B'HAR 32nd of the Torah's 54 sedras; 9th of 10 in Vayikra Written on 99 lines in a Sefer Torah 7 parshiyot; 1 open, 6 closed 57 p'sukim, ranks 50th; last in Vayikra 737 words, ranks 50th; (last) 2817 letters, ranks 50th; (last) Only 4 sedras are shorter, specifically, the last 4 of the Torah: Nitzavim, Vayeilech, Haazinu, V'zot HaBracha B'har contains 24 mitzvot of the 613; 7 positive, 17 prohibitions; Only 7 sedras have more mitzvot. 9 sedras (incl. B'har) have 409 mitzvot. 1/6 of the sedras contain 2/3 of the mitzvot B'CHUKOTAI 33rd of the 54; last of 10 in Vayikra Written on 131 lines in a Sefer Torah 5 parshiyot; 3 open, 2 closed 78 p'sukim, ranks 46th (7th) 1013 words, ranks 47th (7th) 3992 letters, ranks 47th (7th) B'chukotai contains 12 mitzvot; 7 positive, 5 prohibitions The Book of Vayikra is written on 36.5 of the Torah's 245 columns; it contains 10 sedras, 859 p'sukim, 11950 words, 44790 letters, and 247 mitzvot (95 pos. 152 prohibitions) Vayikra is the smallest of the 5 Books in number of sedras, p'sukim, words, & letters. Its sedras (avg) have the fewest p'sukim, words, and letters. OTOH, it has more mitzvot than any other Book, which is all the more remarkable because of its small size [The B'har-B'chukotai Homepage] |
