2016 תשע״ו–תשע״ז
2016 spans two Hebrew years: 5776 (תשע״ו) until Rosh Hashanah and 5777 (תשע״ז) after it. 2016 appears 33,346 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 33,098 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 33,346
- Chance alone
- 33,098
- P (≥ found)
- 0.09
- Shortest skip
- 2
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, תשע״ו appears 33,346 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 33,098, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Genesis 36:10, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 362,495 sequences of תשע״ו, against about 344,878 from chance alone.
- Genesis 6,910
- Exodus 9,399
- Leviticus 5,237
- Numbers 6,701
- Deuteronomy 5,099
The shortest skips
אֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵֽי־עֵשָׂו אֱלִיפַז בֶּן־עָדָה אֵשֶׁת עֵשָׂו רְעוּאֵל בֶּן־בָּשְׂמַת אֵשֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו
These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Basemath the wife of Esau.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 52,646Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵלֶּה בְּנֵי רְעוּאֵל נַחַת וָזֶרַח שַׁמָּה וּמִזָּה אֵלֶּה הָיוּ בְּנֵי בָשְׂמַת אֵשֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו
And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath Esau’s wife.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 52,780Open in the laboratory →
וְאֵלֶּה בְּנֵי רְעוּאֵל בֶּן־עֵשָׂו אַלּוּף נַחַת אַלּוּף זֶרַח אַלּוּף שַׁמָּה אַלּוּף מִזָּה אֵלֶּה אַלּוּפֵי רְעוּאֵל בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי בָשְׂמַת אֵשֶׁת עֵשָֽׂו
And these are the sons of Reuel Esau’s son: the chief of Nahath, the chief of Zerah, the chief of Shammah, the chief of Mizzah. These are the chiefs that came of Reuel in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Basemath Esau’s wife.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 53,036Open in the laboratory →
וַעֲשֵׂה לָהֶם מִכְנְסֵי־בָד לְכַסּוֹת בְּשַׂר עֶרְוָה מִמָּתְנַיִם וְעַד־יְרֵכַיִם יִהְיֽוּ
And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 120,463Open in the laboratory →
וְאָכַלְתָּ וְשָׂבָעְתָּ וּבֵֽרַכְתָּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ עַל־הָאָרֶץ הַטֹּבָה אֲשֶׁר נָֽתַן־לָֽךְ
And thou shalt eat and be satisfied, and bless the LORD thy God for the good land which He hath given thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 264,739Open in the laboratory →
Also searched: תשע״ז
The Torah holds 2,526 sequences of תשע״ז at skips 2–5,000, 6.0% above what chance alone gives (about 2,383); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0019 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 22:9, reading backward.
The whole Tanakh holds 8,939 sequences of תשע״ז at skips 2–5,000, 2.9% above what chance alone gives (about 8,688); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.0037 by chance alone.
לֹא־תִזְרַע כַּרְמְךָ כִּלְאָיִם פֶּן־תִּקְדַּשׁ הַֽמְלֵאָה הַזֶּרַע אֲשֶׁר תִּזְרָע וּתְבוּאַת הַכָּֽרֶם
Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with two kinds of seed; lest the fulness of the seed which thou hast sown be forfeited together with the increase of the vineyard.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 284,497Open in the laboratory →
עִשָּׂרוֹן עִשָּׂרוֹן לַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד לְשִׁבְעַת הַכְּבָשִֽׂים
a several tenth part for every lamb of the seven lambs;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 236,565Open in the laboratory →
עִשָּׂרוֹן עִשָּׂרוֹן לַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד לְשִׁבְעַת הַכְּבָשִֽׂים
a several tenth part for every lamb of the seven lambs;
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 237,110Open in the laboratory →
וְעָשִׂיתָ סִּֽירֹתָיו לְדַשְּׁנוֹ וְיָעָיו וּמִזְרְקֹתָיו וּמִזְלְגֹתָיו וּמַחְתֹּתָיו לְכָל־כֵּלָיו תַּעֲשֶׂה נְחֹֽשֶׁת
And thou shalt make its pots to take away its ashes, and its shovels, and its basins, and its flesh-hooks, and its fire-pans; all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 117,311Open in the laboratory →
וְזֶה אֲשֶׁר תַּֽעֲשֶׂה אֹתָהּ שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת אַמָּה אֹרֶךְ הַתֵּבָה חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה רָחְבָּהּ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אַמָּה קוֹמָתָֽהּ
And this is how thou shalt make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 7,520Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, תשע״ו appears 122,856 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 123,745, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 6,910
- Exodus 9,399
- Leviticus 5,237
- Numbers 6,701
- Deuteronomy 5,518
- Joshua 4,247
- Judges 4,137
- Samuel 9,391
- Kings 10,322
- Isaiah 6,365
- Jeremiah 7,420
- Ezekiel 7,937
- The Twelve 4,937
- Psalms 7,091
- Proverbs 3,336
- Job 3,365
- Song of Songs 619
- Ruth 718
- Lamentations 559
- Ecclesiastes 1,145
- Esther 1,284
- Daniel 1,681
- Ezra–Nehemiah 4,072
- Chronicles 10,465
Outside the Torah
אֵל אֱלֹהִים יְהוָה אֵל אֱלֹהִים יְהוָה הוּא יֹדֵעַ וְיִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא יֵדָע אִם־בְּמֶרֶד וְאִם־בְּמַעַל בַּֽיהוָה אַל־תּוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
’God, God, the LORD, God, God, the LORD, He knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in treachery against the LORD—save Thou us not this day—
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 340,063Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּבֹא הָעָם אֶל־הַיַּעַר וְהִנֵּה הֵלֶךְ דְּבָשׁ וְאֵין־מַשִּׂיג יָדוֹ אֶל־פִּיו כִּֽי־יָרֵא הָעָם אֶת־הַשְּׁבֻעָֽה
And when the people were come unto the forest, behold a flow of honey; but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 404,090Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֵלָיו יֹשְׁבֵי יָבֵישׁ גִּלְעָד אֵת אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים לְשָׁאֽוּל
And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 434,811Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תשע״ו — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5776 (autumn 2015 to autumn 2016), in which 2016 begins. Searched as תשעו, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 776.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Does 2016 appear in the Torah codes?
At skips 2–5,000, תשע״ו appears 33,346 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 33,098, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for 2016 in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Genesis 36:10 — the shortest of 33,346 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 33,098.
How is 2016 spelled in Hebrew?
2016 is spelled תשע״ו — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 776.
Is 2016 in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, תשע״ו appears 122,856 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 123,745, 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 33,098 here) beside the count.