5688 תרפ״ח
5688 (תרפ״ח) is the Hebrew year that runs from autumn 1927 to autumn 1928. Read at skips 2–5,000, the Torah holds 3,832 sequences of 5688, the shortest at skip 3 (Numbers 20:18); chance alone would give about 3,868.
- Found in the Torah
- 3,832
- Chance alone
- 3,868
- P (≥ found)
- 0.72
- Shortest skip
- 3
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, תרפ״ח appears 3,832 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 3,868, so the count is in line with chance.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 3 — the first at Numbers 20:18, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 42,023 sequences of תרפ״ח, against about 40,309 from chance alone.
- Genesis 854
- Exodus 990
- Leviticus 630
- Numbers 921
- Deuteronomy 437
The shortest skips
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֱדוֹם לֹא תַעֲבֹר בִּי פֶּן־בַּחֶרֶב אֵצֵא לִקְרָאתֶֽךָ
And Edom said unto him: ‘Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.’
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 222,893Open in the laboratory →
וְיִרְכְּסוּ אֶת־הַחֹשֶׁן מטבעתו אֶל־טַבְּעֹת הָאֵפֹד בִּפְתִיל תְּכֵלֶת לִֽהְיוֹת עַל־חֵשֶׁב הָאֵפוֹד וְלֹֽא־יִזַּח הַחֹשֶׁן מֵעַל הָאֵפֽוֹד
And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a thread of blue, that it may be upon the skilfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 119,651Open in the laboratory →
וְהָֽיְתָה־זֹּאת לָכֶם לְחֻקַּת עוֹלָם לְכַפֵּר עַל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכָּל־חַטֹּאתָם אַחַת בַּשָּׁנָה וַיַּעַשׂ כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make atonement for the children of Israel because of all their sins once in the year.’ And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.
skip 9, width 9 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 167,986Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ הַמַּיִם וַיְכַסּוּ אֶת־הָרֶכֶב וְאֶת־הַפָּרָשִׁים לְכֹל חֵיל פַּרְעֹה הַבָּאִים אַחֲרֵיהֶם בַּיָּם לֹֽא־נִשְׁאַר בָּהֶם עַד־אֶחָֽד
And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, even all the host of Pharaoh that went in after them into the sea; there remained not so much as one of them.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 99,664Open in the laboratory →
וְאֶת־הַחֵלֶב וְאֶת־הַכְּלָיֹת וְאֶת־הַיֹּתֶרֶת מִן־הַכָּבֵד מִן־הַחַטָּאת הִקְטִיר הַמִּזְבֵּחָה כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה
But the fat, and the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver of the sin-offering, he made smoke upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses.
skip 10, width 10 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 153,486Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
The whole Tanakh holds 12,984 sequences of תרפ״ח at skips 2–5,000, 3.3% above what chance alone gives (about 12,574); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00014 by chance alone.
- Genesis 854
- Exodus 990
- Leviticus 630
- Numbers 921
- Deuteronomy 477
- Joshua 424
- Judges 383
- Samuel 575
- Kings 811
- Isaiah 803
- Jeremiah 600
- Ezekiel 1,078
- The Twelve 525
- Psalms 984
- Proverbs 729
- Job 531
- Song of Songs 82
- Ruth 99
- Lamentations 60
- Ecclesiastes 85
- Esther 120
- Daniel 227
- Ezra–Nehemiah 253
- Chronicles 743
Outside the Torah
אַחֲרֵי מִי יָצָא מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַחֲרֵי מִי אַתָּה רֹדֵף אַֽחֲרֵי כֶּלֶב מֵת אַחֲרֵי פַּרְעֹשׁ אֶחָֽד
After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 423,856Open in the laboratory →
רָנּוּ שָׁמַיִם כִּֽי־עָשָׂה יְהוָה הָרִיעוּ תַּחְתִּיּוֹת אָרֶץ פִּצְחוּ הָרִים רִנָּה יַעַר וְכָל־עֵץ בּוֹ כִּֽי־גָאַל יְהוָה יַֽעֲקֹב וּבְיִשְׂרָאֵל יִתְפָּאָֽר
Sing, O ye heavens, for the LORD hath done it; Shout, ye lowest parts of the earth; Break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein; For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, And doth glorify Himself in Israel.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 620,988Open in the laboratory →
צַדִּיק כַּתָּמָר יִפְרָח כְּאֶרֶז בַּלְּבָנוֹן יִשְׂגֶּֽה
The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree; He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 908,463Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תרפ״ח — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5688, from autumn 1927 to autumn 1928. Searched as תרפח, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 688.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is 5688 in the Bible code?
At skips 2–5,000, תרפ״ח appears 3,832 times in the Torah; chance alone would give about 3,868, so the count is in line with chance.
What is the shortest skip for 5688 in the Torah?
Skip 3, reading forward from Numbers 20:18 — the shortest of 3,832 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 3,868.
How is 5688 spelled in Hebrew?
5688 is spelled תרפ״ח — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 688.
Is 5688 in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
The whole Tanakh holds 12,984 sequences of תרפ״ח at skips 2–5,000, 3.3% above what chance alone gives (about 12,574); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00014 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 3,868 here) beside the count.