5661 תרס״א
5661 (תרס״א) is the Hebrew year that runs from autumn 1900 to autumn 1901. 5661 appears 61,272 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah across every skip (2–101,616), 5.9% more than chance alone would give (about 57,880; probability 1.3 × 10⁻⁴⁴).
- Found in the Torah · every skip
- 61,272
- Chance alone · every skip
- 57,880
- P (≥ found) · every skip
- 1.3 × 10⁻⁴⁴
- Shortest skip
- 2
- Longest skip found
- 101,096
Every skip the Torah allows for a spelling of 4 letters (2–101,616), both directions, final letters folded, the written text.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 5,518 found · chance alone about 5,555 (probability of 5,518 or more by chance alone: 0.69).
In the Torah
Across every skip (2–101,616), תרס״א appears 61,272 times in the Torah — 5.9% more than the 57,880 chance alone would give; the probability of 61,272 or more by chance alone is 1.3 × 10⁻⁴⁴.
The shortest skip at which תרס״א appears in the Torah is 2 — at Deuteronomy 31:26, reading backward.
The longest skip at which תרס״א was found in the Torah is 101,096 — at Genesis 1:16, reading forward; a spelling of 4 letters fits the Torah at skips up to 101,616.
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 14,218
- Exodus 14,708
- Leviticus 9,984
- Numbers 11,064
- Deuteronomy 11,298
Examples across the range
5 of the 61,272 sequences, chosen across the range of skips — the shortest, mid-range skips and the longest found — each with its verse and its matrix.
Under each example, every letter of the sequence is listed with the verse it stands in. A letter falls in its verse by position alone — one letter every so many letters of the text — so the verses are where the letters stand, not part of the sequence's meaning.
Letter by letter
- ת ר ס אDeuteronomy 31:26
לָקֹחַ אֵת סֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה הַזֶּה וְשַׂמְתֶּם אֹתוֹ מִצַּד אֲרוֹן …
’Take this book of the law, and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 300,177 of the TorahOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ת ר ס אDeuteronomy 31:26
Letter by letter
- ת ר ס אGenesis 50:19
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יוֹסֵף אַל־תִּירָאוּ כִּי הֲתַחַת אֱלֹהִים אָֽנִי
And Joseph said unto them: ‘Fear not; for am I in the place of God?
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 77,675 of the TorahOpen at skip 6 in the laboratory →
- ת ר ס אGenesis 50:19
- תExodus 3:1
וּמֹשֶׁה הָיָה רֹעֶה אֶת־צֹאן יִתְרוֹ חֹתְנוֹ כֹּהֵן מִדְיָן …
Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the farthest end of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- רExodus 3:2
… מִתּוֹךְ הַסְּנֶה וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה הַסְּנֶה בֹּעֵר בָּאֵשׁ וְהַסְּנֶה אֵינֶנּוּ אֻכָּֽל
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
- סExodus 3:4
… לִרְאוֹת וַיִּקְרָא אֵלָיו אֱלֹהִים מִתּוֹךְ הַסְּנֶה וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה מֹשֶׁה וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי …
And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said: ‘Moses, Moses.’ And he said: ‘Here am I.’
- אExodus 3:6
וַיֹּאמֶר אָנֹכִי אֱלֹהֵי אָבִיךָ אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם אֱלֹהֵי יִצְחָק וֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב …
Moreover He said: ‘I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
skip 100, width 100 — one row is 100 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 80,332 of the TorahOpen at skip 100 in the laboratory →
- תExodus 3:1
- תLeviticus 1:3
… הַבָּקָר זָכָר תָּמִים יַקְרִיבֶנּוּ אֶל־פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד יַקְרִיב אֹתוֹ לִרְצֹנוֹ …
If his offering be a burnt-offering of the herd, he shall offer it a male without blemish; he shall bring it to the door of the tent of meeting, that he may be accepted before the LORD.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- רLeviticus 2:4
וְכִי תַקְרִב קָרְבַּן מִנְחָה מַאֲפֵה תַנּוּר סֹלֶת …
And when thou bringest a meal-offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers spread with oil.
- סLeviticus 3:8
וְסָמַךְ אֶת־יָדוֹ עַל־רֹאשׁ קָרְבָּנוֹ …
And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and Aaron’s sons shall dash the blood thereof against the altar round about.
- אLeviticus 4:9
וְאֵת שְׁתֵּי הַכְּלָיֹת וְאֶת־הַחֵלֶב אֲשֶׁר עֲלֵיהֶן אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַכְּסָלִים וְאֶת …
and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the lobe above the liver, which he shall take away by kidneys,
skip 1,004, width 1,004 — one row is 1,004 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 141,747 of the TorahOpen at skip 1,004 in the laboratory →
- תLeviticus 1:3
- תGenesis 1:16
… אֱלֹהִים אֶת־שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְאֶת …
And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- רExodus 16:11
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹֽר
And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
- סNumbers 8:12
וְהַלְוִיִּם יִסְמְכוּ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם עַל רֹאשׁ הַפָּרִים …
And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks; and offer thou the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering, unto the LORD, to make atonement for the Levites.
- אDeuteronomy 33:27
מְעֹנָה אֱלֹהֵי קֶדֶם וּמִתַּחַת זְרֹעֹת עוֹלָם וַיְגָרֶשׁ מִפָּנֶיךָ אוֹיֵב וַיֹּאמֶר הַשְׁמֵֽד
The eternal God is a dwelling-place, And underneath are the everlasting arms; And He thrust out the enemy from before thee, And said: ‘Destroy.’
skip 101,096, width 101,096 — one row is 101,096 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 744 of the TorahOpen at skip 101,096 in the laboratory →
- תGenesis 1:16
Across the Tanakh
Across every skip (2–399,013), תרס״א appears 726,418 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 731,114, so the count is in line with chance.
At the laboratory's default range, skips 2–5,000: 18,027 found · chance alone about 18,205 (probability of 18,027 or more by chance alone: 0.91).
By book (where the first letter stands) · every skip
- Genesis 45,813
- Exodus 46,713
- Leviticus 31,765
- Numbers 37,252
- Deuteronomy 37,494
- Joshua 21,968
- Judges 22,392
- Samuel 51,741
- Kings 59,342
- Isaiah 35,495
- Jeremiah 53,552
- Ezekiel 57,646
- The Twelve 31,404
- Psalms 44,373
- Proverbs 17,652
- Job 18,273
- Song of Songs 3,527
- Ruth 4,438
- Lamentations 3,459
- Ecclesiastes 6,553
- Esther 8,424
- Daniel 12,863
- Ezra–Nehemiah 20,390
- Chronicles 53,889
Outside the Torah
Letter by letter
- ת ר ס א2 Kings 18:4
הוּא הֵסִיר אֶת־הַבָּמוֹת וְשִׁבַּר אֶת־הַמַּצֵּבֹת וְכָרַת …
He removed the high places, and broke the pillars, and cut down the Asherah; and he broke in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made; for unto those days the children of Israel did offer to it; and it was called Nehushtan.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 560,301 of the TanakhOpen at skip 2 in the laboratory →
- ת ר ס א2 Kings 18:4
- תJoshua 24:8
… אִתְּכֶם וָאֶתֵּן אוֹתָם בְּיֶדְכֶם וַתִּֽירְשׁוּ אֶת־אַרְצָם וָאַשְׁמִידֵם מִפְּנֵיכֶֽם
And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, that dwelt beyond the Jordan; and they fought with you; and I gave them into your hand, and ye possessed their land; and I destroyed them from before you.
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- רJoshua 24:10
וְלֹא אָבִיתִי לִשְׁמֹעַ לְבִלְעָם וַיְבָרֶךְ בָּרוֹךְ אֶתְכֶם וָאַצִּל אֶתְכֶם מִיָּדֽוֹ
But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he even blessed you; so I delivered you out of his hand.
- סJoshua 24:11
… וְהַפְּרִזִּי וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַֽחִתִּי וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁי הַֽחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי וָאֶתֵּן אוֹתָם בְּיֶדְכֶֽם
And ye went over the Jordan, and came unto Jericho; and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Girgashite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I delivered them into your hand.
- אJoshua 24:13
… אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יָגַעְתָּ בָּהּ וְעָרִים אֲשֶׁר לֹא־בְנִיתֶם וַתֵּשְׁבוּ בָּהֶם כְּרָמִים …
And I gave you a land whereon thou hadst not laboured, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell therein; of vineyards and olive-yards which ye planted not do ye eat.
skip 101, width 101 — one row is 101 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads down the middle column. letter 342,948 of the TanakhOpen at skip 101 in the laboratory →
- תJoshua 24:8
- ת2 Chronicles 36:8
… יִשְׂרָאֵל וִֽיהוּדָה וַיִּמְלֹךְ יְהוֹיָכִין בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. .
Letter by letter: the other 3 letters
- רEzekiel 47:9
וְהָיָה כָל־נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה אֲֽשֶׁר־יִשְׁרֹץ אֶל כָּל־אֲשֶׁר יָבוֹא שָׁם …
And it shall come to pass, that every living creature wherewith it swarmeth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live; and there shall be a very great multitude of fish; for these waters are come thither, that all things be healed and may live whithersoever the river cometh.
- ס1 Samuel 13:11
… לֹא־בָאתָ לְמוֹעֵד הַיָּמִים וּפְלִשְׁתִּים נֶאֱסָפִים מִכְמָֽשׂ
And Samuel said: ‘What hast thou done?’ And Saul said: ‘Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together against Michmas;
- אGenesis 4:9
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־קַיִן אֵי הֶבֶל אָחִיךָ וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא יָדַעְתִּי הֲשֹׁמֵר אָחִי אָנֹֽכִי
And the LORD said unto Cain: ‘Where is Abel thy brother?’ And he said: ‘I know not; am I my brother’s keeper?’
skip 397,117, width 397,117 — one row is 397,117 letters, so the 21 columns shown are the letters that stand beside the sequence in the text; it reads up the middle column. letter 1,195,972 of the TanakhOpen at skip 397,117 in the laboratory →
- ת2 Chronicles 36:8
The spelling
תרס״א — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5661, from autumn 1900 to autumn 1901. Searched as תרסא, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 661.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is 5661 in the Torah codes?
Across every skip (2–101,616), תרס״א appears 61,272 times in the Torah — 5.9% more than the 57,880 chance alone would give; the probability of 61,272 or more by chance alone is 1.3 × 10⁻⁴⁴.
What is the shortest skip for 5661 in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading backward from Deuteronomy 31:26 — the shortest of 61,272 sequences across every skip (2–101,616), where chance alone would give about 57,880.
What is the gematria of 5661 in Hebrew?
5661 is spelled תרס״א — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 661.
How many times is 5661 found in the whole Tanakh?
Across every skip (2–399,013), תרס״א appears 726,418 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 731,114, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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