Questions tagged [number]
questions about numbers
12 questions from the last 365 days
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Why does my Tikkun not have Chapter 19 (yud tet)?
I noticed my Artscroll Tikkun does not display certain chapters numbers correctly.
Yud heh -> vuv?
Yud vuv -> tet zayn (this makes sense)
Yud chet -> chet (18 is lucky, so why isn't this ...
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Sefaradic pratice : Acceptable number of names a person can have [duplicate]
According to the sefaradi tradition (Jews from Spain and North Africa not Edot hamizra'h) , what is the maximum number of names that can be given to a child? For example, 3 or 4 first names - is that ...
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First person in Dev 2:17 forward
In Devarim 2, Moshe recounts certain historical events. Pasuk 17 begins with Moshe retelling what Hashem told him and, therefore, at least initially, the first person is Hashem's voice (" כִּ֣י ...
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How many times did Moses strike the rock?
In the Bemidbar story of Moses and Aaron striking the rock to provide water for the Israelites (Numbers 20) it is said the Moses struck the rock twice. However the Hebrew word used in my interlinear ...
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Interpretation of these Letters?
What are different gematria interpretations of די (Dalet, Yud), 14? What is the depth of this combination in this order? Do I interpret them together or each individually and what is the depth, ...
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Numerology in the Plagues
Going over the plagues in exodus, I notice a pattern. The first few plagues (blood, frogs, gnats / lice), are general afflictions that affect Egyptian and Hebrew alike. The next few plagues (flies, ...
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Circumcision for conjoined twins
According to Halacha, if there are Jewish male conjoined twins, how many circumcisions are needed? Do both penises need it, or only one?
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How many male names are there in the Torah? And how many females names? Is there any estimate?
Does anyone know how many "kosher" names are there in the Torah (jewish/hebrew)? And how many female names (including the talmud)? Any very rough estimate would be more than fine - we're ...
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Does one fulfill p’ru u’rvu after one child [duplicate]
Do men fullfill their obligation in their mitzvah of P’ru U’rvu after having one child? Or is the requirement to be fruitful and multiply fulfilled only after more children? If so, how many children ...
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Can one man count in two minyanim at same time
According to Halacha, if there are two minyanim is it permissible for both of them to count one man in a minyan at the same time? Or no, can he only count for one?
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Mi Yodeya the biggest number in Torah?
What is the biggest number found in Torah? Can be from any work at all, except maybe more recent contemporary works by popular Rabbis, such as R Kaplan or Dr. Schroeder, where they might bring in huge ...
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Why mention the number of words in parshat mieketz
Why does Parshat Miketz conclude by specifying the total number of words in the parsha, whereas other parshas typically only indicate the number of pesukim?
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