Hebrew years

5777 תשע״ז

5777 (תשע״ז) is the Hebrew year that runs from autumn 2016 to autumn 2017. 5777 appears 2,526 times as an equidistant letter sequence in the Torah at skips 2–5,000, 6.0% more than chance alone would give (about 2,383; probability 0.0019).

Found in the Torah
2,526
Chance alone
2,383
P (≥ found)
0.0019
Shortest skip
2

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, תשע״ז appears 2,526 times in the Torah — 6.0% more than the 2,383 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,526 or more by chance alone is 0.0019.

The shortest skip at which תשע״ז appears in the Torah is 2 — the first at Deuteronomy 22:9, reading backward.

At every skip the Torah allows (2–101,616), תשע״ז is found 26,032 times; chance alone would give about 24,827.

  • Genesis 320
  • Exodus 902
  • Leviticus 441
  • Numbers 518
  • Deuteronomy 345

The shortest skips

  1. Deuteronomy 22:9דברים כב:טskip 2, backward

    לֹא־תִזְרַע כַּרְמְךָ כִּלְאָיִם פֶּן־תִּקְדַּשׁ הַֽמְלֵאָה הַזֶּרַע אֲשֶׁר תִּזְרָע וּתְבוּאַת הַכָּֽרֶם

    Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with two kinds of seed; lest the fulness of the seed which thou hast sown be forfeited together with the increase of the vineyard.

    תשעז at skip 2, backward from Deuteronomy 22:9המלאההרארזרעותבותשעז
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 284,497Open in the laboratory →

  2. Numbers 28:29במדבר כח:כטskip 4, forward

    עִשָּׂרוֹן עִשָּׂרוֹן לַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד לְשִׁבְעַת הַכְּבָשִֽׂים

    a several tenth part for every lamb of the seven lambs;

    תשעז at skip 4, forward from Numbers 28:29ןלכבשהאחדלשבעהכביםשירעיםאחדלכפרעליכםתשעז
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 236,565Open in the laboratory →

  3. Numbers 29:10במדבר כט:יskip 4, forward

    עִשָּׂרוֹן עִשָּׂרוֹן לַכֶּבֶשׂ הָאֶחָד לְשִׁבְעַת הַכְּבָשִֽׂים

    a several tenth part for every lamb of the seven lambs;

    תשעז at skip 4, forward from Numbers 29:10ןלכבשהאחדלשבעהכביםשירעיםאחדחטאתמלבדחתשעז
    skip 4, width 4 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 237,110Open in the laboratory →

  4. Exodus 27:3שמות כז:גskip 5, forward

    וְעָשִׂיתָ סִּֽירֹתָיו לְדַשְּׁנוֹ וְיָעָיו וּמִזְרְקֹתָיו וּמִזְלְגֹתָיו וּמַחְתֹּתָיו לְכָל־כֵּלָיו תַּעֲשֶׂה נְחֹֽשֶׁת

    And thou shalt make its pots to take away its ashes, and its shovels, and its basins, and its flesh-hooks, and its fire-pans; all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.

    תשעז at skip 5, forward from Exodus 27:3יתאתונחשתועשיתסיריולדנווייוומרקתיוומזלגתיוומחתתשעז
    skip 5, width 5 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 117,311Open in the laboratory →

  5. Genesis 6:15בראשית ו:טוskip 6, backward

    וְזֶה אֲשֶׁר תַּֽעֲשֶׂה אֹתָהּ שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת אַמָּה אֹרֶךְ הַתֵּבָה חֲמִשִּׁים אַמָּה רָחְבָּהּ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים אַמָּה קוֹמָתָֽהּ

    And this is how thou shalt make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

    תשעז at skip 6, backward from Genesis 6:15פרתאתהמביתומחוץבכפרוהאשרתשהאתהלשמאואמהארךהתבהחמשיםאמהרחבתשעז
    skip 6, width 6 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads up one column.

    letter 7,520Open in the laboratory →

Across the Tanakh

At skips 2–5,000, תשע״ז appears 8,939 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.9% more than the 8,688 chance alone would give; the probability of 8,939 or more by chance alone is 0.0037.

  • Genesis 320
  • Exodus 902
  • Leviticus 441
  • Numbers 518
  • Deuteronomy 368
  • Joshua 278
  • Judges 265
  • Samuel 401
  • Kings 858
  • Isaiah 518
  • Jeremiah 485
  • Ezekiel 506
  • The Twelve 335
  • Psalms 561
  • Proverbs 218
  • Job 252
  • Song of Songs 53
  • Ruth 63
  • Lamentations 52
  • Ecclesiastes 95
  • Esther 95
  • Daniel 125
  • Ezra–Nehemiah 343
  • Chronicles 887

Outside the Torah

  1. Isaiah 47:8ישעיהו מז:חskip 2, forward

    וְעַתָּה שִׁמְעִי־זֹאת עֲדִינָה הַיּוֹשֶׁבֶת לָבֶטַח הָאֹֽמְרָה בִּלְבָבָהּ אֲנִי וְאַפְסִי עוֹד לֹא אֵשֵׁב אַלְמָנָה וְלֹא אֵדַע שְׁכֽוֹל

    Now therefore hear this, thou that art given to pleasures, That sittest securely, That sayest in thy heart: ‘I am, and there is none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, Neither shall I know the loss of children’;

    תשעז at skip 2, forward from Isaiah 47:8ריתהועהמיאתעדינהתשעז
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 623,628Open in the laboratory →

  2. Isaiah 54:17ישעיהו נד:יזskip 2, forward

    כָּל־כְּלִי יוּצַר עָלַיִךְ לֹא יִצְלָח וְכָל־לָשׁוֹן תָּֽקוּם־אִתָּךְ לַמִּשְׁפָּט תַּרְשִׁיעִי זֹאת נַחֲלַת עַבְדֵי יְהוָה וְצִדְקָתָם מֵאִתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה

    No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; And every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their due reward from Me, saith the LORD.

    תשעז at skip 2, forward from Isaiah 54:17ךלמשפטרייאתנחלתעתשעז
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 630,904Open in the laboratory →

  3. Hosea 4:19הושע ד:יטskip 2, forward

    צָרַר רוּחַ אוֹתָהּ בִּכְנָפֶיהָ וְיֵבֹשׁוּ מִזִּבְחוֹתָֽם

    The wind hath bound her up in her skirts; And they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices.

    תשעז at skip 2, forward from Hosea 4:19ומזבחוםמואתהכהניתשעז
    skip 2, width 2 — the matrix is as wide as the skip, so the sequence reads down one column.

    letter 804,921Open in the laboratory →

The spelling

תשע״ז — a Hebrew numeral: the Hebrew year 5777, from autumn 2016 to autumn 2017. Searched as תשעז, 4 letters, with a standard gematria value of 777.

It does not stand as a plain word anywhere in the Tanakh. Every word of the Tanakh in the Word Index →

Questions

Does 5777 appear in the Torah codes?

At skips 2–5,000, תשע״ז appears 2,526 times in the Torah — 6.0% more than the 2,383 chance alone would give; the probability of 2,526 or more by chance alone is 0.0019.

What is the shortest skip for 5777 in the Torah?

Skip 2, reading backward from Deuteronomy 22:9 — the shortest of 2,526 sequences at skips 2–5,000, where chance alone would give about 2,383.

What is the gematria of 5777 in Hebrew?

5777 is spelled תשע״ז — 4 letters searched, with a standard gematria value of 777.

How many times is 5777 found in the whole Tanakh?

At skips 2–5,000, תשע״ז appears 8,939 times in the whole Tanakh — 2.9% more than the 8,688 chance alone would give; the probability of 8,939 or more by chance alone is 0.0037.

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