Parshat No'ach

SEDRA STATS

2nd of 54 sedra (2nd of 12 in B'reishit)
Written on 230 lines in a Sefer Torah, rank: 15th
18 Parshiyot; 5 open, 13 closed; rank 12th
153 p'sukim - ranks 4th Largest in B'reishit - tied with Vayishlach
1861 words - ranks 11th (6th)
6907 letters - ranks 13th (6th)

The noticeable drop in ranking for words and letters in both the whole Torah as well as in B'reishit, is due to No'ach's very short p'sukim. No'ach ranks 49th and 51st in words/pasuk and letters/pasuk respectively.No sedra in B'reishit has shorter p'sukim

MITZVA WATCH
Although no mitzvot are counted in this sedra among the 613, there are mitzvot in Parshat No'ach. For example, Be Fruitful & Multiply is repeated to No'ach, having been previously said to Adam. We count this mitzva at its first occurrence, from Parshat B'reishit. On the other hand, the prohibition of eating limb & meat from a living animal appears in No'ach, but is not counted among the 613 until it reappears in Parshat Re'eh. In this case, the first occurrence is considered to be directed at the people of the world; the second time it is a command to the People of Israel - therefore it is counted later. There's more; these were just samples.