1600

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Contents 1 In number theory 2 In the Bible 3 In the Sages 4 In Kabbalah 5 In Chassidut 6 References

In number theory

• 1600 is the 40th square number. 1600 = 40²

In the Bible

1600 is the gematria of the following phrases.

• "It came to pass after two years, and Pharaoh was dreaming..."<ref name=genesis1>Genesis 41:1</ref> (וַיְהִי מִקֵּץ שְׁנָתַיִם יָמִים וּפַרְעֹה חֹלֵם).
• "Zion will be redeemed through justice and her returnees through righteousness"<ref name=isaiah1>Isaiah 1:27</ref> (צִיּוֹן בְּמִשְׁפָּט תִּפָּדֶה וְשָׁבֶיהָ בִּצְדָקָה).
• "The commandment of God is pure, it enlightens the eyes"<ref name=psalms1>Psalms 19:9</ref> (מִצְוַת יְהֹוָה בָּרָה מְאִירַת עֵינָיִם).
• "And counts the seed of Israel"<ref name=numbers1>Numbers 23:10</ref> (וּמִסְפָּר אֶת רֹבַע יִשְׂרָאֵל).

In the Sages

• 1600 is the sum of the values of the words "Shabbat" (שַׁבָּת), "Rosh Chodesh" (רֹאשׁ חֹדֶש), and "Milah" (מִילָה = circumcision). These are the three commandments that the Greeks tried to forbid the Jewish people from practicing, leading to the Hasmonean revolt.

In Kabbalah

In Chassidut

• 1600 is the sum of the values of the words "selflessness" (בִּטוּל), "love" (אֲהַבָה), "confidence" (בִּטָחוֹן), "joy" (שִׂמְחָה), "fear" (יִרְאָה), "earnestness" (תְּמִימוּת). These are the inner motivators of the six sefirot that make up the right and left axes of the sefirot.<ref name=sod1>""Sod Hashem Liyerei’av"", p. 44-5</ref>
• 1600 is the sum of the names of the two Talmuds: Babylonian Talmud (תַּלְמוּד בַּבְלִי) and Jerusalem Talmud (תַּלְמוּד יְרוּשָׁלְמִי).

References

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