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Sedra-Stats

Sedra-Stats
41st of the 54 sedras; 8th of 10 in Bamidbar
Written on 280 lines in a Sefer Torah (rank: 2nd)
35 Parshiyot; 10 open, 25 closed (2nd most)
168 psukim - ranks 2nd in the Torah
1887 words - ranks 9th (what a drop!)
7853 letters - ranks 4th
Second shortest psukim in the Torah, wordwise. Longest words in the Torah (on average).
49th of 54 in length of psukim, letterwise.
Second longest sedra, pasukwise.
These factors combine to explain the unusual fluctuation in rankings.
2nd in Bamidbar p'sukim, words, and letters
Pinchas is also second longest sedra in number of lines in a Sefer Torah. Mikeitz has more letters, and you would expect it to also take up more lines, but Pinchas' 35 parshiyot add a lot of blank space.

Mitzvot
Contains 6 of the 613 mitzvot, all positive.1 of only 6 sedras that have only positive mitzvot


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