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Sedra-Stats

B'CHUKOTAI Stats
33rd sedra of 54; 10th of 10 in Vayikra
Written on 131 lines in a Sefer Torah, ranks 47th
5 parshiyot; 3 open, 2 closed
78 p'sukim, ranks 46th (7th in Vayikra)
1013 words, ranks 47th (7th in Vayikra)
3992 letters, ranks 47th (7th in Vayikra)
Small sedra - only 7 sedras are shorter

Mitzvot:
Contains 12 mitzvot - 7 positive, 5 prohibitions

Sefer Vayikra: 10 sedras, 36.6 columns, 1537 lines, 859 p'sukim, 11950 words, 44790 letters, and 247 mitzvot (95 positive, 152 prohibitions). Vayikra is the smallest Chumash in number of sedras, columns, lines, p'sukim, words, & letters. Its sedras (avg) have the fewest verses, words, and letters. OTOH, it has more mitzvot than any other Book, which is all the more remarkable because of its small size.


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