
Sedra-Stats
MATOT Stats
42nd of the 54 sedras; 9th of 10 in Bamidbar
Written on 190 lines in a Sefer Torah (rank: 29th)
9 Parshiyot; 4 open, 5 closed
112 psukim - ranks 24th (7th in B'midbar)
1484 words - ranks 29th (6th in B'midbar)
5652 letters - ranks 30th (7th in B'midbar)
Of the 7 pairs of sedras that are sometimes combined and sometimes read
separately, Matot and Mas'ei are the most-often combined pair. All over the
world, they are separated only 10.5% of the time, the last time being 21
years ago. In Israel, they are separated an additional 10% of the time -
when Pesach begins on Shabbat and the year has 2 Adars. That last happened
10 years ago.
Mitzvot:
Contains 2 of the 613 mitzvot, 1 pos. 1 prohibition
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