5685 תרפ״ה
5685 (תרפ״ה) is the Hebrew year that runs from autumn 1924 to autumn 1925. 5685 appears 14,606 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 15,097 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 14,606
- Chance alone
- 15,097
- P (≥ found)
- 1.00
- Shortest skip
- 3
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
14,606 sequences of תרפ״ה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 15,097 that chance alone would produce.
The shortest skip at which תרפ״ה appears in the Torah is 3 — the first at Genesis 6:11, reading forward.
At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), תרפ״ה is found 163,465 times; chance alone would give about 157,304.
- Genesis 2,967
- Exodus 3,713
- Leviticus 2,651
- Numbers 2,981
- Deuteronomy 2,294
The shortest skips
וַתִּשָּׁחֵת הָאָרֶץ לִפְנֵי הָֽאֱלֹהִים וַתִּמָּלֵא הָאָרֶץ חָמָֽס
And the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 7,315Open in the laboratory →
וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתֹּאמֶר אָסַף אֱלֹהִים אֶת־חֶרְפָּתִֽי
And she conceived, and bore a son, and said: ‘God hath taken away my reproach.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 42,491Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ יְהוָה כֵּן וַיָּבֹא עָרֹב כָּבֵד בֵּיתָה פַרְעֹה וּבֵית עֲבָדָיו וּבְכָל־אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם תִּשָּׁחֵת הָאָרֶץ מִפְּנֵי הֶעָרֹֽב
And the LORD did so; and there came grievous swarms of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’houses; and in all the land of Egypt the land was ruined by reason of the swarms of flies.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 89,136Open in the laboratory →
כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לִבְנֵי עֵשָׂו הַיֹּשְׁבִים בְּשֵׂעִיר אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁמִיד אֶת־הַחֹרִי מִפְּנֵיהֶם וַיִּֽירָשֻׁם וַיֵּשְׁבוּ תַחְתָּם עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה
as He did for the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 253,654Open in the laboratory →
הַמַּסֹּת הַגְּדֹלֹת אֲשֶׁר־רָאוּ עֵינֶיךָ וְהָאֹתֹת וְהַמֹּֽפְתִים וְהַיָּד הַחֲזָקָה וְהַזְּרֹעַ הַנְּטוּיָה אֲשֶׁר הוֹצִֽאֲךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ כֵּֽן־יַעֲשֶׂה יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְכָל־הָעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה יָרֵא מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם
the great trials which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, whereby the LORD thy God brought thee out; so shall the LORD thy God do unto all the peoples of whom thou art afraid.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 263,796Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, תרפ״ה appears 45,689 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 46,456, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 2,967
- Exodus 3,713
- Leviticus 2,651
- Numbers 2,981
- Deuteronomy 2,488
- Joshua 1,650
- Judges 1,271
- Samuel 2,378
- Kings 3,254
- Isaiah 2,529
- Jeremiah 2,973
- Ezekiel 3,842
- The Twelve 2,214
- Psalms 2,579
- Proverbs 1,278
- Job 1,046
- Song of Songs 196
- Ruth 230
- Lamentations 171
- Ecclesiastes 348
- Esther 478
- Daniel 637
- Ezra–Nehemiah 975
- Chronicles 2,840
Outside the Torah
וְזֶבַח וְצַלְמֻנָּע בַּקַּרְקֹר וּמַחֲנֵיהֶם עִמָּם כַּחֲמֵשֶׁת עָשָׂר אֶלֶף כֹּל הַנּוֹתָרִים מִכֹּל מַחֲנֵה בְנֵי־קֶדֶם וְהַנֹּפְלִים מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף אִישׁ שֹׁלֵֽף חָֽרֶב
Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the host of the children of the east; for there fell a hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 358,306Open in the laboratory →
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֶל־יוֹאָב הִנֵּה שָׁלַחְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ לֵאמֹר בֹּא הֵנָּה וְאֶשְׁלְחָה אֹתְךָ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ לֵאמֹר לָמָּה בָּאתִי מִגְּשׁוּר טוֹב לִי עֹד אֲנִי־שָׁם וְעַתָּה אֶרְאֶה פְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאִם־יֶשׁ־בִּי עָוֺן וֶהֱמִתָֽנִי
And Absalom answered Joab: ‘Behold, I sent unto thee, saying: Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say: Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it were better for me to be there still; now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be iniquity in me, let him kill me.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 457,678Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־הָרִמֹּנִים אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת לִשְׁתֵּי הַשְּׂבָכוֹת שְׁנֵֽי־טוּרִים רִמֹּנִים לַשְּׂבָכָה הָֽאֶחָת לְכַסּוֹת אֶת־שְׁתֵּי גֻּלֹּת הַכֹּֽתָרֹת אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי הָעַמּוּדִֽים
and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 492,514Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תרפ״ה — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5685, from autumn 1924 to autumn 1925. Searched as תרפה, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 685.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is 5685 in the Torah codes?
14,606 sequences of תרפ״ה at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 15,097 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for 5685 in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Genesis 6:11 — the shortest of 14,606 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 15,097.
What is the gematria of 5685 in Hebrew?
5685 is spelled תרפ״ה — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 685.
How many times is 5685 found in the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, תרפ״ה appears 45,689 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 46,456, so the count is in line with chance.
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