Sedra-Stats

Achrei-K'doshim STATS
Ach K'do A&K
of 54 sedras in Torah 29th 30th -
of 10 Sedras in Vayikra 6th 7th -
lines 154 109 263
rank 44th 49th -
Parshiyot 15 4 19
P’tuchot 3 3 6
S’tumot 12 1 13
P’sukim 80 64 144
rank (Torah/Vayikra) 45/6 49/9 -
Words 1170 868 2038
rank (Torah/Vayikra) 43/6 49/9 -
Letters 4294 3229 7523
rank (Torah/Vayikra) 45/6 49/9 -
Mitzvot (pos/prohib) 2/26 13/38 15/64

K'doshim's 51 mitzvot earn it 5th place on the Mitzva Chart. But if we take into account sedra size, it rises to first place, by far. Let's create a statistic to illustrate this. There are 613 mitzvot in the Torah. The Torah has 245 columns. (Variable, but we'll use 245 columns of 42 lines each. The average number of Mitzvot per column (M/C) is about 2.5. Vayikra the book has 247 mitzvot, with a Mitzva density of 6.75 M/C. That's the most for a book. Ki Teitzei with 74 mitvot has 14.6 M/C. That beats Emor and Mishpatim which have 12.3 and 12.0 respectively. B'har is the only other sedra with a M/C greater than 10. K'doshim averages 19.65 M/C!

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