Numbers and there meaning: Part 3

Judaic ritual practices - Bible scholars - Service level agreement - Music Notes

Numbers play an important part in Judaic ritual practices and are believed to be a means for understanding the divine.

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As a mystical concept, the number 36 is even more intriguing. It is said that at all times there are 36 special people in the world, and that were it not for them, all of them, if even one of them was missing, the world would come to an end. The two Hebrew letters for 36 are the lamed, which is 30, and the vav, which is 6. Therefore, these 36 are referred to as the Lamed-Vav Tzadikim. This widely held belief, this most unusual Jewish concept is based on a Talmudic statement to the effect that in every generation 36 righteous "greet the Shechinah," the Divine Presence (Tractate Sanhedrin 97b; Tractate Sukkah 45b).[8]
The Lamed-Vav Tzaddikim are also called the Nistarim ("concealed ones"). In our folk tales, they emerge from their self-imposed concealment and, by the mystic powers, which they possess, they succeed in averting the threatened disasters of a people persecuted by the enemies that surround them. They return to their anonymity as soon as their task is accomplished, 'concealing' themselves once again in a Jewish community wherein they are relatively unknown. The lamed-vavniks, scattered as they are throughout the Diaspora, have no acquaintance with one another. On very rare occasions, one of them is 'discovered' by accident, in which case the secret of their identity must not be disclosed. The lamed-vavniks do not themselves know that they are ones of the 36. In fact, tradition has it that should a person claim to be one of the 36, that is proof positive that they are certainly not one. Since the 36 are each exemplars of anavah, ("humility"), having such a virtue would preclude against one’s self-proclamation of being among the special righteous. The 36 are simply too humble to believe that they are one of the 36.[8]
It is also said that one of these 36 could potentially be the Jewish Messiah if the world is ready for them to reveal themselves. Otherwise, they live and die as an ordinary person. Whether the person knows they are the potential Messiah is debated.

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950 Life of Noah

969 Life of Methuselah, the longest lived person according to the Book of Genesis

304,805 Total number of letters in the Torah

Traditionally, most Bible scholars agree that the following numbers possess some symbolic or literal significance.

One - Denotes absolute singleness                                                                                    

Deuteronomy 6:4 "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one." (ESV)

Two - Symbolizes witness and support.  There were two great lights of creation (Genesis 1:16). Two cherubim guarded the Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 25:22). Two witnesses establish truth (Matthew 26:60). The disciples were sent two by two (Luke 10:1).
Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. (ESV)

Three - Signifies completion or perfection, and unity. Three is the number of Persons in the Trinity.  Many significant events in the Bible happened "on the third day" (Hosea 6:2). Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish (Matthew 12:40). Jesus' earthly ministry lasted three years (Luke 13:7). John 2:19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." (ESV)

Four - Relates to the earth. Earth has four seasons: winter, spring, summer, fall. There are four primary directions: north, south, east, west. Four earthly kingdoms (Daniel 7:3). Parable with four types of soil (Matthew 13). Isaiah 11:12 He will raise a signal for the nations and will assemble the banished of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. (ESV)

  Five - A number associated with grace. Five Levitical offerings (Leviticus 1-5). Jesus multiplied five loaves of barely to feed 5,000 (Matthew 14:17) Genesis 43:34 Portions were taken to them from Joseph's table, but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry with him. (ESV)

  Six - The number of man. Adam and Eve were created on the sixth day (Genesis 1:31).
Numbers 35:6 "The cities that you give to the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge, where you shall permit the manslayer to flee ..." (ESV)

  Seven - Refers to the number of God, divine perfection or completeness. On the seventh day God rested after completing the creation (Genesis 2:2). God's Word is pure, like silver purified seven times in the fire (Psalm 12:6). Jesus taught Peter to forgive 70 times seven (Matthew 18:22). Seven demons went out from Mary Magdalene, symbolizing total deliverance (Luke 8:2). Exodus 21:2 When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free, for nothing. (ESV)

  Eight - May signify new beginnings, although many scholars don't attribute any symbolic meaning to this number. Eight people survived the flood (Genesis 7:13, 23). Circumcision took place on the eighth day (Genesis 17:12). John 20:2 Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." (ESV)

  Nine - May mean fullness of blessing, although many scholars don't assign any special meaning to this number either. There are nine fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).

Service level agreement

Availability is usually expressed as a percentage of uptime in a given year. The following table shows the downtime that will be allowed for a particular percentage of availability, presuming that the system is required to operate continuously. Service level agreements often refer to monthly downtime or availability in order to calculate service credits to match monthly billing cycles. The following table shows the translation from a given availability percentage to the corresponding amount of time a system would be unavailable per year, month, or week.


Availability %

Downtime per year

Downtime per month*

Downtime per week

90% ("one nine")

36.5 days

72 hours

16.8 hours

95%

18.25 days

36 hours

8.4 hours

97%

10.96 days

21.6 hours

5.04 hours

98%

7.30 days

14.4 hours

3.36 hours

99% ("two nines")

3.65 days

7.20 hours

1.68 hours

99.5%

1.83 days

3.60 hours

50.4 minutes

99.8%

17.52 hours

86.23 minutes

20.16 minutes

99.9% ("three nines")

8.76 hours

43.8 minutes

10.1 minutes

99.95%

4.38 hours

21.56 minutes

5.04 minutes

99.99% ("four nines")

52.56 minutes

4.32 minutes

1.01 minutes

99.995%

26.28 minutes

2.16 minutes

30.24 seconds

99.999% ("five nines")

5.26 minutes

25.9 seconds

6.05 seconds

99.9999% ("six nines")

31.5 seconds

2.59 seconds

0.605 seconds

99.99999% ("seven nines")

3.15 seconds

0.259 seconds

0.0605 seconds

 

Musical Notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B, High C High G


Octave naming systems

 Frequency  of A (Hz)

traditional

shorthand

numbered

 MIDI   nr

contra

C͵ – B͵

C1 – B1

24 – 35

  55 

great

C – B

C2 – B2

36 – 47

110

small

c – b

C3 – B3

48 – 59

220

one-lined

c′ – b′

C4 – B4

60 – 71

440

two-lined

c′′ – b′′

C5 – B5

72 – 83

880

three-lined

c′′′ – b′′′

C6 – B6

84 – 95

1760

four-lined

c′′′′ – b′′′′

C7 – B7

96 – 107

3520

five-lined

c′′′′′ – b′′′′′

C8 – B8

108 – 119

7040

six-lined

c′′′′′′ – b′′′′′′

C9 – B9

120 – 127
up to G9

14080

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