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Sedra-Stats

19th of 54 sedras; 7th of 11 in Sh'mot
Written on 154.8 lines in a Sefer Torah, rank: 43rd
9 Parshiot; 4 open, 5 closed
96 p'sukim - ranks 38th (9th in Sh’mot)
1145 words - ranks 45th (10th in Sh’mot)
4692 letters - ranks 41st (9th in Sh’mot)
T'ruma is a short sedra with very short p'sukim (especially in words per pasuk)

Mitzvot:
Contains 3 mitzvot; 1 positive and 2 prohibitions

16 sedras are named by their first word. Another 17, by their second word. Two by their third word. 7 by the fifth word, 5 by the 6th word and three by the ninth word. One each by the 11th (B'haalotcha), 12th (T'ruma), 13th (Tazria), and 14th (K'doshim) word of the sedra. 12 sedras, including T’RUMA, are named with a word from their second pasuk.


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