5697 תרצ״ז
5697 (תרצ״ז) is the Hebrew year that runs from autumn 1936 to autumn 1937. 5697 appears 924 times as a letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, in line with the 975 chance alone would give.
- Found in the Torah
- 924
- Chance alone
- 975
- P (≥ found)
- 0.95
- Shortest skip
- 6
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
924 sequences of תרצ״ז at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 975 that chance alone would produce.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 6 — the first at Deuteronomy 31:6, reading backward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 9,371 sequences of תרצ״ז, against about 10,162 from chance alone.
- Genesis 173
- Exodus 291
- Leviticus 139
- Numbers 128
- Deuteronomy 193
The shortest skips
חִזְקוּ וְאִמְצוּ אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ וְאַל־תַּעַרְצוּ מִפְּנֵיהֶם כִּי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ הוּא הַהֹלֵךְ עִמָּךְ לֹא יַרְפְּךָ וְלֹא יַעַזְבֶֽךָּ
Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them; for the LORD thy God, He it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.’
skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 298,711Open in the laboratory →
וָאֶתְפַּלֵּל אֶל־יְהוָה וָאֹמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה אַל־תַּשְׁחֵת עַמְּךָ וְנַחֲלָתְךָ אֲשֶׁר פָּדִיתָ בְּגָדְלֶךָ אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵאתָ מִמִּצְרַיִם בְּיָד חֲזָקָֽה
And I prayed unto the LORD, and said: ‘O Lord GOD, destroy not Thy people and Thine inheritance, that Thou hast redeemed through Thy greatness, that Thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
skip 8, width 8 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 267,100Open in the laboratory →
כִּי עַתָּה שָׁלַחְתִּי אֶת־יָדִי וָאַךְ אוֹתְךָ וְאֶֽת־עַמְּךָ בַּדָּבֶר וַתִּכָּחֵד מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ
Surely now I had put forth My hand, and smitten thee and thy people with pestilence, and thou hadst been cut off from the earth.
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 90,427Open in the laboratory →
וְאִישׁ כִּֽי־תֵצֵא מִמֶּנּוּ שִׁכְבַת־זָרַע וְרָחַץ בַּמַּיִם אֶת־כָּל־בְּשָׂרוֹ וְטָמֵא עַד־הָעָֽרֶב
And if the flow of seed go out from a man, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.
skip 11, width 11 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 165,048Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־הַבְּרִיחַ הַתִּיכֹן לִבְרֹחַ בְּתוֹךְ הַקְּרָשִׁים מִן־הַקָּצֶה אֶל־הַקָּצֶֽה
And he made the middle bar to pass through in the midst of the boards from the one end to the other.
skip 14, width 14 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 134,459Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, תרצ״ז appears 3,417 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 3,396, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 173
- Exodus 291
- Leviticus 139
- Numbers 128
- Deuteronomy 207
- Joshua 127
- Judges 82
- Samuel 100
- Kings 230
- Isaiah 345
- Jeremiah 254
- Ezekiel 221
- The Twelve 150
- Psalms 319
- Proverbs 137
- Job 100
- Song of Songs 12
- Ruth 18
- Lamentations 12
- Ecclesiastes 18
- Esther 26
- Daniel 48
- Ezra–Nehemiah 69
- Chronicles 211
Outside the Torah
וַיָּשָׁב וַיִּבֶן אֶת־הַבָּמוֹת אֲשֶׁר נִתַּץ יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ אָבִיו וַיָּקֶם מִזְבְּחוֹת לַבְּעָלִים וַיַּעַשׂ אֲשֵׁרוֹת וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לְכָל־צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם וַֽיַּעֲבֹד אֹתָֽם
For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; and he reared up altars for the Baalim, and made Asheroth, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,189,574Open in the laboratory →
הֲלוֹא צִוִּיתִיךָ חֲזַק וֶאֱמָץ אַֽל־תַּעֲרֹץ וְאַל־תֵּחָת כִּי עִמְּךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵֽךְ
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.’
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 305,390Open in the laboratory →
אָז תַּצְלִיחַ אִם־תִּשְׁמוֹר לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת־הַֽחֻקִּים וְאֶת־הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל חֲזַק וֶאֱמָץ אַל־תִּירָא וְאַל־תֵּחָֽת
Then shalt thou prosper, if thou observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel; be strong, and of good courage; fear not, neither be dismayed.
skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 1,130,786Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תרצ״ז — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5697, from autumn 1936 to autumn 1937. Searched as תרצז, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 697.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is 5697 in the Torah codes?
924 sequences of תרצ״ז at skips 2–5,000 in the Torah, close to the 975 that chance alone would produce.
What is the shortest skip for 5697 in the Torah?
Skip 6, reading backward from Deuteronomy 31:6 — the shortest of 924 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 975.
How is 5697 spelled in Hebrew?
5697 is spelled תרצ״ז — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 697.
Is 5697 in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, תרצ״ז appears 3,417 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 3,396, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
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