1999 תשנ״ט–תש״ס
1999 spans two Hebrew years: 5759 (תשנ״ט) until Rosh Hashanah and 5760 (תש״ס) after it. 1999 appears 2,600 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 5.9% more than chance alone would give (about 2,455; probability 0.002).
- Found in the Torah
- 2,600
- Chance alone
- 2,455
- P (≥ found)
- 0.002
- Shortest skip
- 4
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, תשנ״ט appears 2,600 times in the Torah — 5.9% more than the 2,455 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,600 or more by chance alone is 0.002.
The shortest skip at which תשנ״ט appears in the Torah is 4 — the first at Genesis 44:26, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), תשנ״ט is found 26,866 times; chance alone would give about 25,586.
- Genesis 331
- Exodus 670
- Leviticus 668
- Numbers 621
- Deuteronomy 310
The shortest skips
וַנֹּאמֶר לֹא נוּכַל לָרֶדֶת אִם־יֵשׁ אָחִינוּ הַקָּטֹן אִתָּנוּ וְיָרַדְנוּ כִּי־לֹא נוּכַל לִרְאוֹת פְּנֵי הָאִישׁ וְאָחִינוּ הַקָּטֹן אֵינֶנּוּ אִתָּֽנוּ
And we said: We cannot go down; if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down; for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 68,305Open in the laboratory →
וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם אֶת־מִשְׁמַרְתִּי לְבִלְתִּי עֲשׂוֹת מֵחֻקּוֹת הַתּֽוֹעֵבֹת אֲשֶׁר נַעֲשׂוּ לִפְנֵיכֶם וְלֹא תִֽטַּמְּאוּ בָּהֶם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם
Therefore shall ye keep My charge, that ye do not any of these abominable customs, which were done before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 170,205Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַתָּה אֶת־שְׁתֵּי עֲבֹתֹת הַזָּהָב עַל־שְׁתֵּי הַטַּבָּעֹת אֶל־קְצוֹת הַחֹֽשֶׁן
And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold on the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 119,421Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר לֵאָה בְּאָשְׁרִי כִּי אִשְּׁרוּנִי בָּנוֹת וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ אָשֵֽׁר
And Leah said: ‘Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy.’ And she called his name Asher.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 41,992Open in the laboratory →
וְהָאֲבָנִים תִּֽהְיֶיןָ עַל־שְׁמֹת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה עַל־שְׁמֹתָם פִּתּוּחֵי חוֹתָם אִישׁ עַל־שְׁמוֹ תִּֽהְיֶיןָ לִשְׁנֵי עָשָׂר שָֽׁבֶט
And the stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 119,301Open in the laboratory →
Also searched: תש״ס
At skips 2–5,000, תש״ס appears 55,757 times in the Torah — 2.7% more than the 54,296 chance alone would give; the probability of 55,757 or more by chance alone is 2.2 × 10⁻¹⁰.
The shortest skip at which תש״ס appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Exodus 27:2, reading forward.
195,378 sequences of תש״ס at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 195,142 that chance alone would produce.
וְעָשִׂיתָ קַרְנֹתָיו עַל אַרְבַּע פִּנֹּתָיו מִמֶּנּוּ תִּהְיֶיןָ קַרְנֹתָיו וְצִפִּיתָ אֹתוֹ נְחֹֽשֶׁת
And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof; the horns thereof shall be of one piece with it; and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 117,302Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה לְחֹבָב בֶּן־רְעוּאֵל הַמִּדְיָנִי חֹתֵן מֹשֶׁה נֹסְעִים אֲנַחְנוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אָמַר יְהוָה אֹתוֹ אֶתֵּן לָכֶם לְכָה אִתָּנוּ וְהֵטַבְנוּ לָךְ כִּֽי־יְהוָה דִּבֶּר־טוֹב עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’father-in-law: ‘We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said: I will give it you; come thou with us, and we will do thee good; for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 206,296Open in the laboratory →
וְהֽוֹצֵאתָ אֶת־הָאִישׁ הַהוּא אוֹ אֶת־הָאִשָּׁה הַהִוא אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֶת־הַדָּבָר הָרָע הַזֶּה אֶל־שְׁעָרֶיךָ אֶת־הָאִישׁ אוֹ אֶת־הָאִשָּׁה וּסְקַלְתָּם בָּאֲבָנִים וָמֵֽתוּ
then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, who have done this evil thing, unto thy gates, even the man or the woman; and thou shalt stone them with stones, that they die.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 278,123Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּסַּע מֹשֶׁה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִיַּם־סוּף וַיֵּצְאוּ אֶל־מִדְבַּר־שׁוּר וַיֵּלְכוּ שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־יָמִים בַּמִּדְבָּר וְלֹא־מָצְאוּ מָֽיִם
And Moses led Israel onward from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 100,777Open in the laboratory →
לֹֽא־תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לֵאלֹֽהֵיהֶם וְלֹא תָֽעָבְדֵם וְלֹא תַעֲשֶׂה כְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶם כִּי הָרֵס תְּהָרְסֵם וְשַׁבֵּר תְּשַׁבֵּר מַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶֽם
Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their doings; but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and break in pieces their pillars.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 112,045Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, תשנ״ט appears 7,761 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.8% more than the 7,407 chance alone would give; the probability of 7,761 or more by chance alone is 2.3 × 10⁻⁵.
- Genesis 331
- Exodus 670
- Leviticus 668
- Numbers 621
- Deuteronomy 324
- Joshua 213
- Judges 190
- Samuel 388
- Kings 435
- Isaiah 320
- Jeremiah 410
- Ezekiel 565
- The Twelve 299
- Psalms 571
- Proverbs 274
- Job 268
- Song of Songs 59
- Ruth 61
- Lamentations 45
- Ecclesiastes 91
- Esther 120
- Daniel 181
- Ezra–Nehemiah 271
- Chronicles 386
Outside the Torah
וַיִּשְׂמַח עֲלֵיהֶם חִזְקִיָּהוּ וַיַּרְאֵם אֶת־בֵּית נכתה אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף וְאֶת־הַזָּהָב וְאֶת־הַבְּשָׂמִים וְאֵת הַשֶּׁמֶן הַטּוֹב וְאֵת כָּל־בֵּית כֵּלָיו וְאֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר נִמְצָא בְּאֹֽצְרֹתָיו לֹֽא־הָיָה דָבָר אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־הֶרְאָם חִזְקִיָּהוּ בְּבֵיתוֹ וּבְכָל־מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ
And Hezekiah was glad of them, and showed them his treasure-house, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious oil, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures; there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah showed them not.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 613,977Open in the laboratory →
כִּי נֹפֶת תִּטֹּפְנָה שִׂפְתֵי זָרָה וְחָלָק מִשֶּׁמֶן חִכָּֽהּ
For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 940,861Open in the laboratory →
נֹפֶת תִּטֹּפְנָה שִׂפְתוֹתַיִךְ כַּלָּה דְּבַשׁ וְחָלָב תַּחַת לְשׁוֹנֵךְ וְרֵיחַ שַׂלְמֹתַיִךְ כְּרֵיחַ לְבָנֽוֹן
Thy lips, O my bride, drop honey— Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 998,225Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תשנ״ט — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5759 (autumn 1998 to autumn 1999), in which 1999 begins. Searched as תשנט, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 759.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does 1999 appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, תשנ״ט appears 2,600 times in the Torah — 5.9% more than the 2,455 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,600 or more by chance alone is 0.002.
What is the shortest skip for 1999 in the Torah?
Skip 4, reading forward from Genesis 44:26 — the shortest of 2,600 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,455.
What is the gematria of 1999 in Hebrew?
1999 is spelled תשנ״ט — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 759.
How many times is 1999 found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, תשנ״ט appears 7,761 times in the whole Tanakh — 4.8% more than the 7,407 chance alone would give; the probability of 7,761 or more by chance alone is 2.3 × 10⁻⁵.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 2,455 here) beside the count.