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16- 2 to the power of 4
16 is the only integer that m to the nth power n to the mth power as shown above
16 is the base of the hexadecimal number system, which is used extensively in computer science
16 is the atomic # of sulfur in the periodic table of elements
16 is the minimum age for getting a job in most states
16 is the minimum age at which one can obtain a 10 year passport in the United States
16 is the minimum age at which one can donate blood with parental consent in many states.
16 is the amount of waking hours in a day in an “8 hours of sleep” schedule
Many bank card numbers are 16 digits long
There are 16 different personality types in the Myers-Briggs classification system
A gutten chodesh!
Shticky – my apologies.
Am Yisrael Chai – you seem to be a boki in Novi!
This was mentioned in the Torah riddles thread – 16 Iyar – the mon began to fall.
16 Nisan – day we start counting sefira, day that the omer was brought
16 Tishray – second day Yom Tov/first day Chol HaMo’ed – Yitzchok is the ushpezin
Quote from the Metsudah siddur re Hodu: the first 28 verses of this section are from Divrai HaYomim I perek 16.
16th berocha of Shmone Esrei – Shema Kolainu
15 words of praise (Shir Ushvacha, etc.) in Yishtabach
15 birchos hashachar
Thanks, emlf!
I somehow always felt that Navi was part of Tanach:)
Btw, it takes one to know one!
“By the way, could someone kindly explain how the Yiddishkeit shpiel works? I know very little Yiddish, but it looks interesting. Thanks in advance.”
emlf, you can play w/o knowing Yiddish, as long as you know Hebrew.
Take a word from the previous phrase and create a new phrase.
E.g.,
Shabat shalom
Shalom aleichem
17….dreaming of getting your driver’s permit….at 18.
(I got my permit at 16,because Canadians drive less homicidally!)
??? is 18 but without the alef, it’s 17. You can read it without the alef (if you have nekudos), and so is ????
17. So we don’t eat nuts around Yomim Nora’im time.
17 Cheshvon – Mabul started.
Yosef was 17 when his “story” began (Breishis 37:2)
Yaakov lived 17 years in Egypt (Breishis 47:28)
In Yehoshafat’s 17th year as King of Yehuda, Achazya ben Achav became King of Yisrael (Melachim aleph 22:52)
Rechavam ben Shlomo ruled 17 years (Melachim aleph 14:21)
17 is a prime number
17 is the sum of four primes (2+3+5+7)
17 is the first number that can be written as the sum of a positive cube and a positive square in two different ways; that is, the smallest n such that x3 + y2 = n has two different solutions for x and y positive integers. The next such number is 65.(2cubed plus 3squared (8+9) or 1cubed plus 4squared (1+16))
17 is the atomic number of chlorine in the periodic table of elements
17 is the age one can apply for a Private Pilot Licence
17 is the famous salute (in a 17-gun salute to U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps Generals, and Navy and Coast Guard Admirals)
17 is the number of syllables in a haiku (5+7+5)
XVII in Roman numerals
10001 in the binary system
17 is a common age of high school graduates
this is definitely becoming more challenging
18 chai!!
Am Yisrael Chai!
18 minute matzah…. crunch!
ben shmona esrei lchupah.. 18 to get married according to pirkei avos ( didnt work for me!)
18 the # of people in Sharavya’s family (sons, brothers)(Ezra 8:18)
18 Chanani got the 18th goral (Divrei Hayamim aleph 25:25)
18 Bnei Yisrael served Eglon, King of Moav, 18 years (Shoftim 3:14)
18 the amudim were 18 amos high that Chiram built for Shlomo Hamelech (Melachim aleph 7:15)
18 Yoshiyahu was 18 when he ruled J-m (Melachim bais 22:1)
18 Yehoyachin was 18 when he ruled J-m (Melachim bais 24:8)
18 – 3 of its divisors also add up to 18! (3+6+9)
18- (besides 0) is the only number that equals twice the sum of its decimal digits(2*(1+8))
18-Ben shmoneh esrai le’chupah (belongs in the above category)
18 minutes from licht tzindin to shkiya
The Gematriya of ????
19 – the actual number of berachos in weekday Shmone Esrai
perek 19 of Tehillim is the first perek of Tehillim that we say in pesukai d’zimra of Shabbos and Yom Tov that is not included during the week.
19 – the number of years in the cycle of leap years and non-leap years in the Hebrew calendar. see http://rabbikaganoff.com/archives/1675 for more info.
18 – perek of Tehillim where Dovid praised HaShem for saving him from Shaul
19- 19 cities included in Naftali’s portion, including Bet Shemesh (Yehoshua 19:38)
19- in Nevuchadnetzat’s 19th year, Nevuzaradan came to do major damage (Melachim bais 25:8 & Yirmiyahu 52:12)
19 – 19 men were gathered for Dovid including Asae-l after Yoav returned from going after Avner (Shmuel bais 2:30)
19 – Psachya got the 19th goral (Divrei Hayamim aleph 24:16)
19- last year of teenagehood 🙂
19 -another prime number
19- potassium’s atomic number (make sure u get enough of this)
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