1989 תשמ״ט–תש״נ
1989 spans two Hebrew years: 5749 (תשמ״ט) until Rosh Hashanah and 5750 (תש״נ) after it. In the Torah codes, 1989 is found 4,559 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Genesis 30:38) — 4.5% above the 4,361 chance alone would give (probability of 4,559 or more by chance alone: 0.0015).
- Found in the Torah
- 4,559
- Chance alone
- 4,361
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0015
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 4,559 sequences of תשמ״ט at skips 2–5,000, 4.5% above what chance alone gives (about 4,361); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0015 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 30:38, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 47,769 sequences of תשמ״ט, against about 45,444 from chance alone.
- Genesis 516
- Exodus 1,263
- Leviticus 1,104
- Numbers 1,054
- Deuteronomy 622
The shortest skips
וַיַּצֵּג אֶת־הַמַּקְלוֹת אֲשֶׁר פִּצֵּל בָּרֳהָטִים בְּשִֽׁקֲתוֹת הַמָּיִם אֲשֶׁר תָּבֹאןָ הַצֹּאן לִשְׁתּוֹת לְנֹכַח הַצֹּאן וַיֵּחַמְנָה בְּבֹאָן לִשְׁתּֽוֹת
And he set the rods which he had peeled over against the flocks in the gutters in the watering-troughs where the flocks came to drink; and they conceived when they came to drink.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 43,300Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵלֶּה הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים אֲשֶׁר תָּשִׂים לִפְנֵיהֶֽם
Now these are the ordinances which thou shalt set before them.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 108,147Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתָּה פֹּה עֲמֹד עִמָּדִי וַאֲדַבְּרָה אֵלֶיךָ אֵת כָּל־הַמִּצְוָה וְהַחֻקִּים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים אֲשֶׁר תְּלַמְּדֵם וְעָשׂוּ בָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי נֹתֵן לָהֶם לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ
But as for thee, stand thou here by Me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandment, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 261,106Open in the laboratory →
אֵלֶּה הַֽחֻקִּים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁמְרוּן לַעֲשׂוֹת בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נָתַן יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתֶיךָ לְךָ לְרִשְׁתָּהּ כָּל־הַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּם חַיִּים עַל־הָאֲדָמָֽה
These are the statutes and the ordinances, which ye shall observe to do in the land which the LORD, the God of thy fathers, hath given thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 270,571Open in the laboratory →
לֹא־תִדְרֹשׁ שְׁלֹמָם וְטֹבָתָם כָּל־יָמֶיךָ לְעוֹלָֽם
Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 285,893Open in the laboratory →
Also searched: תש״נ
The Torah holds 425,858 sequences of תש״נ at skips 2–5,000, 1.8% above what chance alone gives (about 418,432); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 1.2 × 10⁻³⁰ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 4:21, reading forward.
The whole Tanakh holds 1,410,279 sequences of תש״נ at skips 2–5,000, 0.2% above what chance alone gives (about 1,408,116); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.03 by chance alone.
וְשֵׁם אָחִיו יוּבָל הוּא הָיָה אֲבִי כָּל־תֹּפֵשׂ כִּנּוֹר וְעוּגָֽב
And his brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 5,148Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁמַע אַבְרָם כִּי נִשְׁבָּה אָחִיו וַיָּרֶק אֶת־חֲנִיכָיו יְלִידֵי בֵיתוֹ שְׁמֹנָה עָשָׂר וּשְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת וַיִּרְדֹּף עַד־דָּֽן
And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 16,806Open in the laboratory →
וְעַתָּה שָׂא־נָא כֵלֶיךָ תֶּלְיְךָ וְקַשְׁתֶּךָ וְצֵא הַשָּׂדֶה וְצוּדָה לִּי צידה
Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me venison;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 36,336Open in the laboratory →
כִּי לוּלֵא הִתְמַהְמָהְנוּ כִּֽי־עַתָּה שַׁבְנוּ זֶה פַעֲמָֽיִם
For except we had lingered, surely we had now returned a second time.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 65,552Open in the laboratory →
כֹּֽה־תֹאמְרוּ לְיוֹסֵף אָנָּא שָׂא נָא פֶּשַׁע אַחֶיךָ וְחַטָּאתָם כִּי־רָעָה גְמָלוּךָ וְעַתָּה שָׂא נָא לְפֶשַׁע עַבְדֵי אֱלֹהֵי אָבִיךָ וַיֵּבְךְּ יוֹסֵף בְּדַבְּרָם אֵלָֽיו
So shall ye say unto Joseph: Forgive, I pray thee now, the transgression of thy brethren, and their sin, for that they did unto thee evil. And now, we pray thee, forgive the transgression of the servants of the God of thy father.’ And Joseph wept when they spoke unto him.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 77,574Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 13,624 sequences of תשמ״ט at skips 2–5,000, 2.4% above what chance alone gives (about 13,301); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0026 by chance alone.
- Genesis 516
- Exodus 1,263
- Leviticus 1,104
- Numbers 1,054
- Deuteronomy 646
- Joshua 323
- Judges 325
- Samuel 597
- Kings 962
- Isaiah 609
- Jeremiah 754
- Ezekiel 990
- The Twelve 619
- Psalms 923
- Proverbs 487
- Job 411
- Song of Songs 70
- Ruth 102
- Lamentations 81
- Ecclesiastes 205
- Esther 236
- Daniel 206
- Ezra–Nehemiah 395
- Chronicles 746
Outside the Torah
וְלָקַחְתָּ מִשָּׁם מְעַט בְּמִסְפָּר וְצַרְתָּ אוֹתָם בִּכְנָפֶֽיךָ
Thou shalt also take thereof a few by number, and bind them in thy skirts.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 732,297Open in the laboratory →
וּבְאָמְרִי לָֽרָשָׁע מוֹת תָּמוּת וְשָׁב מֵֽחַטָּאתוֹ וְעָשָׂה מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָֽה
Again, when I say unto the wicked: Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 774,971Open in the laboratory →
מִי זֹאת עֹלָה מִן־הַמִּדְבָּר כְּתִֽימֲרוֹת עָשָׁן מְקֻטֶּרֶת מוֹר וּלְבוֹנָה מִכֹּל אַבְקַת רוֹכֵֽל
Who is this that cometh up out of the wilderness Like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all powders of the merchant?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 997,481Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תשמ״ט — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5749 (autumn 1988 to autumn 1989), in which 1989 begins. Searched as תשמט, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 749.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Deuteronomy 15:3. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is 1989 in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 4,559 sequences of תשמ״ט at skips 2–5,000, 4.5% above what chance alone gives (about 4,361); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0015 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for 1989 in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Genesis 30:38 — the shortest of 4,559 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 4,361.
How is 1989 spelled in Hebrew?
1989 is spelled תשמ״ט — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 749.
Is 1989 in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 13,624 sequences of תשמ״ט at skips 2–5,000, 2.4% above what chance alone gives (about 13,301); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0026 by chance alone.
Search it yourself
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