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The Number of Each Letter in the Torah

Question

How many times does each letter occur in the Torah?

Answer

Alef – 27,057 Bet – 16,344 Gimel- 2,109 Dalet- 7,032 He – 28,052 Vav – 30,513 Zayin – 2,198 Chet – 7,186 Tet – 1,802 Yod – 31,530 Kaf – 8,610 + 3,350 Lamed – 21,570 Mem – 14,472 + 10,623 Nun – 9,854 + 4,257 Samech – 1,833 Ayin – 11,247 Pe – 3,976 + 834 Tsadi – 2,925 + 1,067 Kof – 4,694 Resh – 18,125 Shin – 15,596 Tav – 17,949

TOTAL – 304,805.

When two numbers are given, the second is for the final form of the letter.