5738 תשל״ח
5738 (תשל״ח) is the Hebrew year that runs from autumn 1977 to autumn 1978. In the Torah codes, 5738 is found 15,382 times at skips 2–5,000, the shortest at skip 2 (Exodus 39:4) — 2.9% above the 14,942 chance alone would give (probability of 15,382 or more by chance alone: 0.00017).
- Found in the Torah
- 15,382
- Chance alone
- 14,942
- P (≥ found)
- 0.00017
- 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 15,382 sequences of תשל״ח at skips 2–5,000, 2.9% above what chance alone gives (about 14,942); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00017 by chance alone.
Its smallest skip in the Torah is 2 — the first at Exodus 39:4, reading forward.
Counting every skip from 2 to 101,616, the Torah holds 159,550 sequences of תשל״ח, against about 155,690 from chance alone.
- Genesis 2,893
- Exodus 4,057
- Leviticus 2,543
- Numbers 3,715
- Deuteronomy 2,174
The shortest skips
כְּתֵפֹת עָֽשׂוּ־לוֹ חֹבְרֹת עַל־שְׁנֵי קצוותו חֻבָּֽר
They made shoulder-pieces for it, joined together; at the two ends was it joined together.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 138,047Open in the laboratory →
וַתְּדַבֵּר מִרְיָם וְאַהֲרֹן בְּמֹשֶׁה עַל־אֹדוֹת הָאִשָּׁה הַכֻּשִׁית אֲשֶׁר לָקָח כִּֽי־אִשָּׁה כֻשִׁית לָקָֽח
And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 208,789Open in the laboratory →
כַּמִּסְפָּר אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשׂוּ כָּכָה תַּעֲשׂוּ לָאֶחָד כְּמִסְפָּרָֽם
According to the number that ye may prepare, so shall ye do for every one according to their number.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 213,833Open in the laboratory →
אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לְפָנֶיךָ הִוא בְּמֵיטַב הָאָרֶץ הוֹשֵׁב אֶת־אָבִיךָ וְאֶת־אַחֶיךָ יֵשְׁבוּ בְּאֶרֶץ גֹּשֶׁן וְאִם־יָדַעְתָּ וְיֶשׁ־בָּם אַנְשֵׁי־חַיִל וְשַׂמְתָּם שָׂרֵי מִקְנֶה עַל־אֲשֶׁר־לִֽי
the land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and thy brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell. And if thou knowest any able men among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.’
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column. letter 72,257Open in the laboratory →
וַיָּמָת שַׂמְלָה וַיִּמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּיו שָׁאוּל מֵרְחֹבוֹת הַנָּהָֽר
And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his stead.
skip 3, width 3 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 53,773Open in the laboratory →
Across the Tanakh
At skips 2–5,000, תשל״ח appears 51,856 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 51,924, so the count is in line with chance.
- Genesis 2,893
- Exodus 4,057
- Leviticus 2,543
- Numbers 3,715
- Deuteronomy 2,298
- Joshua 1,646
- Judges 1,489
- Samuel 3,885
- Kings 4,597
- Isaiah 2,207
- Jeremiah 2,727
- Ezekiel 3,370
- The Twelve 1,723
- Psalms 3,035
- Proverbs 1,477
- Job 1,448
- Song of Songs 306
- Ruth 365
- Lamentations 287
- Ecclesiastes 576
- Esther 670
- Daniel 822
- Ezra–Nehemiah 1,610
- Chronicles 4,110
Outside the Torah
וישבו בְּנֹב אֲשֶׁר בִּילִידֵי הָרָפָה וּמִשְׁקַל קֵינוֹ שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת מִשְׁקַל נְחֹשֶׁת וְהוּא חָגוּר חֲדָשָׁה וַיֹּאמֶר לְהַכּוֹת אֶת־דָּוִֽד
And Ishbibenob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with new armour, thought to have slain David.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 471,746Open in the laboratory →
הַנְּבִיאִים נִבְּאוּ־בַשֶּׁקֶר וְהַכֹּהֲנִים יִרְדּוּ עַל־יְדֵיהֶם וְעַמִּי אָהֲבוּ כֵן וּמַֽה־תַּעֲשׂוּ לְאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ
The prophets prophesy in the service of falsehood, And the priests bear rule at their beck; And My people love to have it so; What then will ye do in the end thereof?
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 650,409Open in the laboratory →
וּלְשִׁמְעִי בָּנִים שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר וּבָנוֹת שֵׁשׁ וּלְאֶחָיו אֵין בָּנִים רַבִּים וְכֹל מִשְׁפַּחְתָּם לֹא הִרְבּוּ עַד־בְּנֵי יְהוּדָֽה
And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah.
skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column. letter 1,103,398Open in the laboratory →
The spelling
תשל״ח — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5738, from autumn 1977 to autumn 1978. Searched as תשלח, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 738.
As a plain word it stands 11 times in the Tanakh, first at Genesis 22:12. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →
Questions
Is 5738 in the Torah codes?
The Torah holds 15,382 sequences of תשל״ח at skips 2–5,000, 2.9% above what chance alone gives (about 14,942); at counts this large even that difference has a probability of 0.00017 by chance alone.
What is the shortest skip for 5738 in the Torah?
Skip 2, reading forward from Exodus 39:4 — the shortest of 15,382 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 14,942.
How is 5738 spelled in Hebrew?
5738 is spelled תשל״ח — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 738.
Is 5738 in the Bible code across the whole Tanakh?
At skips 2–5,000, תשל״ח appears 51,856 times in the whole Tanakh; chance alone would give about 51,924, so the count is in line with chance.
Search it yourself
The laboratory runs the same search live in your browser — every sequence, the matrix around it, and the chance figure (about 14,942 here) beside the count.