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The Letters

Tzadi צדי

Tzadi (צ) is the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It stands 14,977 times in the twenty-four books — 12.5 of every 1,000 letters, the 18th most written of the twenty-two — out of 1,197,042 letters in all.

Occurrences
14,977
Per 1,000 letters
12.51
Rank of 22
18
Share of the Tanakh
1.25%

Two shapes, one letter

צ and ץ are the same letter, written differently at the end of a word. Every count on this page folds them together, because every method in this app values them as one letter — Gadol alone gives the final form a number of its own, and that is a valuation, not a second letter. Written as צ: 11,689. Written as ץ: 3,288.

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 — 14.0 per 1,000 letters (1,091 in 78,069 letters, 1.12× the Tanakh rate)Exodus — 14.9 per 1,000 letters (947 in 63,531 letters, 1.19× the Tanakh rate)Leviticus — 10.7 per 1,000 letters (478 in 44,795 letters, 0.85× the Tanakh rate)Numbers — 10.8 per 1,000 letters (689 in 63,545 letters, 0.87× the Tanakh rate)Deuteronomy — 13.8 per 1,000 letters (757 in 54,910 letters, 1.10× the Tanakh rate)Joshua — 12.8 per 1,000 letters (509 in 39,807 letters, 1.02× the Tanakh rate)Judges — 9.17 per 1,000 letters (357 in 38,944 letters, 0.73× the Tanakh rate)Samuel — 9.03 per 1,000 letters (845 in 93,532 letters, 0.72× the Tanakh rate)Kings — 9.60 per 1,000 letters (945 in 98,460 letters, 0.77× the Tanakh rate)Isaiah — 18.8 per 1,000 letters (1,260 in 66,888 letters, 1.51× the Tanakh rate)Jeremiah — 13.9 per 1,000 letters (1,178 in 84,912 letters, 1.11× the Tanakh rate)Ezekiel — 12.5 per 1,000 letters (933 in 74,499 letters, 1.00× the Tanakh rate)Hosea — 12.5 per 1,000 letters (117 in 9,385 letters, 1.00× the Tanakh rate)Joel — 15.2 per 1,000 letters (59 in 3,872 letters, 1.22× the Tanakh rate)Amos — 14.1 per 1,000 letters (113 in 8,033 letters, 1.12× the Tanakh rate)Obadiah — 8.04 per 1,000 letters (9 in 1,119 letters, 0.64× the Tanakh rate)Jonah — 4.82 per 1,000 letters (13 in 2,700 letters, 0.39× the Tanakh rate)Micah — 16.5 per 1,000 letters (92 in 5,570 letters, 1.32× the Tanakh rate)Nahum — 15.1 per 1,000 letters (34 in 2,252 letters, 1.21× the Tanakh rate)Habakkuk — 21.2 per 1,000 letters (55 in 2,598 letters, 1.69× the Tanakh rate)Zephaniah — 13.4 per 1,000 letters (40 in 2,996 letters, 1.07× the Tanakh rate)Haggai — 14.1 per 1,000 letters (33 in 2,336 letters, 1.13× the Tanakh rate)Zechariah — 18.6 per 1,000 letters (231 in 12,432 letters, 1.49× the Tanakh rate)Malachi — 13.3 per 1,000 letters (46 in 3,450 letters, 1.07× the Tanakh rate)Psalms — 16.1 per 1,000 letters (1,269 in 78,833 letters, 1.29× the Tanakh rate)Proverbs — 17.4 per 1,000 letters (461 in 26,507 letters, 1.39× the Tanakh rate)Job — 14.1 per 1,000 letters (448 in 31,862 letters, 1.12× the Tanakh rate)Song of Songs — 13.2 per 1,000 letters (68 in 5,151 letters, 1.05× the Tanakh rate)Ruth — 8.69 per 1,000 letters (43 in 4,947 letters, 0.69× the Tanakh rate)Lamentations — 17.1 per 1,000 letters (102 in 5,980 letters, 1.36× the Tanakh rate)Ecclesiastes — 8.48 per 1,000 letters (93 in 10,969 letters, 0.68× the Tanakh rate)Esther — 7.35 per 1,000 letters (89 in 12,112 letters, 0.59× the Tanakh rate)Daniel — 10.9 per 1,000 letters (265 in 24,291 letters, 0.87× the Tanakh rate)Ezra–Nehemiah — 8.15 per 1,000 letters (312 in 38,277 letters, 0.65× the Tanakh rate)Chronicles — 10.0 per 1,000 letters (996 in 99,478 letters, 0.80× the Tanakh rate)highestlowestGeneDeutKingsHoseaJonahZephPsalRuthChro

Its two ends

Highest
Habakkuk 21.2
Lowest
Jonah 4.82

Every column's numbers are in the table below.

All the numbers 35 books
Tzadi in each of the 35 books, in canonical order.
PlaceOccurrencesOf lettersPer 1,000× usualRank
Genesis בראשית1,09178,06913.971.12×14
Exodus שמות94763,53114.911.19×10
Leviticus ויקרא47844,79510.670.85×25
Numbers במדבר68963,54510.840.87×24
Deuteronomy דברים75754,91013.791.10×16
Joshua יהושע50939,80712.791.02×20
Judges שופטים35738,9449.170.73×28
Samuel שמואל84593,5329.030.72×29
Kings מלכים94598,4609.600.77×27
Isaiah ישעיהו1,26066,88818.841.51×2
Jeremiah ירמיהו1,17884,91213.871.11×15
Ezekiel יחזקאל93374,49912.521.00×21
Hosea הושע1179,38512.471.00×22
Joel יואל593,87215.241.22×8
Amos עמוס1138,03314.071.12×12
Obadiah עובדיה91,1198.040.64×33
Jonah יונה132,7004.820.39×35
Micah מיכה925,57016.521.32×6
Nahum נחום342,25215.101.21×9
Habakkuk חבקוק552,59821.171.69×1
Zephaniah צפניה402,99613.351.07×17
Haggai חגי332,33614.131.13×11
Zechariah זכריה23112,43218.581.49×3
Malachi מלאכי463,45013.331.07×18
Psalms תהלים1,26978,83316.101.29×7
Proverbs משלי46126,50717.391.39×4
Job איוב44831,86214.061.12×13
Song of Songs שיר השירים685,15113.201.05×19
Ruth רות434,9478.690.69×30
Lamentations איכה1025,98017.061.36×5
Ecclesiastes קהלת9310,9698.480.68×31
Esther אסתר8912,1127.350.59×34
Daniel דניאל26524,29110.910.87×23
Ezra–Nehemiah עזרא־נחמיה31238,2778.150.65×32
Chronicles דברי הימים99699,47810.010.80×26

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 — 14.0 per 1,000 letters (101 in 7,234 letters, 1.12× the Tanakh rate)Noach — 16.6 per 1,000 letters (115 in 6,907 letters, 1.33× the Tanakh rate)Lech Lecha — 11.0 per 1,000 letters (70 in 6,338 letters, 0.88× the Tanakh rate)Vayera — 14.5 per 1,000 letters (114 in 7,861 letters, 1.16× the Tanakh rate)Chayei Sara — 12.0 per 1,000 letters (64 in 5,315 letters, 0.96× the Tanakh rate)Toldot — 17.3 per 1,000 letters (94 in 5,427 letters, 1.38× the Tanakh rate)Vayetzei — 11.6 per 1,000 letters (87 in 7,512 letters, 0.93× the Tanakh rate)Vayishlach — 12.3 per 1,000 letters (92 in 7,457 letters, 0.99× the Tanakh rate)Vayeshev — 10.5 per 1,000 letters (63 in 5,972 letters, 0.84× the Tanakh rate)Miketz — 15.9 per 1,000 letters (126 in 7,913 letters, 1.27× the Tanakh rate)Vayigash — 19.2 per 1,000 letters (109 in 5,684 letters, 1.53× the Tanakh rate)Vayechi — 12.6 per 1,000 letters (56 in 4,449 letters, 1.01× the Tanakh rate)Shemot — 14.9 per 1,000 letters (101 in 6,763 letters, 1.19× the Tanakh rate)Vaera — 21.0 per 1,000 letters (141 in 6,703 letters, 1.68× the Tanakh rate)Bo — 25.2 per 1,000 letters (155 in 6,149 letters, 2.02× the Tanakh rate)Beshalach — 14.3 per 1,000 letters (92 in 6,424 letters, 1.15× the Tanakh rate)Yitro — 9.94 per 1,000 letters (40 in 4,024 letters, 0.79× the Tanakh rate)Mishpatim — 12.6 per 1,000 letters (67 in 5,312 letters, 1.01× the Tanakh rate)Terumah — 16.0 per 1,000 letters (75 in 4,691 letters, 1.28× the Tanakh rate)Tetzaveh — 8.29 per 1,000 letters (45 in 5,427 letters, 0.66× the Tanakh rate)Ki Tisa — 10.9 per 1,000 letters (81 in 7,426 letters, 0.87× the Tanakh rate)Vayakhel — 15.7 per 1,000 letters (97 in 6,180 letters, 1.25× the Tanakh rate)Pekudei — 12.0 per 1,000 letters (53 in 4,432 letters, 0.96× the Tanakh rate)Vayikra — 8.20 per 1,000 letters (51 in 6,222 letters, 0.66× the Tanakh rate)Tzav — 8.83 per 1,000 letters (45 in 5,096 letters, 0.71× the Tanakh rate)Shmini — 14.1 per 1,000 letters (66 in 4,669 letters, 1.13× the Tanakh rate)Tazria — 9.82 per 1,000 letters (36 in 3,667 letters, 0.79× the Tanakh rate)Metzora — 15.3 per 1,000 letters (72 in 4,698 letters, 1.23× the Tanakh rate)Achrei Mot — 7.45 per 1,000 letters (32 in 4,296 letters, 0.59× the Tanakh rate)Kedoshim — 8.67 per 1,000 letters (28 in 3,231 letters, 0.69× the Tanakh rate)Emor — 9.01 per 1,000 letters (55 in 6,108 letters, 0.72× the Tanakh rate)Behar — 16.0 per 1,000 letters (45 in 2,817 letters, 1.28× the Tanakh rate)Bechukotai — 12.0 per 1,000 letters (48 in 3,991 letters, 0.96× the Tanakh rate)Bamidbar — 11.0 per 1,000 letters (81 in 7,394 letters, 0.88× the Tanakh rate)Nasso — 4.17 per 1,000 letters (36 in 8,632 letters, 0.33× the Tanakh rate)Beha'alotcha — 12.0 per 1,000 letters (85 in 7,058 letters, 0.96× the Tanakh rate)Sh'lach — 14.9 per 1,000 letters (87 in 5,820 letters, 1.20× the Tanakh rate)Korach — 5.63 per 1,000 letters (30 in 5,325 letters, 0.45× the Tanakh rate)Chukat — 10.3 per 1,000 letters (48 in 4,674 letters, 0.82× the Tanakh rate)Balak — 9.52 per 1,000 letters (51 in 5,359 letters, 0.76× the Tanakh rate)Pinchas — 6.49 per 1,000 letters (51 in 7,854 letters, 0.52× the Tanakh rate)Matot — 16.6 per 1,000 letters (94 in 5,653 letters, 1.33× the Tanakh rate)Masei — 21.8 per 1,000 letters (126 in 5,776 letters, 1.74× the Tanakh rate)Devarim — 10.4 per 1,000 letters (62 in 5,973 letters, 0.83× the Tanakh rate)Vaetchanan — 15.4 per 1,000 letters (113 in 7,346 letters, 1.23× the Tanakh rate)Eikev — 16.2 per 1,000 letters (111 in 6,861 letters, 1.29× the Tanakh rate)Re'eh — 12.2 per 1,000 letters (91 in 7,443 letters, 0.98× the Tanakh rate)Shoftim — 9.84 per 1,000 letters (55 in 5,592 letters, 0.79× the Tanakh rate)Ki Teitzei — 15.2 per 1,000 letters (89 in 5,858 letters, 1.21× the Tanakh rate)Ki Tavo — 15.6 per 1,000 letters (106 in 6,816 letters, 1.24× the Tanakh rate)Nitzavim — 14.4 per 1,000 letters (37 in 2,576 letters, 1.15× the Tanakh rate)Vayeilech — 13.7 per 1,000 letters (29 in 2,123 letters, 1.09× the Tanakh rate)Ha'Azinu — 15.5 per 1,000 letters (36 in 2,329 letters, 1.24× the Tanakh rate)V'Zot HaBerachah — 14.0 per 1,000 letters (28 in 1,993 letters, 1.12× the Tanakh rate)highestlowestBereChayVayeShemYitroKi TTzavAchrBechSh'lPincVaetKi TV'Zo

Its two ends

Highest
Bo 25.2
Lowest
Nasso 4.17

Every column's numbers are in the table below.

All the numbers 54 portions
Tzadi in each of the 54 portions, in canonical order.
PlaceOccurrencesOf lettersPer 1,000× usualRank
Bereshit בראשית1017,23413.961.12×25
Noach נח1156,90716.651.33×6
Lech Lecha לך לך706,33811.040.88×36
Vayera וירא1147,86114.501.16×20
Chayei Sara חיי שרה645,31512.040.96×32
Toldot תולדות945,42717.321.38×5
Vayetzei ויצא877,51211.580.93×35
Vayishlach וישלח927,45712.340.99×29
Vayeshev וישב635,97210.550.84×39
Miketz מקץ1267,91315.921.27×11
Vayigash ויגש1095,68419.181.53×4
Vayechi ויחי564,44912.591.01×28
Shemot שמות1016,76314.931.19×19
Vaera וארא1416,70321.041.68×3
Bo בא1556,14925.212.02×1
Beshalach בשלח926,42414.321.15×22
Yitro יתרו404,0249.940.79×42
Mishpatim משפטים675,31212.611.01×27
Terumah תרומה754,69115.991.28×9
Tetzaveh תצוה455,4278.290.66×49
Ki Tisa כי תשא817,42610.910.87×38
Vayakhel ויקהל976,18015.701.25×12
Pekudei פקודי534,43211.960.96×34
Vayikra ויקרא516,2228.200.66×50
Tzav צו455,0968.830.71×47
Shmini שמיני664,66914.141.13×23
Tazria תזריע363,6679.820.79×44
Metzora מצורע724,69815.331.23×16
Achrei Mot אחרי מות324,2967.450.59×51
Kedoshim קדושים283,2318.670.69×48
Emor אמור556,1089.010.72×46
Behar בהר452,81715.971.28×10
Bechukotai בחוקתי483,99112.030.96×33
Bamidbar במדבר817,39410.960.88×37
Nasso נשא368,6324.170.33×54
Beha'alotcha בהעלותך857,05812.040.96×31
Sh'lach שלח875,82014.951.20×18
Korach קרח305,3255.630.45×53
Chukat חקת484,67410.270.82×41
Balak בלק515,3599.520.76×45
Pinchas פנחס517,8546.490.52×52
Matot מטות945,65316.631.33×7
Masei מסעי1265,77621.811.74×2
Devarim דברים625,97310.380.83×40
Vaetchanan ואתחנן1137,34615.381.23×15
Eikev עקב1116,86116.181.29×8
Re'eh ראה917,44312.230.98×30
Shoftim שופטים555,5929.840.79×43
Ki Teitzei כי תצא895,85815.191.21×17
Ki Tavo כי תבוא1066,81615.551.24×13
Nitzavim נצבים372,57614.361.15×21
Vayeilech וילך292,12313.661.09×26
Ha'Azinu האזינו362,32915.461.24×14
V'Zot HaBerachah וזאת הברכה281,99314.051.12×24

Where it runs hardest and thinnest

A place is listed when Tzadi runs at least 1.25× its Tanakh-wide rate of 12.51 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

  • Habakkuk1.69×21.2 per 1,000 · 55 of 2,598
  • Isaiah1.51×18.8 per 1,000 · 1,260 of 66,888
  • Zechariah1.49×18.6 per 1,000 · 231 of 12,432
  • Proverbs1.39×17.4 per 1,000 · 461 of 26,507
  • Lamentations1.36×17.1 per 1,000 · 102 of 5,980
  • Micah1.32×16.5 per 1,000 · 92 of 5,570
  • Psalms1.29×16.1 per 1,000 · 1,269 of 78,833

Books where it runs low

  • Jonah0.39×4.8 per 1,000 · 13 of 2,700
  • Esther0.59×7.3 per 1,000 · 89 of 12,112
  • Obadiah0.64×8.0 per 1,000 · 9 of 1,119
  • Ezra–Nehemiah0.65×8.2 per 1,000 · 312 of 38,277
  • Ecclesiastes0.68×8.5 per 1,000 · 93 of 10,969
  • Ruth0.69×8.7 per 1,000 · 43 of 4,947
  • Samuel0.72×9.0 per 1,000 · 845 of 93,532
  • Judges0.73×9.2 per 1,000 · 357 of 38,944

Portions where it runs high

  • Bo2.02×25.2 per 1,000 · 155 of 6,149
  • Masei1.74×21.8 per 1,000 · 126 of 5,776
  • Vaera1.68×21.0 per 1,000 · 141 of 6,703
  • Vayigash1.53×19.2 per 1,000 · 109 of 5,684
  • Toldot1.38×17.3 per 1,000 · 94 of 5,427
  • Noach1.33×16.6 per 1,000 · 115 of 6,907
  • Matot1.33×16.6 per 1,000 · 94 of 5,653
  • Eikev1.29×16.2 per 1,000 · 111 of 6,861

Portions where it runs low

  • Nasso0.33×4.2 per 1,000 · 36 of 8,632
  • Korach0.45×5.6 per 1,000 · 30 of 5,325
  • Pinchas0.52×6.5 per 1,000 · 51 of 7,854
  • Achrei Mot0.59×7.4 per 1,000 · 32 of 4,296
  • Vayikra0.66×8.2 per 1,000 · 51 of 6,222
  • Tetzaveh0.66×8.3 per 1,000 · 45 of 5,427
  • Kedoshim0.69×8.7 per 1,000 · 28 of 3,231
  • Tzav0.71×8.8 per 1,000 · 45 of 5,096

The gematria of the letter

Standard90Gadol90Katan9Siduri (ordinal)18Atbash5Perati8,100Milui104

Milui values a letter at the standard gematria of its own name spelled in full: צדי = 104. Computed at render by the same engine that runs every search — nothing on this page is a stored number except the counts.

The final form ץ answers to the same numbers under every method but one: Gadol gives it 900 where צ is 90.

First standing

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

Quick answers

What is the gematria of Tzadi?

Tzadi (צ) is 90 in standard gematria; it is the 18th letter of the alef-bet. Spelled out in full, צדי, it is 104.

What is the gematria of final Tzadi (ץ)?

90 in the standard method, the same as צ; in Mispar Gadol the final form counts 900.

How many times does Tzadi appear in the Tanakh?

14,977 times in the twenty-four books — the 18th most written of the twenty-two letters.