ כָּל־עֹשֵׂה אֵֽלֶּה
A woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment; for whosoever doeth these things is an abomination unto the LORD thy God.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 284,254Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, תשמ״ב appears 138,642 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.9% more than the 137,467 chance alone would give; the probability of 138,642 or more by chance alone is 0.00078.
- Genesis 7,662
- Exodus 9,805
- Leviticus 6,611
- Numbers 9,623
- Deuteronomy 6,741
- Joshua 4,243
- Judges 4,183
- Samuel 9,460
- Kings 12,678
- Isaiah 5,724
- Jeremiah 9,229
- Ezekiel 10,160
- The Twelve 5,502
- Psalms 7,000
- Proverbs 3,492
- Job 2,927
- Song of Songs 624
- Ruth 768
- Lamentations 612
- Ecclesiastes 1,422
- Esther 1,852
- Daniel 1,845
- Ezra–Nehemiah 4,798
- Chronicles 11,681
Outside the Torah
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 →
וְאַתָּה שְׁלֹמֹֽה־בְנִי דַּע אֶת־אֱלֹהֵי אָבִיךָ וְעָבְדֵהוּ בְּלֵב שָׁלֵם וּבְנֶפֶשׁ חֲפֵצָה כִּי כָל־לְבָבוֹת דּוֹרֵשׁ יְהוָה וְכָל־יֵצֶר מַחֲשָׁבוֹת מֵבִין אִֽם־תִּדְרְשֶׁנּוּ יִמָּצֵא לָךְ וְאִם־תַּֽעַזְבֶנּוּ יַזְנִיחֲךָ לָעַֽד
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve Him with a whole heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts; if thou seek Him, He will be found of thee; but if thou forsake Him, He will cast thee off for ever.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,139,197Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׁתּוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא בְּשִׂמְחָה גְדוֹלָה וַיַּמְלִיכוּ שֵׁנִית לִשְׁלֹמֹה בֶן־דָּוִיד וַיִּמְשְׁחוּ לַיהוָה לְנָגִיד וּלְצָדוֹק לְכֹהֵֽן
and did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be prince, and Zadok to be priest.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,141,637Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תשמ״ב — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5742 (autumn 1981 to autumn 1982), in which 1982 begins. Searched as תשמב, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 742.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does 1982 appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, תשמ״ב appears 40,050 times in the Torah — 1.4% more than the 39,515 chance alone would give; the probability of 40,050 or more by chance alone is 0.0037.
What is the shortest skip for 1982 in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 35:23 — the shortest of 40,050 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 39,515.
What is the gematria of 1982 in Hebrew?
1982 is spelled תשמ״ב — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 742.
How many times is 1982 found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, תשמ״ב appears 138,642 times in the whole Tanakh — 0.9% more than the 137,467 chance alone would give; the probability of 138,642 or more by chance alone is 0.00078.
Search it yourself
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