Years

1983 תשמ״ג–תשמ״ד

1983 spans two Hebrew years: 5743 (תשמ״ג) until Rosh Hashanah and 5744 (תשמ״ד) after it. 1983 appears 5,006 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 5,099 chance alone would give.

Found in the Torah
5,006
Chance alone
5,099
P (≥ found)
0.90
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 5,006 sequences of תשמ״ג at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5,099).

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Deuteronomy 33:14, reading forward.

Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 55,912 sequences of תשמ״ג, against about 53,128 from chance alone.

  • Genesis 1,071
  • Exodus 1,135
  • Leviticus 948
  • Numbers 1,063
  • Deuteronomy 789

The shortest skips

  1. Deuteronomy 33:14דברים לג:ידskip 3, forward

    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,

    תשמג at skip 3, forward from Deuteronomy 33:14תוממגדתבואשמומגדרשירחיםומרתשמג
    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 →

  2. Genesis 15:11בראשית טו:יאskip 3, backward

    וַיֵּרֶד הָעַיִט עַל־הַפְּגָרִים וַיַּשֵּׁב אֹתָם אַבְרָֽם

    And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

    תשמג at skip 3, backward from Genesis 15:11רדהעיטעלהפריויבאםאברםויהיהתשםג
    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 →

  3. Deuteronomy 32:32דברים לב:לבskip 3, backward

    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;

    תשמג at skip 3, backward from Deuteronomy 32:32םכימגפןסדםפנומדמעמרהענבמועתשםג
    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 →

  4. Exodus 22:6שמות כב:וskip 4, forward

    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.

    תשמג at skip 4, forward from Exodus 22:6יםלשמרוגנבמביהאיאםיצאהנבישלםשניםאםלאתשמג
    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 →

  5. Deuteronomy 22:5דברים כב:הskip 4, backward

    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.

    תשמג at skip 4, backward from Deuteronomy 22:5רעלאשהולאילבשברשלתאהכיועבתיקוקאלהיךכתשמג
    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 →

Also searched: תשמ״ד

The Torah holds 17,365 sequences of תשמ״ד at skips 2–5,000, 2.1% above what chance alone gives (about 17,000); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0027 by chance alone.

Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 25:27, reading backward.

The whole Tanakh holds 67,784 sequences of תשמ״ד at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 68,234).

  1. Exodus 25:27שמות כה:כזskip 2, backward

    לְעֻמַּת הַמִּסְגֶּרֶת תִּהְיֶיןָ הַטַּבָּעֹת לְבָתִּים לְבַדִּים לָשֵׂאת אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָֽן

    Close by the border shall the rings be, for places for the staves to bear the table.

    תשמד at skip 2, backward from Exodus 25:27בתיםלבילאאתהשלחןתשםד
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 114,582Open in the laboratory →

  2. Exodus 30:4שמות ל:דskip 2, backward

    וּשְׁתֵּי טַבְּעֹת זָהָב תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־לּוֹ מִתַּחַת לְזֵרוֹ עַל שְׁתֵּי צַלְעֹתָיו תַּעֲשֶׂה עַל־שְׁנֵי צִדָּיו וְהָיָה לְבָתִּים לְבַדִּים לָשֵׂאת אֹתוֹ בָּהֵֽמָּה

    And two golden rings shalt thou make for it under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make them; and they shall be for places for staves wherewith to bear it.

    תשמד at skip 2, backward from Exodus 30:4בתיםלבילאאתובהמהתשםד
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 123,247Open in the laboratory →

  3. Exodus 37:14שמות לז:ידskip 2, backward

    לְעֻמַּת הַמִּסְגֶּרֶת הָיוּ הַטַּבָּעֹת בָּתִּים לַבַּדִּים לָשֵׂאת אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָֽן

    Close by the border were the rings, the holders for the staves to bear the table.

    תשמד at skip 2, backward from Exodus 37:14בתיםלבילאאתהשלחןתשםד
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 135,388Open in the laboratory →

  4. Exodus 37:27שמות לז:כזskip 2, backward

    וּשְׁתֵּי טַבְּעֹת זָהָב עָֽשָׂה־לוֹ מִתַּחַת לְזֵרוֹ עַל שְׁתֵּי צַלְעֹתָיו עַל שְׁנֵי צִדָּיו לְבָתִּים לְבַדִּים לָשֵׂאת אֹתוֹ בָּהֶֽם

    And he made for it two golden rings under the crown thereof, upon the two ribs thereof, upon the two sides of it, for holders for staves wherewith to bear it.

    תשמד at skip 2, backward from Exodus 37:27בתיםלבילאאתובהםותשםד
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 136,101Open in the laboratory →

  5. Numbers 18:21במדבר יח:כאskip 3, forward

    וְלִבְנֵי לֵוִי הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי כָּל־מַֽעֲשֵׂר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לְנַחֲלָה חֵלֶף עֲבֹֽדָתָם אֲשֶׁר־הֵם עֹֽבְדִים אֶת־עֲבֹדַת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד

    And unto the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, even the service of the tent of meeting.

    תשמד at skip 3, forward from Numbers 18:21נחלהחלףעבדםארהעביםאתעבדתאהתשםד
    skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 219,960Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

The whole Tanakh holds 20,981 sequences of תשמ״ג at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 21,247).

  • Genesis 1,071
  • Exodus 1,135
  • Leviticus 948
  • Numbers 1,063
  • Deuteronomy 852
  • Joshua 978
  • Judges 806
  • Samuel 1,612
  • Kings 1,388
  • Isaiah 1,154
  • Jeremiah 1,310
  • Ezekiel 1,726
  • The Twelve 1,146
  • Psalms 1,280
  • Proverbs 525
  • Job 563
  • Song of Songs 124
  • Ruth 156
  • Lamentations 120
  • Ecclesiastes 266
  • Esther 402
  • Daniel 298
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 694
  • Chronicles 1,364

Outside the Torah

  1. Jeremiah 40:10ירמיהו מ:יskip 2, forward

    וַאֲנִי הִנְנִי יֹשֵׁב בַּמִּצְפָּה לַֽעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי הַכַּשְׂדִּים אֲשֶׁר יָבֹאוּ אֵלֵינוּ וְאַתֶּם אִסְפוּ יַיִן וְקַיִץ וְשֶׁמֶן וְשִׂמוּ בִּכְלֵיכֶם וּשְׁבוּ בְּעָרֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר־תְּפַשְׂתֶּֽם

    As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to stand before the Chaldeans that may come unto us; but ye, gather ye wine and summer fruits and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken.’

    תשמג at skip 2, forward from Jeremiah 40:10יכםאשרפתוםכלהיהותשםג
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 705,279Open in the laboratory →

  2. Amos 9:4עמוס ט:דskip 2, backward

    וְאִם־יֵלְכוּ בַשְּׁבִי לִפְנֵי אֹֽיבֵיהֶם מִשָּׁם אֲצַוֶּה אֶת־הַחֶרֶב וַהֲרָגָתַם וְשַׂמְתִּי עֵינִי עֲלֵיהֶם לְרָעָה וְלֹא לְטוֹבָֽה

    And though they go into captivity before their enemies, Thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them; And I will set Mine eyes upon them For evil, and not for good.

    תשמג at skip 2, backward from Amos 9:4חרבוהרתומיעיניעלתשםג
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 822,423Open in the laboratory →

  3. Psalms 119:119תהלים קיט:קיטskip 2, backward

    סִגִים הִשְׁבַּתָּ כָל־רִשְׁעֵי־אָרֶץ לָכֵן אָהַבְתִּי עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ

    Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross; therefore I love Thy testimonies.

    תשמג at skip 2, backward from Psalms 119:119רמיתםסיהבכלרשעיאתשםג
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 925,608Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

תשמ״ג — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5743 (autumn 1982 to autumn 1983), in which 1983 begins. Searched as תשמג, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 743.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Is 1983 in the Torah codes?

The Torah holds 5,006 sequences of תשמ״ג at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 5,099).

What is the shortest skip for 1983 in the Torah?

Skip 3, reading forward from Deuteronomy 33:14 — the shortest of 5,006 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 5,099.

How is 1983 spelled in Hebrew?

1983 is spelled תשמ״ג — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 743.

Is 1983 in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?

The whole Tanakh holds 20,981 sequences of תשמ״ג at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 21,247).

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