5718 תשי״ח
5718 (תשי״ח) is the Hebrew year that runs from autumn 1957 to autumn 1958. In the Torah codes, 5718 is found 22,201 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 26:4) — 1.6% above the 21,859 chance alone would give (probability of 22,201 or more by chance alone: 0.01).
- Found in the Torah
- 22,201
- Chance alone
- 21,859
- P (≥ found)
- 0.01
- Shortest skip
- 2
Skips 2–5,000, both directions, final letters folded, the written text — the laboratory's own defaults.
In the Torah
The Torah holds 22,201 sequences of תשי״ח at skips 2–5,000, 1.6% above what chance alone gives (about 21,859); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.01 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 26:4, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 228,428 sequences of תשי״ח, against about 227,769 from chance alone.
- Genesis 4,822
- Exodus 6,140
- Leviticus 3,219
- Numbers 4,950
- Deuteronomy 3,070
The shortest skips
וְעָשִׂיתָ לֻֽלְאֹת תְּכֵלֶת עַל שְׂפַת הַיְרִיעָה הָאֶחָת מִקָּצָה בַּחֹבָרֶת וְכֵן תַּעֲשֶׂה בִּשְׂפַת הַיְרִיעָה הַקִּיצוֹנָה בַּמַּחְבֶּרֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית
And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the first set; and likewise shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is outmost in the second set.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 115,439Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ לֻֽלְאֹת תְּכֵלֶת עַל שְׂפַת הַיְרִיעָה הָֽאֶחָת מִקָּצָה בַּמַּחְבָּרֶת כֵּן עָשָׂה בִּשְׂפַת הַיְרִיעָה הַקִּיצוֹנָה בַּמַּחְבֶּרֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית
And he made loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain that was outmost in the first set; likewise he made in the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the second set.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 133,417Open in the laboratory →
וַיְדַבֵּר אֶל־קֹרַח וְאֶֽל־כָּל־עֲדָתוֹ לֵאמֹר בֹּקֶר וְיֹדַע יְהוָה אֶת־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וְאֶת־הַקָּדוֹשׁ וְהִקְרִיב אֵלָיו וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר־בּוֹ יַקְרִיב אֵלָֽיו
And he spoke unto Korah and unto all his company, saying: ‘In the morning the LORD will show who are His, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near unto Him; even him whom He may choose will He cause to come near unto Him. .
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 215,576Open in the laboratory →
וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים חָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת אָרְכּוֹ וְחָֽמֵשׁ־אַמּוֹת רָחְבּוֹ רָבוּעַ וְשָׁלֹשׁ אַמּוֹת קֹמָתֽוֹ
And he made the altar of burnt-offering of acacia-wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof, four-square, and three cubits the height thereof.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 136,181Open in the laboratory →
בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְבֶלַע מִשְׁפַּחַת הַבַּלְעִי לְאַשְׁבֵּל מִשְׁפַּחַת הָֽאַשְׁבֵּלִי לַאֲחִירָם מִשְׁפַּחַת הָאֲחִירָמִֽי
The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 232,744Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
80,851 sequences of תשי״ח at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 81,072 that chance alone would produce.
- Genesis 4,822
- Exodus 6,140
- Leviticus 3,219
- Numbers 4,950
- Deuteronomy 3,297
- Joshua 2,407
- Judges 2,517
- Samuel 5,478
- Kings 7,009
- Isaiah 3,748
- Jeremiah 4,130
- Ezekiel 5,681
- The Twelve 2,959
- Psalms 5,544
- Proverbs 2,605
- Job 2,737
- Song of Songs 567
- Ruth 656
- Lamentations 388
- Ecclesiastes 863
- Esther 942
- Daniel 1,081
- Ezra–Nehemiah 2,682
- Chronicles 6,429
Outside the Torah
הִנֵּה אֲנַחְנוּ בָאִים בָּאָרֶץ אֶת־תִּקְוַת חוּט הַשָּׁנִי הַזֶּה תִּקְשְׁרִי בַּֽחַלּוֹן אֲשֶׁר הוֹרַדְתֵּנוּ בוֹ וְאֶת־אָבִיךְ וְאֶת־אִמֵּךְ וְאֶת־אַחַיִךְ וְאֵת כָּל־בֵּית אָבִיךְ תַּאַסְפִי אֵלַיִךְ הַבָּֽיְתָה
Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by; and thou shalt gather unto thee into the house thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,176Open in the laboratory →
וַתֹּאמֶר כְּדִבְרֵיכֶם כֶּן־הוּא וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵם וַיֵּלֵכוּ וַתִּקְשֹׁר אֶת־תִּקְוַת הַשָּׁנִי בַּחַלּֽוֹן
And she said: ‘According unto your words, so be it.’ And she sent them away, and they departed; and she bound the scarlet line in the window.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 307,405Open in the laboratory →
זְכָר־אֵלֶּה יַעֲקֹב וְיִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי עַבְדִּי־אָתָּה יְצַרְתִּיךָ עֶֽבֶד־לִי אַתָּה יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא תִנָּשֵֽׁנִי
Remember these things, O Jacob, And Israel, for thou art My servant; I have formed thee, thou art Mine own servant; O Israel, thou shouldest not forget Me.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 620,917Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תשי״ח — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5718, from autumn 1957 to autumn 1958. Searched as תשיח, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 718.
It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is 5718 in the Bible code?
The Torah holds 22,201 sequences of תשי״ח at skips 2–5,000, 1.6% above what chance alone gives (about 21,859); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.01 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for 5718 in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 26:4 — the shortest of 22,201 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 21,859.
How is 5718 spelled in Hebrew?
5718 is spelled תשי״ח — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 718.
Is 5718 in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
80,851 sequences of תשי״ח at skips 2–5,000 in the whole Tanakh, close to the 81,072 that chance alone would produce.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 21,859 here) beside the count.