1996 תשנ״ו–תשנ״ז
1996 spans two Hebrew years: 5756 (תשנ״ו) until Rosh Hashanah and 5757 (תשנ״ז) after it. In the Torah codes, 1996 is found 41,883 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Leviticus 4:2) — about what chance alone gives (about 41,560).
- Found in the Torah
- 41,883
- Chance alone
- 41,560
- P (≥ found)
- 0.06
- 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 41,883 sequences of תשנ״ו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 41,560).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Leviticus 4:2, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 451,670 sequences of תשנ״ו, against about 433,044 from chance alone.
- Genesis 9,401
- Exodus 9,962
- Leviticus 6,760
- Numbers 9,655
- Deuteronomy 6,105
The shortest skips
דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר נֶפֶשׁ כִּֽי־תֶחֱטָא בִשְׁגָגָה מִכֹּל מִצְוֺת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא תֵעָשֶׂינָה וְעָשָׂה מֵאַחַת מֵהֵֽנָּה
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying: If any one shall sin through error, in any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, and shall do any one of them:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 144,353Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם כָּל־עֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל יִשְׁגּוּ וְנֶעְלַם דָּבָר מֵעֵינֵי הַקָּהָל וְעָשׂוּ אַחַת מִכָּל־מִצְוֺת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־תֵעָשֶׂינָה וְאָשֵֽׁמוּ
And if the whole congregation of Israel shall err, the thing being hid from the eyes of the assembly, and do any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, and are guilty:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 145,019Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־נֶפֶשׁ אַחַת תֶּחֱטָא בִשְׁגָגָה מֵעַם הָאָרֶץ בַּעֲשֹׂתָהּ אַחַת מִמִּצְוֺת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־תֵעָשֶׂינָה וְאָשֵֽׁם
And if any one of the common people sin through error, in doing any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, and be guilty:
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 145,773Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־נֶפֶשׁ כִּי תֶֽחֱטָא וְעָֽשְׂתָה אַחַת מִכָּל־מִצְוֺת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא תֵעָשֶׂינָה וְלֹֽא־יָדַע וְאָשֵׁם וְנָשָׂא עֲוֺנֽוֹ
And if any one sin, and do any of the things which the LORD hath commanded not to be done, though he know it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 147,329Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה כִּדְבַר מֹשֶׁה וַיָּמֻתוּ הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִים מִן־הַבָּתִּים מִן־הַחֲצֵרֹת וּמִן־הַשָּׂדֹֽת
And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the courts, and out of the fields.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 88,467Open in the laboratory →
Also searched: תשנ״ז
The Torah holds 3,077 sequences of תשנ״ז at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 2,992).
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 43:10, reading forward.
At skips 2–5,000, תשנ״ז appears 10,694 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 10,681, so the count is in line with chance.
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 →
וְֽאֶת־הָאַבְנֵט שֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָר וּתְכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי מַעֲשֵׂה רֹקֵם כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
and the girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, the work of the weaver in colours; as the LORD commanded Moses.
skip 7, width 7 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 139,285Open in the laboratory →
וּמֵאֵת עֲדַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יִקַּח שְׁנֵֽי־שְׂעִירֵי עִזִּים לְחַטָּאת וְאַיִל אֶחָד לְעֹלָֽה
And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two he-goats for a sin-offering, and one ram for a burnt-offering.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 166,224Open in the laboratory →
וְהֵנִיף אוֹתָם הַכֹּהֵן תְּנוּפָה לִפְנֵי יְהוָה קֹדֶשׁ הוּא לַכֹּהֵן עַל חֲזֵה הַתְּנוּפָה וְעַל שׁוֹק הַתְּרוּמָה וְאַחַר יִשְׁתֶּה הַנָּזִיר יָֽיִן
And the priest shall wave them for a wave-offering before the LORD; this is holy for the priest, together with the breast of waving and the thigh of heaving; and after that the Nazirite may drink wine.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 198,059Open in the laboratory →
וַֽיְרַקְּעוּ אֶת־פַּחֵי הַזָּהָב וְקִצֵּץ פְּתִילִם לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּתוֹךְ הַתְּכֵלֶת וּבְתוֹךְ הָֽאַרְגָּמָן וּבְתוֹךְ תּוֹלַעַת הַשָּׁנִי וּבְתוֹךְ הַשֵּׁשׁ מַעֲשֵׂה חֹשֵֽׁב
And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into threads, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, the work of the skilful workman.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 137,973Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, תשנ״ו appears 150,993 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 152,138, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 9,401
- Exodus 9,962
- Leviticus 6,760
- Numbers 9,655
- Deuteronomy 6,622
- Joshua 5,314
- Judges 5,120
- Samuel 11,557
- Kings 11,024
- Isaiah 7,193
- Jeremiah 9,252
- Ezekiel 10,545
- The Twelve 5,653
- Psalms 8,989
- Proverbs 3,622
- Job 4,000
- Song of Songs 767
- Ruth 979
- Lamentations 658
- Ecclesiastes 1,343
- Esther 1,714
- Daniel 2,756
- Ezra–Nehemiah 5,924
- Chronicles 12,183
Outside the Torah
וַיְהִי גְּבוּלָם יִזְרְעֶאלָה וְהַכְּסוּלֹת וְשׁוּנֵֽם
And their border was Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 334,157Open in the laboratory →
מְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַמִּלְחָמָה וְנִחַת קֶֽשֶׁת־נְחוּשָׁה זְרֹעֹתָֽי
Who traineth my hands for war, So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 473,227Open in the laboratory →
וְלֹא תִשְׁעֶינָה עֵינֵי רֹאִים וְאָזְנֵי שֹׁמְעִים תִּקְשַֽׁבְנָה
And the eyes of them that see shall not be closed, And the ears of them that hear shall attend.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 605,906Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תשנ״ו — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5756 (autumn 1995 to autumn 1996), in which 1996 begins. Searched as תשנו, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 756.
As a plain word it stands 1 time in the Tanakh, first at Nehemiah 13:21. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is 1996 in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 41,883 sequences of תשנ״ו at skips 2–5,000 — about what chance alone gives (about 41,560).
What is the shortest skip for 1996 in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Leviticus 4:2 — the shortest of 41,883 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 41,560.
How is 1996 spelled in Hebrew?
1996 is spelled תשנ״ו — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 756.
Is 1996 in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, תשנ״ו appears 150,993 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 152,138, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 41,560 here) beside the count.