Sedra Stats

Parashat Pinchas

  • 41st of the 54 sedras; 8th of 10 in Bamidbar
  • Written on 280 lines in a Sefer Torah
  • 35 Parshiyot; 10 open, 25 closed
  • 168 psukim - ranks 2nd in the Torah
  • 1887 words - ranks 9th (what a drop!)
  • 7853 letters - ranks 4th
    1) 2nd shortest psukim in the Torah, wordwise.
    2) 49th of 54 in length of psukim, letterwise.
    3) Longest words in the Torah.
    4) Second longest sedra, pasukwise.
  • These four facts combine to explain the unusual fluctuation in ranking.
    2nd in Bamidbar in all three categories

  • MITZVOT Contains 6 of the 613 mitzvot, all positive. One of only 6 sedras that have only positive mitzvot

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