13th of the 54 sedras; 1st of 11 in Sh'mot 7 parshiot; 6 open (P'tuchot), 1 closed (S'tuma) Sh'mot is written on 216 lines in a Sefer Torah 124 p'sukim - 15th (tied with Emor) 1763 words - 14th (Emor is 22nd) 6762 letters - 16th (Emor is 23rd) Parshat Sh'mot ranks 2nd in the Book of Sh'mot in all three categories (no stats yet for parshiot or lines) Its p'sukim are above average in length (number of words and letters) Sh'mot contains none of the 613 mitzvot The Book of Sh'mot has... 11 sedras, 1210 p'sukim, 16713 words, 63529 letters. Sh'mot is by far the most "statistically average" of the Five Books in number of sedras, p'sukim, mitzvot, and letters. It is slightly wordier than average (Bamidbar is closer to the average). It is closest to average in words and letters per sedra, p'sukim per sedra, and words per pasuk. [The Sh'mot Homepage] |
