2017 תשע״ז–תשע״ח
2017 spans two Hebrew years: 5777 (תשע״ז) until Rosh Hashanah and 5778 (תשע״ח) after it. 2017 appears 2,526 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 6.0% more than chance alone would give (about 2,383; probability 0.0019).
- Found in the Torah
- 2,526
- Chance alone
- 2,383
- P (≥ found)
- 0.0019
- 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״ז appears 2,526 times in the Torah — 6.0% more than the 2,383 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,526 or more by chance alone is 0.0019.
The shortest skip at which תשע״ז appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 22:9, reading backward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), תשע״ז is found 26,032 times; chance alone would give about 24,827.
- Genesis 320
- Exodus 902
- Leviticus 441
- Numbers 518
- Deuteronomy 345
The shortest skips
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 →
Also searched: תשע״ח
At skips 2–5,000, תשע״ח appears 8,315 times in the Torah — 6.7% more than the 7,793 chance alone would give; the probability of 8,315 or more by chance alone is 2.5 × 10⁻⁹.
The shortest skip at which תשע״ח appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Exodus 39:8, reading forward.
At skips 2–5,000, תשע״ח appears 26,918 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.2% more than the 26,350 chance alone would give; the probability of 26,918 or more by chance alone is 0.00025.
וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־הַחֹשֶׁן מַעֲשֵׂה חֹשֵׁב כְּמַעֲשֵׂה אֵפֹד זָהָב תְּכֵלֶת וְאַרְגָּמָן וְתוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי וְשֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָֽר
And he made the breastplate, the work of the skilful workman, like the work of the ephod: of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 138,256Open in the laboratory →
אִם־יָקוּם וְהִתְהַלֵּךְ בַּחוּץ עַל־מִשְׁעַנְתּוֹ וְנִקָּה הַמַּכֶּה רַק שִׁבְתּוֹ יִתֵּן וְרַפֹּא יְרַפֵּֽא
if he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit; only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 108,838Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּקַּח אַבְרָם אֶת־שָׂרַי אִשְׁתּוֹ וְאֶת־לוֹט בֶּן־אָחִיו וְאֶת־כָּל־רְכוּשָׁם אֲשֶׁר רָכָשׁוּ וְאֶת־הַנֶּפֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂוּ בְחָרָן וַיֵּצְאוּ לָלֶכֶת אַרְצָה כְּנַעַן וַיָּבֹאוּ אַרְצָה כְּנָֽעַן
And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 14,386Open in the laboratory →
וְלָקַחְתָּ סֹלֶת וְאָפִיתָ אֹתָהּ שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה חַלּוֹת שְׁנֵי עֶשְׂרֹנִים יִהְיֶה הַֽחַלָּה הָאֶחָֽת
And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts of an ephah shall be in one cake.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 178,732Open in the laboratory →
וַיְהִי יְהוָה אֶת־יוֹסֵף וַיֵּט אֵלָיו חָסֶד וַיִּתֵּן חִנּוֹ בְּעֵינֵי שַׂר בֵּית־הַסֹּֽהַר
But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed kindness unto him, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 58,703Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, תשע״ז appears 8,939 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.9% more than the 8,688 chance alone would give; the probability of 8,939 or more by chance alone is 0.0037.
- Genesis 320
- Exodus 902
- Leviticus 441
- Numbers 518
- Deuteronomy 368
- Joshua 278
- Judges 265
- Samuel 401
- Kings 858
- Isaiah 518
- Jeremiah 485
- Ezekiel 506
- The Twelve 335
- Psalms 561
- Proverbs 218
- Job 252
- Song of Songs 53
- Ruth 63
- Lamentations 52
- Ecclesiastes 95
- Esther 95
- Daniel 125
- Ezra–Nehemiah 343
- Chronicles 887
Outside the Torah
וְעַתָּה שִׁמְעִי־זֹאת עֲדִינָה הַיּוֹשֶׁבֶת לָבֶטַח הָאֹֽמְרָה בִּלְבָבָהּ אֲנִי וְאַפְסִי עוֹד לֹא אֵשֵׁב אַלְמָנָה וְלֹא אֵדַע שְׁכֽוֹל
Now therefore hear this, thou that art given to pleasures, That sittest securely, That sayest in thy heart: ‘I am, and there is none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, Neither shall I know the loss of children’;
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 623,628Open in the laboratory →
כָּל־כְּלִי יוּצַר עָלַיִךְ לֹא יִצְלָח וְכָל־לָשׁוֹן תָּֽקוּם־אִתָּךְ לַמִּשְׁפָּט תַּרְשִׁיעִי זֹאת נַחֲלַת עַבְדֵי יְהוָה וְצִדְקָתָם מֵאִתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; And every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their due reward from Me, saith the LORD.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 630,904Open in the laboratory →
צָרַר רוּחַ אוֹתָהּ בִּכְנָפֶיהָ וְיֵבֹשׁוּ מִזִּבְחוֹתָֽם
The wind hath bound her up in her skirts; And they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 804,921Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תשע״ז — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5777 (autumn 2016 to autumn 2017), in which 2017 begins. Searched as תשעז, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 777.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is 2017 in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, תשע״ז appears 2,526 times in the Torah — 6.0% more than the 2,383 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,526 or more by chance alone is 0.0019.
What is the shortest skip for 2017 in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Deuteronomy 22:9 — the shortest of 2,526 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,383.
What is the gematria of 2017 in Hebrew?
2017 is spelled תשע״ז — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 777.
How many times is 2017 found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, תשע״ז appears 8,939 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.9% more than the 8,688 chance alone would give; the probability of 8,939 or more by chance alone is 0.0037.
Search it yourself
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