פסוקים לשנת תשע”ט | Biblical Phrases for 5779, by Daniel Matt

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Rosh haShanah (l’Maaseh Bereshit)

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21st century C.E., 58th century A.M., gematria, chronograms, 5779

As many of you know, there is a custom to indicate the Hebrew year with a verse (or part of a verse) that is equal to that year in gematriya. Such words or phrases are called chronograms. The practice of indicating the year by a biblical phrase was often followed in traditional sefarim, on tombstones, and more recently has appeared in written correspondence and email. It’s a nice way to give added meaning to the current year. Here are some biblical phrases that equal תשע”ט 779.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֑ה קוּמָ֣ה׀ יְקֹוָ֗ק (במדבר י:לה) Numbers 10:35

וַיּוֹצִֽאֲךָ֧ בְּפָנָ֛יו בְּכֹח֥וֹ הַגָּדֹ֖ל מִמִּצְרָֽיִם (דברים ד:לז) Deut 4:37

לְיִרְאָ֖ה אֶת־יְקֹוָ֣ק אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם (דברים לא:יג) Deuteronomy 31:13

לֹֽא־דָבָ֨ר רֵ֥ק הוּא֙ מִכֶּ֔ם כִּי־ה֖וּא חַיֵּיכֶ֑ם (דברים לב:מז) Deut 32:47

וְהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֞וּ אֶל־הַמָּק֤וֹם (מלכים א ח:לה) 1 Kings 8:35

כִּ֧י מֵאִתִּ֛י נִהְיָ֖ה הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה (מלכים א יב:כד) 1 Kings 12:24

וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא אוֹדְךָ֣ יְקֹוָ֔ק (ישעיהו יב:א) Isaiah 12:1

בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא יִפְקֹ֧ד יְקֹוָ֛ק עַל־צְבָ֥א הַמָּר֖וֹם (ישעיהו כד:כא) Isaiah 24:21

בְּשׁוּבָ֤ה וָנַ֙חַת֙ (ישעיהו ל:טו) Isaiah 30:15

וְאָדָ֖ם עָלֶ֣יהָ בָרָ֑אתִי (ישעיהו מה:יב) Isaiah 45:12

כִּי־לֹ֣א תֵב֔וֹשִׁי (ישעיהו נד:ד) Isaiah 54:4

הַנְּבִיאִ֞ים נִבְּא֣וּ־בַשֶּׁ֗קֶר (ירמיהו ה:לא) Jeremiah 5:31

וַהֲשִֽׁיבוֹתִים֙ (זכריה י:י) Zechariah 10:10

אֲזַמְּרָ֖ה שִׁמְךָ֣ עֶלְיֽוֹן (תהלים ט:ג) Psalms 9:3

אֹ֖רְחוֹתֶ֣יךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי (תהלים כה:ד) Psalms 25:4

אֱלֹהֵ֣י מָֽעוּזִּי֘ לָמָ֪ה זְנַ֫חְתָּ֥נִי (תהלים מג:ב) Psalms 43:2

אֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ חָנֵּ֗נִי כִּ֥י בְךָ֘ חָסָ֪יָה נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י (תהלים נז:ב) Psalms 57:2

יְֽהַלְלוּהוּ שָׁמַ֣יִם וָאָ֑רֶץ (תהלים סט:לה) Psalms 69:35

כִּ֤י אֶ֢לֶף שָׁנִ֡ים בְּֽעֵינֶ֗יךָ כְּי֣וֹם (תהלים צ:ד) Psalms 90:4

שֶׁ֗מֶשׁ יָדַ֥ע מְבוֹאֽוֹ (תהלים קד:יט) Psalms 104:19

ח֣וּלִי אָ֑רֶץ מִ֝לִּפְנֵ֗י אֱל֣וֹהַּ יַעֲקֹֽב (תהלים קיד:ז) Psalms 114:7

הֲ֝בִינֵ֗נִי וְאֶלְמְדָ֥ה מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ (תהלים קיט:עג) Psalms 119:73

לֵ֣ב נָ֭בוֹן יִקְנֶה־דָּ֑עַת (משלי יח:טו) Proverbs 18:15

דֶּ֤רֶךְ הַנֶּ֨שֶׁר (משלי ל:יט) Proverbs 30:19

וְאֹ֖הֶל רְשָׁעִ֣ים אֵינֶֽנּוּ (איוב ח:כב) Job 8:22

אַךְ־שָׁ֭וְא לֹא־יִשְׁמַ֥ע (איוב לה:יג) Job 35:13

כִּ֛י אֵ֥שֶׁת חַ֖יִל (רות ג:יא) Ruth 3:11

וַתִּשָּׂ֣א חֶ֣סֶד (אסתר ב:ט) Esther 2:9

אָ֥ז יְרַנְּנ֖וּ עֲצֵ֣י הַיָּ֑עַר (דברי הימים א טז:לג) First Chronicles 16:33

וּמִי֙ כְּעַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל גּ֥וֹי אֶחָ֖ד (דברי הימים א יז:כא) First Chronicles 17:21

Dr. Daniel Matt shared this list of chronograms in a Facebook post on 29 August 2018.

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