Sedra Stats

Sedra Stats - Parashat Eikev

46th of the 54 sedras;
3rd of 11 in D’varim
Written on 231.83 lines in a Torah; rank: 14
10 Parshiyot; 6 open, 4 closed
111 p’sukim - ranks 26th (4th in D’varim)
Same number of p’sukim as Vayikra, but larger
1747 words - ranks 16th (3rd in D’varim)
Same number of words as Ki Tavo; Ki Tavo has more p’sukim; Eikev has more letters
6865 letters - ranks 14th (3rd in D’varim)
Eikev’s p’sukim are long - 3rd longest in the Torah in words and letters per pasuk. This accounts for rise in ranking in the words and letters categories.

Just FYI: The first word of the sedra is V’HAYA, which occurs 412 times in Tanach. It is an anagram of G-d’s name.

EIKEV - The word EIKEV occurs 15 times in Tanach,  including 5 times in the Torah (twice in B’reishit, once in Bamidbar, and twice in D’varim - both in Eikev). The word is obviously related to AKEIV, heel, and can be understood using the English expression, “on the heels of”, meaning, in the wake of, as a result of. It is often translated as “reward”, as fits well with the meaning of the opening pasuk of Parshat Eikev.

MITZVOT
8 of 613 mitzvot, 6 positive and 2 prohibitions

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