Tish'a Ushloshim - mi yodeya?

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Who knows thirty-nine?

Please cite/link your sources, if possible. After about one business day, I will:

Upvote all interesting answers.
Accept the best answer.
Go on to the next number.

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score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered May 17 '10 at 16:21

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The 39 Avos Melachos (Primary types of Forbidden labor) on Shabbos (Shabbos 7:2 , Mishneh Torah (Shabbos) 7:1)

answered May 17 '10 at 16:21

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I should get 39 upvotes for every one of yours:) – Jeremy May 17 '10 at 21:01
Helvai that we should have so many users! – Isaac Moses May 18 '10 at 15:10
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Checkmark for not being afraid to go with the most familiar and bring sources. – Isaac Moses May 18 '10 at 15:12
@IsaacMoses now there are many more than that – Ze'ev misses Monica Mar 14 '17 at 03:36

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered May 17 '10 at 16:24

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The maximum number of lashes one may receive (I'll try to add sources)

answered May 17 '10 at 16:24

Yirmeyahu

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Except according to Rabi Yehudah who holds 40! Makkos, 6b – Yahu May 17 '10 at 18:44
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Do you mean 40 factorial?! – Isaac Moses May 17 '10 at 20:55
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Sorry. I meant "Except according to Rabi Yehudah who holds 40! Makkos, 22a" and not factorial! – Yahu May 24 '10 at 20:39

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered May 17 '10 at 19:12

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39 was the righteous King Yoshiyahu's age when he was killed in battle. He was crowned king at age 8, and ruled 31 years. (II Kings 22:1)

answered May 17 '10 at 19:12

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score 3 · Answer 4 · answered May 17 '10 at 19:13

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39 was Shmuel's age when he succeeded to the leadership of the Jewish People, after the death of Eli Hakohen. (Rashi to I Sam. 1:22)

answered May 17 '10 at 19:13

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score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 13 '17 at 22:17

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According to a common custom, a thread is wound around the others thirty-nine times on each tassel of tzitzis: seven times in the first wound segment, then eight, then eleven, and finally thirteen.

answered Mar 13 '17 at 22:17

msh210

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered May 17 '10 at 15:46

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39 Toledot melacha for each Av melacha on Shabbat.

answered May 17 '10 at 15:46

Jeremy

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Not sure I understand. You mean each Av has its own 39 toledot (holy toledot!)? Is there a source for that? Or each Av has only 1? The example I recall is "planting" has: watering, fertilizing, and grafting. That's neither 1 nor 39. – Shalom May 17 '10 at 15:51
Woops, I forgot pruning. But even so. 1 < Toledot < 39. – Shalom May 17 '10 at 16:06
Yes, 39 for each of the 39, making 1521 toledot, plus 39 avot, for a total of 1560. I think it is a Tosefos in perek Klal Gadol in masechet Shabbos, but can't find it right now, and Google only pointed me to a messianic Judiasm site in the UK. – Jeremy May 17 '10 at 16:52
Yerushalmi Shabbat Ch. 7, halakhah 1 (9b) – Kfir Feb 12 '21 at 06:56

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Feb 03 '14 at 22:25

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After Adam ate from the forbidden fruit, Hashem gave 39 curses:

10 to the serpent
10 to Adam
10 to Eve
9 to the earth

(Tikkunei Zohar 64-5)

answered Feb 03 '14 at 22:25

score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Mar 09 '14 at 15:12

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39 was the age at which the Ramchal died (1707-1746).

answered Mar 09 '14 at 15:12

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score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Sep 07 '16 at 15:19

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The categories of work used to build (and use?) the Mishkan (Shabbat 49b)

Also the number of times the Torah uses the words מלאכה, מלאכתו, מלאכת (also Shabbat 49b)

answered Sep 07 '16 at 15:19

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Tish'a Ushloshim - mi yodeya?

Who knows thirty-nine?

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