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The Letters

Kuf קוף

Kuf (ק) is the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It stands 16,278 times in the twenty-four books — 13.6 of every 1,000 letters, the 17th most written of the twenty-two — out of 1,197,042 letters in all.

Occurrences
16,278
Per 1,000 letters
13.60
Rank of 22
17
Share of the Tanakh
1.36%

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.

0102030Genesis — 16.7 per 1,000 letters (1,301 in 78,069 letters, 1.23× the Tanakh rate)Exodus — 14.8 per 1,000 letters (940 in 63,531 letters, 1.09× the Tanakh rate)Leviticus — 17.9 per 1,000 letters (803 in 44,795 letters, 1.32× the Tanakh rate)Numbers — 15.8 per 1,000 letters (1,002 in 63,545 letters, 1.16× the Tanakh rate)Deuteronomy — 11.8 per 1,000 letters (649 in 54,910 letters, 0.87× the Tanakh rate)Joshua — 10.9 per 1,000 letters (432 in 39,807 letters, 0.80× the Tanakh rate)Judges — 12.0 per 1,000 letters (468 in 38,944 letters, 0.88× the Tanakh rate)Samuel — 11.2 per 1,000 letters (1,050 in 93,532 letters, 0.83× the Tanakh rate)Kings — 12.1 per 1,000 letters (1,189 in 98,460 letters, 0.89× the Tanakh rate)Isaiah — 17.2 per 1,000 letters (1,150 in 66,888 letters, 1.26× the Tanakh rate)Jeremiah — 13.2 per 1,000 letters (1,124 in 84,912 letters, 0.97× the Tanakh rate)Ezekiel — 12.4 per 1,000 letters (924 in 74,499 letters, 0.91× the Tanakh rate)Hosea — 12.5 per 1,000 letters (117 in 9,385 letters, 0.92× the Tanakh rate)Joel — 19.6 per 1,000 letters (76 in 3,872 letters, 1.44× the Tanakh rate)Amos — 15.6 per 1,000 letters (125 in 8,033 letters, 1.14× the Tanakh rate)Obadiah — 12.5 per 1,000 letters (14 in 1,119 letters, 0.92× the Tanakh rate)Jonah — 17.8 per 1,000 letters (48 in 2,700 letters, 1.31× the Tanakh rate)Micah — 15.4 per 1,000 letters (86 in 5,570 letters, 1.14× the Tanakh rate)Nahum — 24.9 per 1,000 letters (56 in 2,252 letters, 1.83× the Tanakh rate)Habakkuk — 20.8 per 1,000 letters (54 in 2,598 letters, 1.53× the Tanakh rate)Zephaniah — 19.4 per 1,000 letters (58 in 2,996 letters, 1.42× the Tanakh rate)Haggai — 8.13 per 1,000 letters (19 in 2,336 letters, 0.60× the Tanakh rate)Zechariah — 10.9 per 1,000 letters (136 in 12,432 letters, 0.80× the Tanakh rate)Malachi — 10.1 per 1,000 letters (35 in 3,450 letters, 0.75× the Tanakh rate)Psalms — 14.3 per 1,000 letters (1,125 in 78,833 letters, 1.05× the Tanakh rate)Proverbs — 19.0 per 1,000 letters (504 in 26,507 letters, 1.40× the Tanakh rate)Job — 15.7 per 1,000 letters (501 in 31,862 letters, 1.16× the Tanakh rate)Song of Songs — 12.0 per 1,000 letters (62 in 5,151 letters, 0.89× the Tanakh rate)Ruth — 16.4 per 1,000 letters (81 in 4,947 letters, 1.20× the Tanakh rate)Lamentations — 13.7 per 1,000 letters (82 in 5,980 letters, 1.01× the Tanakh rate)Ecclesiastes — 12.1 per 1,000 letters (133 in 10,969 letters, 0.89× the Tanakh rate)Esther — 8.67 per 1,000 letters (105 in 12,112 letters, 0.64× the Tanakh rate)Daniel — 15.8 per 1,000 letters (384 in 24,291 letters, 1.16× the Tanakh rate)Ezra–Nehemiah — 10.5 per 1,000 letters (402 in 38,277 letters, 0.77× the Tanakh rate)Chronicles — 10.5 per 1,000 letters (1,043 in 99,478 letters, 0.77× the Tanakh rate)highestlowestGeneDeutKingsHoseaJonahZephPsalRuthChro

Its two ends

Highest
Nahum 24.9
Lowest
Haggai 8.13

Every column's numbers are in the table below.

All the numbers 35 books
Kuf in each of the 35 books, in canonical order.
PlaceOccurrencesOf lettersPer 1,000× usualRank
Genesis בראשית1,30178,06916.661.23×9
Exodus שמות94063,53114.801.09×16
Leviticus ויקרא80344,79517.931.32×6
Numbers במדבר1,00263,54515.771.16×12
Deuteronomy דברים64954,91011.820.87×27
Joshua יהושע43239,80710.850.80×30
Judges שופטים46838,94412.020.88×26
Samuel שמואל1,05093,53211.230.83×28
Kings מלכים1,18998,46012.080.89×24
Isaiah ישעיהו1,15066,88817.191.26×8
Jeremiah ירמיהו1,12484,91213.240.97×19
Ezekiel יחזקאל92474,49912.400.91×22
Hosea הושע1179,38512.470.92×21
Joel יואל763,87219.631.44×3
Amos עמוס1258,03315.561.14×14
Obadiah עובדיה141,11912.510.92×20
Jonah יונה482,70017.781.31×7
Micah מיכה865,57015.441.14×15
Nahum נחום562,25224.871.83×1
Habakkuk חבקוק542,59820.791.53×2
Zephaniah צפניה582,99619.361.42×4
Haggai חגי192,3368.130.60×35
Zechariah זכריה13612,43210.940.80×29
Malachi מלאכי353,45010.140.75×33
Psalms תהלים1,12578,83314.271.05×17
Proverbs משלי50426,50719.011.40×5
Job איוב50131,86215.721.16×13
Song of Songs שיר השירים625,15112.040.89×25
Ruth רות814,94716.371.20×10
Lamentations איכה825,98013.711.01×18
Ecclesiastes קהלת13310,96912.130.89×23
Esther אסתר10512,1128.670.64×34
Daniel דניאל38424,29115.811.16×11
Ezra–Nehemiah עזרא־נחמיה40238,27710.500.77×31
Chronicles דברי הימים1,04399,47810.480.77×32

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.

0102030Bereshit — 14.2 per 1,000 letters (103 in 7,234 letters, 1.05× the Tanakh rate)Noach — 6.80 per 1,000 letters (47 in 6,907 letters, 0.50× the Tanakh rate)Lech Lecha — 13.3 per 1,000 letters (84 in 6,338 letters, 0.97× the Tanakh rate)Vayera — 19.1 per 1,000 letters (150 in 7,861 letters, 1.40× the Tanakh rate)Chayei Sara — 21.3 per 1,000 letters (113 in 5,315 letters, 1.56× the Tanakh rate)Toldot — 29.9 per 1,000 letters (162 in 5,427 letters, 2.19× the Tanakh rate)Vayetzei — 24.6 per 1,000 letters (185 in 7,512 letters, 1.81× the Tanakh rate)Vayishlach — 19.0 per 1,000 letters (142 in 7,457 letters, 1.40× the Tanakh rate)Vayeshev — 10.9 per 1,000 letters (65 in 5,972 letters, 0.80× the Tanakh rate)Miketz — 11.5 per 1,000 letters (91 in 7,913 letters, 0.85× the Tanakh rate)Vayigash — 13.5 per 1,000 letters (77 in 5,684 letters, 1.00× the Tanakh rate)Vayechi — 18.4 per 1,000 letters (82 in 4,449 letters, 1.35× the Tanakh rate)Shemot — 13.8 per 1,000 letters (93 in 6,763 letters, 1.01× the Tanakh rate)Vaera — 10.4 per 1,000 letters (70 in 6,703 letters, 0.77× the Tanakh rate)Bo — 11.5 per 1,000 letters (71 in 6,149 letters, 0.85× the Tanakh rate)Beshalach — 13.7 per 1,000 letters (88 in 6,424 letters, 1.01× the Tanakh rate)Yitro — 12.7 per 1,000 letters (51 in 4,024 letters, 0.93× the Tanakh rate)Mishpatim — 11.5 per 1,000 letters (61 in 5,312 letters, 0.84× the Tanakh rate)Terumah — 20.3 per 1,000 letters (95 in 4,691 letters, 1.49× the Tanakh rate)Tetzaveh — 19.0 per 1,000 letters (103 in 5,427 letters, 1.40× the Tanakh rate)Ki Tisa — 16.8 per 1,000 letters (125 in 7,426 letters, 1.24× the Tanakh rate)Vayakhel — 19.6 per 1,000 letters (121 in 6,180 letters, 1.44× the Tanakh rate)Pekudei — 14.0 per 1,000 letters (62 in 4,432 letters, 1.03× the Tanakh rate)Vayikra — 24.4 per 1,000 letters (152 in 6,222 letters, 1.80× the Tanakh rate)Tzav — 23.5 per 1,000 letters (120 in 5,096 letters, 1.73× the Tanakh rate)Shmini — 19.5 per 1,000 letters (91 in 4,669 letters, 1.43× the Tanakh rate)Tazria — 11.5 per 1,000 letters (42 in 3,667 letters, 0.84× the Tanakh rate)Metzora — 8.51 per 1,000 letters (40 in 4,698 letters, 0.63× the Tanakh rate)Achrei Mot — 14.0 per 1,000 letters (60 in 4,296 letters, 1.03× the Tanakh rate)Kedoshim — 18.3 per 1,000 letters (59 in 3,231 letters, 1.34× the Tanakh rate)Emor — 22.9 per 1,000 letters (140 in 6,108 letters, 1.69× the Tanakh rate)Behar — 8.52 per 1,000 letters (24 in 2,817 letters, 0.63× the Tanakh rate)Bechukotai — 18.8 per 1,000 letters (75 in 3,991 letters, 1.38× the Tanakh rate)Bamidbar — 16.1 per 1,000 letters (119 in 7,394 letters, 1.18× the Tanakh rate)Nasso — 28.2 per 1,000 letters (243 in 8,632 letters, 2.07× the Tanakh rate)Beha'alotcha — 12.0 per 1,000 letters (85 in 7,058 letters, 0.89× the Tanakh rate)Sh'lach — 9.28 per 1,000 letters (54 in 5,820 letters, 0.68× the Tanakh rate)Korach — 20.5 per 1,000 letters (109 in 5,325 letters, 1.50× the Tanakh rate)Chukat — 12.6 per 1,000 letters (59 in 4,674 letters, 0.93× the Tanakh rate)Balak — 24.6 per 1,000 letters (132 in 5,359 letters, 1.81× the Tanakh rate)Pinchas — 10.3 per 1,000 letters (81 in 7,854 letters, 0.76× the Tanakh rate)Matot — 11.9 per 1,000 letters (67 in 5,653 letters, 0.87× the Tanakh rate)Masei — 9.18 per 1,000 letters (53 in 5,776 letters, 0.68× the Tanakh rate)Devarim — 9.54 per 1,000 letters (57 in 5,973 letters, 0.70× the Tanakh rate)Vaetchanan — 9.66 per 1,000 letters (71 in 7,346 letters, 0.71× the Tanakh rate)Eikev — 10.3 per 1,000 letters (71 in 6,861 letters, 0.76× the Tanakh rate)Re'eh — 12.8 per 1,000 letters (95 in 7,443 letters, 0.94× the Tanakh rate)Shoftim — 12.2 per 1,000 letters (68 in 5,592 letters, 0.89× the Tanakh rate)Ki Teitzei — 16.2 per 1,000 letters (95 in 5,858 letters, 1.19× the Tanakh rate)Ki Tavo — 11.2 per 1,000 letters (76 in 6,816 letters, 0.82× the Tanakh rate)Nitzavim — 12.4 per 1,000 letters (32 in 2,576 letters, 0.91× the Tanakh rate)Vayeilech — 9.42 per 1,000 letters (20 in 2,123 letters, 0.69× the Tanakh rate)Ha'Azinu — 12.9 per 1,000 letters (30 in 2,329 letters, 0.95× the Tanakh rate)V'Zot HaBerachah — 17.1 per 1,000 letters (34 in 1,993 letters, 1.25× the Tanakh rate)highestlowestBereChayVayeShemYitroKi TTzavAchrBechSh'lPincVaetKi TV'Zo

Its two ends

Highest
Toldot 29.9
Lowest
Noach 6.80

Every column's numbers are in the table below.

All the numbers 54 portions
Kuf in each of the 54 portions, in canonical order.
PlaceOccurrencesOf lettersPer 1,000× usualRank
Bereshit בראשית1037,23414.241.05×23
Noach נח476,9076.800.50×54
Lech Lecha לך לך846,33813.250.97×29
Vayera וירא1507,86119.081.40×13
Chayei Sara חיי שרה1135,31521.261.56×8
Toldot תולדות1625,42729.852.19×1
Vayetzei ויצא1857,51224.631.81×4
Vayishlach וישלח1427,45719.041.40×14
Vayeshev וישב655,97210.880.80×43
Miketz מקץ917,91311.500.85×39
Vayigash ויגש775,68413.551.00×28
Vayechi ויחי824,44918.431.35×17
Shemot שמות936,76313.751.01×26
Vaera וארא706,70310.440.77×44
Bo בא716,14911.550.85×38
Beshalach בשלח886,42413.701.01×27
Yitro יתרו514,02412.670.93×32
Mishpatim משפטים615,31211.480.84×40
Terumah תרומה954,69120.251.49×10
Tetzaveh תצוה1035,42718.981.40×15
Ki Tisa כי תשא1257,42616.831.24×20
Vayakhel ויקהל1216,18019.581.44×11
Pekudei פקודי624,43213.991.03×24
Vayikra ויקרא1526,22224.431.80×5
Tzav צו1205,09623.551.73×6
Shmini שמיני914,66919.491.43×12
Tazria תזריע423,66711.450.84×41
Metzora מצורע404,6988.510.63×53
Achrei Mot אחרי מות604,29613.971.03×25
Kedoshim קדושים593,23118.261.34×18
Emor אמור1406,10822.921.69×7
Behar בהר242,8178.520.63×52
Bechukotai בחוקתי753,99118.791.38×16
Bamidbar במדבר1197,39416.091.18×22
Nasso נשא2438,63228.152.07×2
Beha'alotcha בהעלותך857,05812.040.89×36
Sh'lach שלח545,8209.280.68×50
Korach קרח1095,32520.471.50×9
Chukat חקת594,67412.620.93×33
Balak בלק1325,35924.631.81×3
Pinchas פנחס817,85410.310.76×46
Matot מטות675,65311.850.87×37
Masei מסעי535,7769.180.68×51
Devarim דברים575,9739.540.70×48
Vaetchanan ואתחנן717,3469.660.71×47
Eikev עקב716,86110.350.76×45
Re'eh ראה957,44312.760.94×31
Shoftim שופטים685,59212.160.89×35
Ki Teitzei כי תצא955,85816.221.19×21
Ki Tavo כי תבוא766,81611.150.82×42
Nitzavim נצבים322,57612.420.91×34
Vayeilech וילך202,1239.420.69×49
Ha'Azinu האזינו302,32912.880.95×30
V'Zot HaBerachah וזאת הברכה341,99317.061.25×19

Where it runs hardest and thinnest

A place is listed when Kuf runs at least 1.25× its Tanakh-wide rate of 13.60 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

  • Nahum1.83×24.9 per 1,000 · 56 of 2,252
  • Habakkuk1.53×20.8 per 1,000 · 54 of 2,598
  • Joel1.44×19.6 per 1,000 · 76 of 3,872
  • Zephaniah1.42×19.4 per 1,000 · 58 of 2,996
  • Proverbs1.40×19.0 per 1,000 · 504 of 26,507
  • Leviticus1.32×17.9 per 1,000 · 803 of 44,795
  • Jonah1.31×17.8 per 1,000 · 48 of 2,700
  • Isaiah1.26×17.2 per 1,000 · 1,150 of 66,888

Books where it runs low

  • Haggai0.60×8.1 per 1,000 · 19 of 2,336
  • Esther0.64×8.7 per 1,000 · 105 of 12,112
  • Malachi0.75×10.1 per 1,000 · 35 of 3,450
  • Chronicles0.77×10.5 per 1,000 · 1,043 of 99,478
  • Ezra–Nehemiah0.77×10.5 per 1,000 · 402 of 38,277
  • Joshua0.80×10.9 per 1,000 · 432 of 39,807

Portions where it runs high

  • Toldot2.19×29.9 per 1,000 · 162 of 5,427
  • Nasso2.07×28.2 per 1,000 · 243 of 8,632
  • Vayetzei1.81×24.6 per 1,000 · 185 of 7,512
  • Balak1.81×24.6 per 1,000 · 132 of 5,359
  • Vayikra1.80×24.4 per 1,000 · 152 of 6,222
  • Tzav1.73×23.5 per 1,000 · 120 of 5,096
  • Emor1.69×22.9 per 1,000 · 140 of 6,108
  • Chayei Sara1.56×21.3 per 1,000 · 113 of 5,315

Portions where it runs low

  • Noach0.50×6.8 per 1,000 · 47 of 6,907
  • Metzora0.63×8.5 per 1,000 · 40 of 4,698
  • Behar0.63×8.5 per 1,000 · 24 of 2,817
  • Masei0.68×9.2 per 1,000 · 53 of 5,776
  • Sh'lach0.68×9.3 per 1,000 · 54 of 5,820
  • Vayeilech0.69×9.4 per 1,000 · 20 of 2,123
  • Devarim0.70×9.5 per 1,000 · 57 of 5,973
  • Vaetchanan0.71×9.7 per 1,000 · 71 of 7,346

The gematria of the letter

Standard100Gadol100Katan1Siduri (ordinal)19Atbash4Perati10,000Milui186

Milui values a letter at the standard gematria of its own name spelled in full: קוף = 186. Computed at render by the same engine that runs every search — nothing on this page is a stored number except the counts.

First standing

The first Kuf of the Tanakh, in canonical order from Bereshit 1:1 forward, is in ויקרא — Genesis 1:5, the 1st word of the verse.

Quick answers

What is the gematria of Kuf?

Kuf (ק) is 100 in standard gematria; it is the 19th letter of the alef-bet. Spelled out in full, קוף, it is 186.

How many times does Kuf appear in the Tanakh?

16,278 times in the twenty-four books — the 17th most written of the twenty-two letters.