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The Letters

Dalet דלת

Dalet (ד) is the 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It stands 32,371 times in the twenty-four books — 27.0 of every 1,000 letters, the 14th most written of the twenty-two — out of 1,197,042 letters in all.

Occurrences
32,371
Per 1,000 letters
27.04
Rank of 22
14
Share of the Tanakh
2.70%

Across the books of the Tanakh

Per 1,000 letters of each book, so a long book and a short one compare honestly. Tap a bar — or drag along the chart — and that book stands in the panel, with its door. The filled dot marks the highest column, the hollow ring the lowest.

The Twelve is one of the twenty-four books, and every total on this site still counts it as one. On this axis its twelve prophets stand as their own columns, because Hosea is eight times the length of Obadiah and one column for both hides what each of them does.

0204060Genesis — 23.7 per 1,000 letters (1,848 in 78,069 letters, 0.88× the Tanakh rate)Exodus — 23.0 per 1,000 letters (1,464 in 63,531 letters, 0.85× the Tanakh rate)Leviticus — 20.4 per 1,000 letters (916 in 44,795 letters, 0.76× the Tanakh rate)Numbers — 25.5 per 1,000 letters (1,623 in 63,545 letters, 0.94× the Tanakh rate)Deuteronomy — 21.5 per 1,000 letters (1,181 in 54,910 letters, 0.80× the Tanakh rate)Joshua — 23.0 per 1,000 letters (914 in 39,807 letters, 0.85× the Tanakh rate)Judges — 23.2 per 1,000 letters (902 in 38,944 letters, 0.86× the Tanakh rate)Samuel — 35.7 per 1,000 letters (3,335 in 93,532 letters, 1.32× the Tanakh rate)Kings — 24.7 per 1,000 letters (2,435 in 98,460 letters, 0.92× the Tanakh rate)Isaiah — 26.3 per 1,000 letters (1,758 in 66,888 letters, 0.97× the Tanakh rate)Jeremiah — 26.2 per 1,000 letters (2,223 in 84,912 letters, 0.97× the Tanakh rate)Ezekiel — 28.1 per 1,000 letters (2,094 in 74,499 letters, 1.04× the Tanakh rate)Hosea — 24.1 per 1,000 letters (226 in 9,385 letters, 0.89× the Tanakh rate)Joel — 25.3 per 1,000 letters (98 in 3,872 letters, 0.94× the Tanakh rate)Amos — 23.8 per 1,000 letters (191 in 8,033 letters, 0.88× the Tanakh rate)Obadiah — 33.1 per 1,000 letters (37 in 1,119 letters, 1.22× the Tanakh rate)Jonah — 27.0 per 1,000 letters (73 in 2,700 letters, 1.00× the Tanakh rate)Micah — 24.1 per 1,000 letters (134 in 5,570 letters, 0.89× the Tanakh rate)Nahum — 19.5 per 1,000 letters (44 in 2,252 letters, 0.72× the Tanakh rate)Habakkuk — 23.5 per 1,000 letters (61 in 2,598 letters, 0.87× the Tanakh rate)Zephaniah — 21.7 per 1,000 letters (65 in 2,996 letters, 0.80× the Tanakh rate)Haggai — 26.1 per 1,000 letters (61 in 2,336 letters, 0.97× the Tanakh rate)Zechariah — 25.7 per 1,000 letters (319 in 12,432 letters, 0.95× the Tanakh rate)Malachi — 20.9 per 1,000 letters (72 in 3,450 letters, 0.77× the Tanakh rate)Psalms — 31.8 per 1,000 letters (2,506 in 78,833 letters, 1.18× the Tanakh rate)Proverbs — 28.5 per 1,000 letters (756 in 26,507 letters, 1.05× the Tanakh rate)Job — 27.2 per 1,000 letters (867 in 31,862 letters, 1.01× the Tanakh rate)Song of Songs — 36.5 per 1,000 letters (188 in 5,151 letters, 1.35× the Tanakh rate)Ruth — 23.2 per 1,000 letters (115 in 4,947 letters, 0.86× the Tanakh rate)Lamentations — 27.3 per 1,000 letters (163 in 5,980 letters, 1.01× the Tanakh rate)Ecclesiastes — 24.4 per 1,000 letters (268 in 10,969 letters, 0.90× the Tanakh rate)Esther — 35.3 per 1,000 letters (427 in 12,112 letters, 1.30× the Tanakh rate)Daniel — 48.3 per 1,000 letters (1,174 in 24,291 letters, 1.79× the Tanakh rate)Ezra–Nehemiah — 29.1 per 1,000 letters (1,115 in 38,277 letters, 1.08× the Tanakh rate)Chronicles — 27.3 per 1,000 letters (2,718 in 99,478 letters, 1.01× the Tanakh rate)highestlowestGeneDeutKingsHoseaJonahZephPsalRuthChro

Its two ends

Highest
Daniel 48.3
Lowest
Nahum 19.5

Every column's numbers are in the table below.

All the numbers 35 books
Dalet in each of the 35 books, in canonical order.
PlaceOccurrencesOf lettersPer 1,000× usualRank
Genesis בראשית1,84878,06923.670.88×25
Exodus שמות1,46463,53123.040.85×29
Leviticus ויקרא91644,79520.450.76×34
Numbers במדבר1,62363,54525.540.94×18
Deuteronomy דברים1,18154,91021.510.80×32
Joshua יהושע91439,80722.960.85×30
Judges שופטים90238,94423.160.86×28
Samuel שמואל3,33593,53235.661.32×3
Kings מלכים2,43598,46024.730.92×20
Isaiah ישעיהו1,75866,88826.280.97×14
Jeremiah ירמיהו2,22384,91226.180.97×15
Ezekiel יחזקאל2,09474,49928.111.04×9
Hosea הושע2269,38524.080.89×22
Joel יואל983,87225.310.94×19
Amos עמוס1918,03323.780.88×24
Obadiah עובדיה371,11933.061.22×5
Jonah יונה732,70027.041.00×13
Micah מיכה1345,57024.060.89×23
Nahum נחום442,25219.540.72×35
Habakkuk חבקוק612,59823.480.87×26
Zephaniah צפניה652,99621.700.80×31
Haggai חגי612,33626.110.97×16
Zechariah זכריה31912,43225.660.95×17
Malachi מלאכי723,45020.870.77×33
Psalms תהלים2,50678,83331.791.18×6
Proverbs משלי75626,50728.521.05×8
Job איוב86731,86227.211.01×12
Song of Songs שיר השירים1885,15136.501.35×2
Ruth רות1154,94723.250.86×27
Lamentations איכה1635,98027.261.01×11
Ecclesiastes קהלת26810,96924.430.90×21
Esther אסתר42712,11235.251.30×4
Daniel דניאל1,17424,29148.331.79×1
Ezra–Nehemiah עזרא־נחמיה1,11538,27729.131.08×7
Chronicles דברי הימים2,71899,47827.321.01×10

Across the fifty-four portions

The Torah alone, portion by portion, on the same measure. Fifty-four names will not fit along one axis, so most of them are not printed — but every column names itself the moment you touch it.

010203040Bereshit — 28.5 per 1,000 letters (206 in 7,234 letters, 1.05× the Tanakh rate)Noach — 24.3 per 1,000 letters (168 in 6,907 letters, 0.90× the Tanakh rate)Lech Lecha — 22.4 per 1,000 letters (142 in 6,338 letters, 0.83× the Tanakh rate)Vayera — 22.5 per 1,000 letters (177 in 7,861 letters, 0.83× the Tanakh rate)Chayei Sara — 29.4 per 1,000 letters (156 in 5,315 letters, 1.08× the Tanakh rate)Toldot — 19.0 per 1,000 letters (103 in 5,427 letters, 0.70× the Tanakh rate)Vayetzei — 24.2 per 1,000 letters (182 in 7,512 letters, 0.90× the Tanakh rate)Vayishlach — 22.4 per 1,000 letters (167 in 7,457 letters, 0.83× the Tanakh rate)Vayeshev — 25.5 per 1,000 letters (152 in 5,972 letters, 0.94× the Tanakh rate)Miketz — 22.1 per 1,000 letters (175 in 7,913 letters, 0.82× the Tanakh rate)Vayigash — 22.2 per 1,000 letters (126 in 5,684 letters, 0.82× the Tanakh rate)Vayechi — 21.1 per 1,000 letters (94 in 4,449 letters, 0.78× the Tanakh rate)Shemot — 21.9 per 1,000 letters (148 in 6,763 letters, 0.81× the Tanakh rate)Vaera — 27.4 per 1,000 letters (184 in 6,703 letters, 1.01× the Tanakh rate)Bo — 21.0 per 1,000 letters (129 in 6,149 letters, 0.78× the Tanakh rate)Beshalach — 22.6 per 1,000 letters (145 in 6,424 letters, 0.83× the Tanakh rate)Yitro — 24.6 per 1,000 letters (99 in 4,024 letters, 0.91× the Tanakh rate)Mishpatim — 21.1 per 1,000 letters (112 in 5,312 letters, 0.78× the Tanakh rate)Terumah — 21.7 per 1,000 letters (102 in 4,691 letters, 0.80× the Tanakh rate)Tetzaveh — 24.0 per 1,000 letters (130 in 5,427 letters, 0.89× the Tanakh rate)Ki Tisa — 23.4 per 1,000 letters (174 in 7,426 letters, 0.87× the Tanakh rate)Vayakhel — 21.4 per 1,000 letters (132 in 6,180 letters, 0.79× the Tanakh rate)Pekudei — 24.6 per 1,000 letters (109 in 4,432 letters, 0.91× the Tanakh rate)Vayikra — 18.0 per 1,000 letters (112 in 6,222 letters, 0.67× the Tanakh rate)Tzav — 21.4 per 1,000 letters (109 in 5,096 letters, 0.79× the Tanakh rate)Shmini — 18.0 per 1,000 letters (84 in 4,669 letters, 0.67× the Tanakh rate)Tazria — 15.3 per 1,000 letters (56 in 3,667 letters, 0.56× the Tanakh rate)Metzora — 19.6 per 1,000 letters (92 in 4,698 letters, 0.72× the Tanakh rate)Achrei Mot — 25.8 per 1,000 letters (111 in 4,296 letters, 0.95× the Tanakh rate)Kedoshim — 18.9 per 1,000 letters (61 in 3,231 letters, 0.70× the Tanakh rate)Emor — 25.9 per 1,000 letters (158 in 6,108 letters, 0.96× the Tanakh rate)Behar — 19.5 per 1,000 letters (55 in 2,817 letters, 0.72× the Tanakh rate)Bechukotai — 19.5 per 1,000 letters (78 in 3,991 letters, 0.72× the Tanakh rate)Bamidbar — 31.1 per 1,000 letters (230 in 7,394 letters, 1.15× the Tanakh rate)Nasso — 29.5 per 1,000 letters (255 in 8,632 letters, 1.09× the Tanakh rate)Beha'alotcha — 25.4 per 1,000 letters (179 in 7,058 letters, 0.94× the Tanakh rate)Sh'lach — 22.0 per 1,000 letters (128 in 5,820 letters, 0.81× the Tanakh rate)Korach — 28.2 per 1,000 letters (150 in 5,325 letters, 1.04× the Tanakh rate)Chukat — 23.5 per 1,000 letters (110 in 4,674 letters, 0.87× the Tanakh rate)Balak — 19.0 per 1,000 letters (102 in 5,359 letters, 0.70× the Tanakh rate)Pinchas — 26.1 per 1,000 letters (205 in 7,854 letters, 0.96× the Tanakh rate)Matot — 21.4 per 1,000 letters (121 in 5,653 letters, 0.79× the Tanakh rate)Masei — 24.8 per 1,000 letters (143 in 5,776 letters, 0.92× the Tanakh rate)Devarim — 24.9 per 1,000 letters (149 in 5,973 letters, 0.92× the Tanakh rate)Vaetchanan — 22.6 per 1,000 letters (166 in 7,346 letters, 0.84× the Tanakh rate)Eikev — 22.4 per 1,000 letters (154 in 6,861 letters, 0.83× the Tanakh rate)Re'eh — 17.1 per 1,000 letters (127 in 7,443 letters, 0.63× the Tanakh rate)Shoftim — 24.7 per 1,000 letters (138 in 5,592 letters, 0.91× the Tanakh rate)Ki Teitzei — 17.1 per 1,000 letters (100 in 5,858 letters, 0.63× the Tanakh rate)Ki Tavo — 21.3 per 1,000 letters (145 in 6,816 letters, 0.79× the Tanakh rate)Nitzavim — 14.8 per 1,000 letters (38 in 2,576 letters, 0.55× the Tanakh rate)Vayeilech — 20.7 per 1,000 letters (44 in 2,123 letters, 0.77× the Tanakh rate)Ha'Azinu — 27.9 per 1,000 letters (65 in 2,329 letters, 1.03× the Tanakh rate)V'Zot HaBerachah — 27.6 per 1,000 letters (55 in 1,993 letters, 1.02× the Tanakh rate)highestlowestBereChayVayeShemYitroKi TTzavAchrBechSh'lPincVaetKi TV'Zo

Its two ends

Highest
Bamidbar 31.1
Lowest
Nitzavim 14.8

Every column's numbers are in the table below.

All the numbers 54 portions
Dalet in each of the 54 portions, in canonical order.
PlaceOccurrencesOf lettersPer 1,000× usualRank
Bereshit בראשית2067,23428.481.05×4
Noach נח1686,90724.320.90×19
Lech Lecha לך לך1426,33822.410.83×28
Vayera וירא1777,86122.520.83×26
Chayei Sara חיי שרה1565,31529.351.08×3
Toldot תולדות1035,42718.980.70×47
Vayetzei ויצא1827,51224.230.90×20
Vayishlach וישלח1677,45722.390.83×29
Vayeshev וישב1525,97225.450.94×12
Miketz מקץ1757,91322.120.82×31
Vayigash ויגש1265,68422.170.82×30
Vayechi ויחי944,44921.130.78×39
Shemot שמות1486,76321.880.81×33
Vaera וארא1846,70327.451.01×8
Bo בא1296,14920.980.78×41
Beshalach בשלח1456,42422.570.83×25
Yitro יתרו994,02424.600.91×17
Mishpatim משפטים1125,31221.080.78×40
Terumah תרומה1024,69121.740.80×34
Tetzaveh תצוה1305,42723.950.89×21
Ki Tisa כי תשא1747,42623.430.87×23
Vayakhel ויקהל1326,18021.360.79×37
Pekudei פקודי1094,43224.590.91×18
Vayikra ויקרא1126,22218.000.67×49
Tzav צו1095,09621.390.79×36
Shmini שמיני844,66917.990.67×50
Tazria תזריע563,66715.270.56×53
Metzora מצורע924,69819.580.72×43
Achrei Mot אחרי מות1114,29625.840.95×11
Kedoshim קדושים613,23118.880.70×48
Emor אמור1586,10825.870.96×10
Behar בהר552,81719.520.72×45
Bechukotai בחוקתי783,99119.540.72×44
Bamidbar במדבר2307,39431.111.15×1
Nasso נשא2558,63229.541.09×2
Beha'alotcha בהעלותך1797,05825.360.94×13
Sh'lach שלח1285,82021.990.81×32
Korach קרח1505,32528.171.04×5
Chukat חקת1104,67423.530.87×22
Balak בלק1025,35919.030.70×46
Pinchas פנחס2057,85426.100.96×9
Matot מטות1215,65321.410.79×35
Masei מסעי1435,77624.760.92×15
Devarim דברים1495,97324.950.92×14
Vaetchanan ואתחנן1667,34622.600.84×24
Eikev עקב1546,86122.450.83×27
Re'eh ראה1277,44317.060.63×52
Shoftim שופטים1385,59224.680.91×16
Ki Teitzei כי תצא1005,85817.070.63×51
Ki Tavo כי תבוא1456,81621.270.79×38
Nitzavim נצבים382,57614.750.55×54
Vayeilech וילך442,12320.730.77×42
Ha'Azinu האזינו652,32927.911.03×6
V'Zot HaBerachah וזאת הברכה551,99327.601.02×7

Where it runs hardest and thinnest

A place is listed when Dalet runs at least 1.25× its Tanakh-wide rate of 27.04 per 1,000, or at most 0.80× it. Two thresholds, applied to every letter alike — nothing here is picked by hand.

Books where it runs high

  • Daniel1.79×48.3 per 1,000 · 1,174 of 24,291
  • Song of Songs1.35×36.5 per 1,000 · 188 of 5,151
  • Samuel1.32×35.7 per 1,000 · 3,335 of 93,532
  • Esther1.30×35.3 per 1,000 · 427 of 12,112

Books where it runs low

  • Nahum0.72×19.5 per 1,000 · 44 of 2,252
  • Leviticus0.76×20.4 per 1,000 · 916 of 44,795
  • Malachi0.77×20.9 per 1,000 · 72 of 3,450
  • Deuteronomy0.80×21.5 per 1,000 · 1,181 of 54,910

Portions where it runs low

  • Nitzavim0.55×14.8 per 1,000 · 38 of 2,576
  • Tazria0.56×15.3 per 1,000 · 56 of 3,667
  • Re'eh0.63×17.1 per 1,000 · 127 of 7,443
  • Ki Teitzei0.63×17.1 per 1,000 · 100 of 5,858
  • Shmini0.67×18.0 per 1,000 · 84 of 4,669
  • Vayikra0.67×18.0 per 1,000 · 112 of 6,222
  • Kedoshim0.70×18.9 per 1,000 · 61 of 3,231
  • Toldot0.70×19.0 per 1,000 · 103 of 5,427

The gematria of the letter

Standard4Gadol4Katan4Siduri (ordinal)4Atbash100Perati16Milui434

Milui values a letter at the standard gematria of its own name spelled in full: דלת = 434. Computed at render by the same engine that runs every search — nothing on this page is a stored number except the counts.

One letter written apart

The Masoretic text writes eleven letters larger, smaller or raised above the line. Each word below is set the way the text sets it — the letter itself in its own state, inside its own word. Our corpus records the form and the place; it records no comment on them, so none is printed here.

First standing

The first Dalet of the Tanakh, in canonical order from Bereshit 1:1 forward, is in ויבדל — Genesis 1:4, the 7th word of the verse.

Quick answers

What is the gematria of Dalet?

Dalet (ד) is 4 in standard gematria; it is the 4th letter of the alef-bet. Spelled out in full, דלת, it is 434.

How many times does Dalet appear in the Tanakh?

32,371 times in the twenty-four books — the 14th most written of the twenty-two letters.