5787 תשפז
This page was written in the year 5787. A leap year, begun in September 2026, and a four-letter term with no word behind it.
- Found in the Torah
- 11,655
- Chance alone: 10,604
- Skips 2 to 101,616
- Found in the Tanakh
- 140,521
- Chance alone: 142,360
- Skips 2 to 399,013
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As this is being written, the year is 5787, תשפז, begun on the evening of September 11, 2026. It is a leap year, and so it carries a second Adar. The final ז makes this one a little scarcer than its neighbor years, since ז is much less common than ד or ה. Hebrew years repeat their last digits each thousand, so the letters of this year also stood for 4787 and 3787, and the search has no way to tell which you mean. That is true of every Hebrew year written this way. Whatever a reader feels about the year they are in, the same arithmetic applies to it as to any other four letters, and that is the arithmetic on this page.
The measurement
The Torah holds 11,655 sequences of this year against 10,603.9 by chance. 5784 runs high by the same margin, so nothing about this year in particular is being measured.
| At every skip | Torah | Tanakh |
|---|---|---|
| Found | 11,655 | 140,521 |
| Chance alone | 10,604 | 142,360 |
| P (≥ found) | 5.0 × 10⁻²⁴ | 1.00 |
| Shortest skip | 5 | 5 |
| Longest skip | 100,540 | 396,986 |
Counted forward and backward on the written text, with final letters treated as ordinary ones. At the laboratory's opening setting, skips 2 to 5,000, the Torah gives 1,146 against 1,018 by chance. How these figures are made.
The sequences, letter by letter
Each letter is shown in the verse it happens to stand in, nothing more. Tap one to read it in the Tanakh, with the rest of the sequence marked.
In the Torah
Shortest skip 5, backward from Numbers 31:17
וְעַתָּ֕ה הִרְג֥וּ כָל־זָכָ֖ר בַּטָּ֑ף וְכָל־אִשָּׁ֗ה יֹדַ֥עַת אִ֛ישׁ לְמִשְׁכַּ֥ב זָכָ֖ר הֲרֹֽגוּ׃
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
Short skip 55, forward from Exodus 28:12
… אַהֲרֹ֨ן אֶת־שְׁמוֹתָ֜ם לִפְנֵ֧י יְקוָ֛ק עַל־שְׁתֵּ֥י כְתֵפָ֖יו לְזִכָּרֹֽן׃
And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the children of Israel; and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.
וּשְׁתֵּ֤י שַׁרְשְׁרֹת֙ זָהָ֣ב טָה֔וֹר מִגְבָּלֹ֛ת תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֹתָ֖ם מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה עֲבֹ֑ת וְנָתַתָּ֛ה אֶת־שַׁרְשְׁרֹ֥ת הָעֲבֹתֹ֖ת עַל־הַֽמִּשְׁבְּצֹֽת׃
and two chains of pure gold; of plaited thread shalt thou make them, of wreathen work; and thou shalt put the wreathen chains on the settings.
… מִשְׁפָּט֙ מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה חֹשֵׁ֔ב כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה אֵפֹ֖ד תַּעֲשֶׂ֑נּוּ זָ֠הָב תְּכֵ֨לֶת וְאַרְגָּמָ֜ן …
And thou shalt make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skilful workman; like the work of the ephod thou shalt make it: of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.
רָב֥וּעַ יִֽהְיֶ֖ה כָּפ֑וּל זֶ֥רֶת אָרְכּ֖וֹ וְזֶ֥רֶת רָחְבּֽוֹ׃
Four-square it shall be and double: a span shall be the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof.
Middle skip 514, backward from Genesis 2:7
וַיִּיצֶר֩ יְקוָ֨ק אֱ־לֹהִ֜ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֗ם עָפָר֙ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה וַיִּפַּ֥ח בְּאַפָּ֖יו נִשְׁמַ֣ת חַיִּ֑ים וַֽיְהִ֥י הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּֽה׃
Then the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
… לָכֶ֜ם אֶת־כָּל־עֵ֣שֶׂב זֹרֵ֣עַ זֶ֗רַע אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְאֶת־כָּל־הָעֵ֛ץ אֲשֶׁר־בּ֥וֹ …
And God said: ‘Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed—to you it shall be for food;
… אֱ־לֹהִ֔ים אֶת־הַתַּנִּינִ֖ם הַגְּדֹלִ֑ים וְאֵ֣ת כָּל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ הַֽחַיָּ֣ה הָֽרֹמֶ֡שֶׂת אֲשֶׁר֩ שָׁרְצ֨וּ …
And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that creepeth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after its kind, and every winged fowl after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
… הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ דֶּ֔שֶׁא עֵ֚שֶׂב מַזְרִ֣יעַ זֶ֔רַע עֵ֣ץ פְּרִ֞י עֹ֤שֶׂה פְּרִי֙ …
And God said: ‘Let the earth put forth grass, herb yielding seed, and fruit-tree bearing fruit after its kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth.’ And it was so.
Wide skip 5,011, forward from Leviticus 26:5
וְהִשִּׂ֨יג לָכֶ֥ם דַּ֨יִשׁ֙ אֶת־בָּצִ֔יר וּבָצִ֖יר יַשִּׂ֣יג אֶת־זָ֑רַע וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם לַחְמְכֶם֙ לָשֹׂ֔בַע וִֽישַׁבְתֶּ֥ם לָבֶ֖טַח בְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃
And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time; and ye shall eat your bread until ye have enough, and dwell in your land safely.
לִבְנֵ֣י יִשָּׂשכָ֔ר תּוֹלְדֹתָ֥ם לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֑ם בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר שֵׁמֹ֗ת מִבֶּ֨ן עֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה כֹּ֖ל יֹצֵ֥א צָבָֽא׃
Of the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
וְנָתַתָּ֣ה הַכֶּ֔סֶף לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן וּלְבָנָ֑יו פְּדוּיֵ֕י הָעֹדְפִ֖ים בָּהֶֽם׃
And thou shalt give the money wherewith they that remain over of them are redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons.’
וְהִזִּ֤יר לַֽיקוָק֙ אֶת־יְמֵ֣י נִזְר֔וֹ וְהֵבִ֛יא כֶּ֥בֶשׂ בֶּן־שְׁנָת֖וֹ לְאָשָׁ֑ם וְהַיָּמִ֤ים הָרִאשֹׁנִים֙ יִפְּל֔וּ כִּ֥י טָמֵ֖א נִזְרֽוֹ׃
And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his Naziriteship, and shall bring a he-lamb of the first year for a guilt-offering; but the former days shall be void, because his consecration was defiled.
Outside the Torah
Shortest skip 6, forward from Ezekiel 16:15
וַתִּבְטְחִ֣י בְיָפְיֵ֔ךְ וַתִּזְנִ֖י עַל־שְׁמֵ֑ךְ וַתִּשְׁפְּכִ֧י אֶת־תַּזְנוּתַ֛יִךְ עַל־כָּל־עוֹבֵ֖ר לוֹ־יֶֽהִי׃
But thou didst trust in thy beauty and play the harlot because of thy renown, and didst pour out thy harlotries on every one that passed by; his it was.
Middle skip 500, backward from 2 Kings 6:17
… אֱלִישָׁע֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר יְקוָ֕ק פְּקַח־נָ֥א אֶת־עֵינָ֖יו וְיִרְאֶ֑ה וַיִּפְקַ֤ח יְקוָק֙ אֶת־עֵינֵ֣י …
And Elisha prayed, and said: ‘LORD, I pray Thee, open his eyes, that he may see.’ And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw; and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱ־לֹהִ֗ים אֶל־מֶ֤לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִשָּׁ֕מֶר מֵעֲבֹ֖ר הַמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּֽי־שָׁ֖ם אֲרָ֥ם נְחִתִּֽים׃
And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying: ‘Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Arameans are coming down.’
… אֵלָיו֙ לֹא־לִבִּ֣י הָלַ֔ךְ כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר הָֽפַךְ־אִ֛ישׁ מֵעַ֥ל מֶרְכַּבְתּ֖וֹ לִקְרָאתֶ֑ךָ הַעֵ֞ת …
And he said unto him: ‘Went not my heart [with thee], when the man turned back from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and maid-servants?
… יִסְלַח־נא יְקוָ֥ק לְעַבְדְּךָ֖ בַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃
In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant: when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I prostrate myself in the house of Rimmon, when I prostrate myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.’
By skip range, shuffled texts and book
| Skips, Torah | Found | Chance alone |
|---|---|---|
| 2 to 10 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 11 to 100 | 19 | 18.8 |
| 101 to 1,000 | 224 | 187 |
| 1,001 to 5,000 | 901 | 810 |
| 5,001 to 101,616 | 10,509 | 9,586 |
Shuffled Torahs
The Torah's own count at skips 2 to 1,000 is 245. Each family below rebuilt the text 100 times (seed 5787). What each family keeps.
| Control family | Runs at or above 245 | Median run | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letter shuffle | 1/100 | 207 | 176 to 246 |
| Words within each verse | 25/100 | 233 | 202 to 278 |
Where the sequences start
| Torah | Found | Chance alone |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 2,346 | 2,716 |
| Exodus | 2,786 | 2,210 |
| Leviticus | 2,046 | 1,558 |
| Numbers | 2,413 | 2,210 |
| Deuteronomy | 2,064 | 1,910 |
| Tanakh | Found | Chance alone |
|---|---|---|
| Torah | 41,909 | 36,255 |
| Prophets | 63,167 | 65,860 |
| Writings | 35,445 | 40,246 |
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