2018 תשע״ח–תשע״ט
2018 spans two Hebrew years: 5778 (תשע״ח) until Rosh Hashanah and 5779 (תשע״ט) after it. In the Torah codes, 2018 is found 8,315 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 3 (Exodus 39:8) — 6.7% above the 7,793 chance alone would give (probability of 8,315 or more by chance alone: 2.5 × 10⁻⁹).
- Found in the Torah
- 8,315
- Chance alone
- 7,793
- P (≥ found)
- 2.5 × 10⁻⁹
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 8,315 sequences of תשע״ח at skips 2–5,000, 6.7% above what chance alone gives (about 7,793); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.5 × 10⁻⁹ by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Exodus 39:8, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 85,591 sequences of תשע״ח, against about 81,202 from chance alone.
- Genesis 1,464
- Exodus 2,662
- Leviticus 1,285
- Numbers 1,902
- Deuteronomy 1,002
The shortest skips
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 →
Also searched: תשע״ט
The Torah holds 2,110 sequences of תשע״ט at skips 2–5,000, 7.9% above what chance alone gives (about 1,956); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00029 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Leviticus 26:18, reading forward.
The whole Tanakh holds 6,202 sequences of תשע״ט at skips 2–5,000, 2.9% above what chance alone gives (about 6,025); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.01 by chance alone.
וְאִם־עַד־אֵלֶּה לֹא תִשְׁמְעוּ לִי וְיָסַפְתִּי לְיַסְּרָה אֶתְכֶם שֶׁבַע עַל־חַטֹּאתֵיכֶֽם
And if ye will not yet for these things hearken unto Me, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sins.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 183,187Open in the laboratory →
וַיִּצֹק לוֹ אַרְבַּע טַבְּעֹת זָהָב עַל אַרְבַּע פַּעֲמֹתָיו וּשְׁתֵּי טַבָּעֹת עַל־צַלְעוֹ הָֽאֶחָת וּשְׁתֵּי טַבָּעוֹת עַל־צַלְעוֹ הַשֵּׁנִֽית
And he cast for it four rings of gold, in the four feet thereof: even two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 134,919Open in the laboratory →
וּשְׁתֵּי תֹרִים אוֹ שְׁנֵי בְּנֵי יוֹנָה אֲשֶׁר תַּשִּׂיג יָדוֹ וְהָיָה אֶחָד חַטָּאת וְהָאֶחָד עֹלָֽה
and two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, such as his means suffice for; and the one shall be a sin-offering, and the other a burnt-offering.
skip 22, width 22 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 162,515Open in the laboratory →
וְלָֽקְחוּ מִן־הַדָּם וְנָֽתְנוּ עַל־שְׁתֵּי הַמְּזוּזֹת וְעַל־הַמַּשְׁקוֹף עַל הַבָּתִּים אֲשֶׁר־יֹאכְלוּ אֹתוֹ בָּהֶֽם
And they shall take of the blood, and put it on the two side-posts and on the lintel, upon the houses wherein they shall eat it.
skip 22, width 22 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 94,308Open in the laboratory →
וַיְצַו אֶת־אֲשֶׁר עַל־בֵּיתוֹ לֵאמֹר מַלֵּא אֶת־אַמְתְּחֹת הָֽאֲנָשִׁים אֹכֶל כַּאֲשֶׁר יוּכְלוּן שְׂאֵת וְשִׂים כֶּֽסֶף־אִישׁ בְּפִי אַמְתַּחְתּֽוֹ
And he commanded the steward of his house, saying: ‘Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.
skip 24, width 24 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column; the 21 columns around it are shown. letter 67,045Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 26,918 sequences of תשע״ח at skips 2–5,000, 2.2% above what chance alone gives (about 26,350); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00025 by chance alone.
- Genesis 1,464
- Exodus 2,662
- Leviticus 1,285
- Numbers 1,902
- Deuteronomy 1,076
- Joshua 866
- Judges 776
- Samuel 1,629
- Kings 2,248
- Isaiah 1,211
- Jeremiah 1,223
- Ezekiel 1,771
- The Twelve 913
- Psalms 1,689
- Proverbs 900
- Job 918
- Song of Songs 180
- Ruth 191
- Lamentations 170
- Ecclesiastes 320
- Esther 312
- Daniel 342
- Ezra–Nehemiah 924
- Chronicles 1,946
Outside the Torah
לֹא־יִשָּׁמַע עוֹד חָמָס בְּאַרְצֵךְ שֹׁד וָשֶׁבֶר בִּגְבוּלָיִךְ וְקָרָאת יְשׁוּעָה חוֹמֹתַיִךְ וּשְׁעָרַיִךְ תְּהִלָּֽה
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, Desolation nor destruction within thy borders; But thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, And thy gates Praise.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 636,454Open in the laboratory →
חֲבֹל יָשִׁיב רָשָׁע גְּזֵלָה יְשַׁלֵּם בְּחֻקּוֹת הַֽחַיִּים הָלַךְ לְבִלְתִּי עֲשׂוֹת עָוֶל חָיוֹ יִֽחְיֶה לֹא יָמֽוּת
if the wicked restore the pledge, give back that which he had taken by robbery, walk in the statutes of life, committing no iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 775,028Open in the laboratory →
חַטָּאתִי אוֹדִיעֲךָ וַעֲוֺנִי לֹֽא־כִסִּיתִי אָמַרְתִּי אוֹדֶה עֲלֵי פְשָׁעַי לַיהוָה וְאַתָּה נָשָׂאתָ עֲוֺן חַטָּאתִי סֶֽלָה
I acknowledged my sin unto Thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid; I said: 'I will make confession concerning my transgressions unto the LORD' — And Thou, Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 873,099Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תשע״ח — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5778 (autumn 2017 to autumn 2018), in which 2018 begins. Searched as תשעח, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 778.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is 2018 in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 8,315 sequences of תשע״ח at skips 2–5,000, 6.7% above what chance alone gives (about 7,793); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 2.5 × 10⁻⁹ by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for 2018 in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Exodus 39:8 — the shortest of 8,315 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 7,793.
How is 2018 spelled in Hebrew?
2018 is spelled תשע״ח — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 778.
Is 2018 in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 26,918 sequences of תשע״ח at skips 2–5,000, 2.2% above what chance alone gives (about 26,350); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00025 by chance alone.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 7,793 here) beside the count.