2008 תשס״ח–תשס״ט
2008 spans two Hebrew years: 5768 (תשס״ח) until Rosh Hashanah and 5769 (תשס״ט) after it. 2008 appears 1,383 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 8.9% more than chance alone would give (about 1,270; probability 0.00089).
- Found in the Torah
- 1,383
- Chance alone
- 1,270
- P (≥ found)
- 0.00089
- Shortest skip
- 9
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, תשס״ח appears 1,383 times in the Torah — 8.9% more than the 1,270 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,383 or more by chance alone is 0.00089.
The shortest skip at which תשס״ח appears in the Torah is 9 — the first at Leviticus 23:17, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), תשס״ח is found 14,678 times; chance alone would give about 13,230.
- Genesis 221
- Exodus 415
- Leviticus 183
- Numbers 402
- Deuteronomy 162
The shortest skips
מִמּוֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם תָּבִיאּוּ לֶחֶם תְּנוּפָה שְׁתַּיִם שְׁנֵי עֶשְׂרֹנִים סֹלֶת תִּהְיֶינָה חָמֵץ תֵּאָפֶינָה בִּכּוּרִים לַֽיהוָֽה
Ye shall bring out of your dwellings two wave-loaves of two tenth parts of an ephah; they shall be of fine flour, they shall be baked with leaven, for first-fruits unto the LORD.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 176,989Open in the laboratory →
שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תֹּאכַל מַצּוֹת וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי עֲצֶרֶת לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לֹא תַעֲשֶׂה מְלָאכָֽה
Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread; and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God; thou shalt do no work therein.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 276,997Open in the laboratory →
וְהָֽעַוִּים הַיֹּשְׁבִים בַּחֲצֵרִים עַד־עַזָּה כַּפְתֹּרִים הַיֹּצְאִים מִכַּפְתּוֹר הִשְׁמִידֻם וַיֵּשְׁבוּ תַחְתָּֽם
and the Avvim, that dwelt in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, that came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.—
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 253,727Open in the laboratory →
אֶת־כַּסְפְּךָ לֹֽא־תִתֵּן לוֹ בְּנֶשֶׁךְ וּבְמַרְבִּית לֹא־תִתֵּן אָכְלֶֽךָ
Thou shalt not give him thy money upon interest, nor give him thy victuals for increase.
skip 12, width 12 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 181,415Open in the laboratory →
כִּֽי־יֵשְׁבוּ אַחִים יַחְדָּו וּמֵת אַחַד מֵהֶם וּבֵן אֵֽין־לוֹ לֹֽא־תִהְיֶה אֵֽשֶׁת־הַמֵּת הַחוּצָה לְאִישׁ זָר יְבָמָהּ יָבֹא עָלֶיהָ וּלְקָחָהּ לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה וְיִבְּמָֽהּ
If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not be married abroad unto one not of his kin; her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of a husband’s brother unto her.
skip 13, width 13 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 288,218Open in the laboratory →
Also searched: תשס״ט
At skips 2–5,000, תשס״ט appears 353 times in the Torah — 11% more than the 319 chance alone would give; the probability of 353 or more by chance alone is 0.03.
The shortest skip at which תשס״ט appears in the Torah is 18 — the first at Genesis 41:51, reading backward.
At skips 2–5,000, תשס״ט appears 1,103 times in the whole Tanakh — 7.5% more than the 1,027 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,103 or more by chance alone is 0.0094.
וַיִּקְרָא יוֹסֵף אֶת־שֵׁם הַבְּכוֹר מְנַשֶּׁה כִּֽי־נַשַּׁנִי אֱלֹהִים אֶת־כָּל־עֲמָלִי וְאֵת כָּל־בֵּית אָבִֽי
And Joseph called the name of the first-born Manasseh: ‘for God hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.’
skip 18, width 18 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 62,669Open in the laboratory →
וְאִם־הַחֲרֵשׁ יַחֲרִישׁ לָהּ אִישָׁהּ מִיּוֹם אֶל־יוֹם וְהֵקִים אֶת־כָּל־נְדָרֶיהָ אוֹ אֶת־כָּל־אֱסָרֶיהָ אֲשֶׁר עָלֶיהָ הֵקִים אֹתָם כִּי־הֶחֱרִשׁ לָהּ בְּיוֹם שָׁמְעֽוֹ
But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day, then he causeth all her vows to stand, or all her bonds, which are upon her; he hath let them stand, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them.
skip 76, width 76 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 239,307Open in the laboratory →
אֶת־אֵֽימָתִי אֲשַׁלַּח לְפָנֶיךָ וְהַמֹּתִי אֶת־כָּל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר תָּבֹא בָּהֶם וְנָתַתִּי אֶת־כָּל־אֹיְבֶיךָ אֵלֶיךָ עֹֽרֶף
I will send My terror before thee, and will discomfit all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.
skip 94, width 94 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 112,161Open in the laboratory →
וְנָתַתָּ עַֽל־הַשֻּׁלְחָן לֶחֶם פָּנִים לְפָנַי תָּמִֽיד
And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before Me always.
skip 99, width 99 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 114,691Open in the laboratory →
וּבַיּוֹם הַשֵּׁנִי פָּרִים בְּנֵי־בָקָר שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר אֵילִם שְׁנָיִם כְּבָשִׂים בְּנֵי־שָׁנָה אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר תְּמִימִֽם
And on the second day ye shall present twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen he-lambs of the first year without blemish;
skip 107, width 107 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 237,516Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, תשס״ח appears 4,770 times in the whole Tanakh — 6.2% more than the 4,490 chance alone would give; the probability of 4,770 or more by chance alone is 1.8 × 10⁻⁵.
- Genesis 221
- Exodus 415
- Leviticus 183
- Numbers 402
- Deuteronomy 173
- Joshua 93
- Judges 130
- Samuel 217
- Kings 416
- Isaiah 273
- Jeremiah 211
- Ezekiel 325
- The Twelve 170
- Psalms 410
- Proverbs 244
- Job 152
- Song of Songs 27
- Ruth 39
- Lamentations 19
- Ecclesiastes 63
- Esther 90
- Daniel 79
- Ezra–Nehemiah 133
- Chronicles 285
Outside the Torah
וְכִֽי־תַגִּשׁוּן עִוֵּר לִזְבֹּחַ אֵין רָע וְכִי תַגִּישׁוּ פִּסֵּחַ וְחֹלֶה אֵין רָע הַקְרִיבֵהוּ נָא לְפֶחָתֶךָ הֲיִּרְצְךָ אוֹ הֲיִשָּׂא פָנֶיךָ אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאֽוֹת
And when ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it no evil! And when ye offer the lame and sick, is it no evil! Present it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee? Or will he accept thy person? Saith the LORD of hosts.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 855,634Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתָּה תִּשְׁמַע הַשָּׁמַיִם וְסָלַחְתָּ לְחַטַּאת עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַהֲשֵֽׁבֹתָם אֶל־הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר נָתַתָּ לַאֲבוֹתָֽם
then hear Thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of Thy people Israel, and bring them back unto the land which Thou gavest unto their fathers.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 495,138Open in the laboratory →
וְאַתָּה תִּשְׁמַע הַשָּׁמַיִם וְסָלַחְתָּ לְחַטַּאת עֲבָדֶיךָ וְעַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי תוֹרֵם אֶת־הַדֶּרֶךְ הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר יֵֽלְכוּ־בָהּ וְנָתַתָּה מָטָר עַל־אַרְצְךָ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַתָּה לְעַמְּךָ לְנַחֲלָֽה
then hear Thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of Thy servants, and of Thy people Israel, when Thou teachest them the good way wherein they should walk; and send rain upon Thy land, which Thou hast given to Thy people for an inheritance.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 495,268Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תשס״ח — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5768 (autumn 2007 to autumn 2008), in which 2008 begins. Searched as תשסח, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 768.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is 2008 in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, תשס״ח appears 1,383 times in the Torah — 8.9% more than the 1,270 chance alone would give; the probability of 1,383 or more by chance alone is 0.00089.
What is the shortest skip for 2008 in the Torah?
Skip 9, reading forward from Leviticus 23:17 — the shortest of 1,383 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 1,270.
What is the gematria of 2008 in Hebrew?
2008 is spelled תשס״ח — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 768.
How many times is 2008 found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, תשס״ח appears 4,770 times in the whole Tanakh — 6.2% more than the 4,490 chance alone would give; the probability of 4,770 or more by chance alone is 1.8 × 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 1,270 here) beside the count.