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The Letters

Yod יוד

Yod (י) is the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It stands 137,871 times in the twenty-four books — 115.2 of every 1,000 letters, the 1st most written of the twenty-two — out of 1,197,042 letters in all.

Occurrences
137,871
Per 1,000 letters
115.18
Rank of 22
1
Share of the Tanakh
11.52%

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.

050100150Genesis — 115.8 per 1,000 letters (9,041 in 78,069 letters, 1.00× the Tanakh rate)Exodus — 103.1 per 1,000 letters (6,551 in 63,531 letters, 0.90× the Tanakh rate)Leviticus — 89.7 per 1,000 letters (4,020 in 44,795 letters, 0.78× the Tanakh rate)Numbers — 99.2 per 1,000 letters (6,302 in 63,545 letters, 0.86× the Tanakh rate)Deuteronomy — 102.8 per 1,000 letters (5,642 in 54,910 letters, 0.89× the Tanakh rate)Joshua — 108.8 per 1,000 letters (4,332 in 39,807 letters, 0.94× the Tanakh rate)Judges — 125.0 per 1,000 letters (4,867 in 38,944 letters, 1.08× the Tanakh rate)Samuel — 117.1 per 1,000 letters (10,952 in 93,532 letters, 1.02× the Tanakh rate)Kings — 117.8 per 1,000 letters (11,599 in 98,460 letters, 1.02× the Tanakh rate)Isaiah — 118.8 per 1,000 letters (7,944 in 66,888 letters, 1.03× the Tanakh rate)Jeremiah — 115.1 per 1,000 letters (9,773 in 84,912 letters, 1.00× the Tanakh rate)Ezekiel — 112.5 per 1,000 letters (8,379 in 74,499 letters, 0.98× the Tanakh rate)Hosea — 126.4 per 1,000 letters (1,186 in 9,385 letters, 1.10× the Tanakh rate)Joel — 121.4 per 1,000 letters (470 in 3,872 letters, 1.05× the Tanakh rate)Amos — 112.0 per 1,000 letters (900 in 8,033 letters, 0.97× the Tanakh rate)Obadiah — 118.0 per 1,000 letters (132 in 1,119 letters, 1.02× the Tanakh rate)Jonah — 145.9 per 1,000 letters (394 in 2,700 letters, 1.27× the Tanakh rate)Micah — 126.0 per 1,000 letters (702 in 5,570 letters, 1.09× the Tanakh rate)Nahum — 111.9 per 1,000 letters (252 in 2,252 letters, 0.97× the Tanakh rate)Habakkuk — 118.9 per 1,000 letters (309 in 2,598 letters, 1.03× the Tanakh rate)Zephaniah — 124.5 per 1,000 letters (373 in 2,996 letters, 1.08× the Tanakh rate)Haggai — 104.9 per 1,000 letters (245 in 2,336 letters, 0.91× the Tanakh rate)Zechariah — 120.4 per 1,000 letters (1,497 in 12,432 letters, 1.04× the Tanakh rate)Malachi — 106.7 per 1,000 letters (368 in 3,450 letters, 0.93× the Tanakh rate)Psalms — 132.1 per 1,000 letters (10,412 in 78,833 letters, 1.15× the Tanakh rate)Proverbs — 112.9 per 1,000 letters (2,992 in 26,507 letters, 0.98× the Tanakh rate)Job — 133.3 per 1,000 letters (4,248 in 31,862 letters, 1.16× the Tanakh rate)Song of Songs — 129.7 per 1,000 letters (668 in 5,151 letters, 1.13× the Tanakh rate)Ruth — 114.2 per 1,000 letters (565 in 4,947 letters, 0.99× the Tanakh rate)Lamentations — 130.3 per 1,000 letters (779 in 5,980 letters, 1.13× the Tanakh rate)Ecclesiastes — 107.4 per 1,000 letters (1,178 in 10,969 letters, 0.93× the Tanakh rate)Esther — 97.3 per 1,000 letters (1,179 in 12,112 letters, 0.84× the Tanakh rate)Daniel — 112.5 per 1,000 letters (2,733 in 24,291 letters, 0.98× the Tanakh rate)Ezra–Nehemiah — 121.0 per 1,000 letters (4,632 in 38,277 letters, 1.05× the Tanakh rate)Chronicles — 123.2 per 1,000 letters (12,255 in 99,478 letters, 1.07× the Tanakh rate)highestlowestGeneDeutKingsHoseaJonahZephPsalRuthChro

Its two ends

Highest
Jonah 145.9
Lowest
Leviticus 89.7

Every column's numbers are in the table below.

All the numbers 35 books
Yod in each of the 35 books, in canonical order.
PlaceOccurrencesOf lettersPer 1,000× usualRank
Genesis בראשית9,04178,069115.811.00×19
Exodus שמות6,55163,531103.110.90×31
Leviticus ויקרא4,02044,79589.740.78×35
Numbers במדבר6,30263,54599.170.86×33
Deuteronomy דברים5,64254,910102.750.89×32
Joshua יהושע4,33239,807108.830.94×27
Judges שופטים4,86738,944124.971.08×8
Samuel שמואל10,95293,532117.091.02×18
Kings מלכים11,59998,460117.801.02×17
Isaiah ישעיהו7,94466,888118.771.03×15
Jeremiah ירמיהו9,77384,912115.101.00×20
Ezekiel יחזקאל8,37974,499112.470.98×24
Hosea הושע1,1869,385126.371.10×6
Joel יואל4703,872121.381.05×11
Amos עמוס9008,033112.040.97×25
Obadiah עובדיה1321,119117.961.02×16
Jonah יונה3942,700145.931.27×1
Micah מיכה7025,570126.031.09×7
Nahum נחום2522,252111.900.97×26
Habakkuk חבקוק3092,598118.941.03×14
Zephaniah צפניה3732,996124.501.08×9
Haggai חגי2452,336104.880.91×30
Zechariah זכריה1,49712,432120.421.04×13
Malachi מלאכי3683,450106.670.93×29
Psalms תהלים10,41278,833132.081.15×3
Proverbs משלי2,99226,507112.880.98×22
Job איוב4,24831,862133.321.16×2
Song of Songs שיר השירים6685,151129.681.13×5
Ruth רות5654,947114.210.99×21
Lamentations איכה7795,980130.271.13×4
Ecclesiastes קהלת1,17810,969107.390.93×28
Esther אסתר1,17912,11297.340.84×34
Daniel דניאל2,73324,291112.510.98×23
Ezra–Nehemiah עזרא־נחמיה4,63238,277121.011.05×12
Chronicles דברי הימים12,25599,478123.191.07×10

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.

050100150Bereshit — 121.8 per 1,000 letters (881 in 7,234 letters, 1.06× the Tanakh rate)Noach — 105.0 per 1,000 letters (725 in 6,907 letters, 0.91× the Tanakh rate)Lech Lecha — 107.1 per 1,000 letters (679 in 6,338 letters, 0.93× the Tanakh rate)Vayera — 109.3 per 1,000 letters (859 in 7,861 letters, 0.95× the Tanakh rate)Chayei Sara — 105.7 per 1,000 letters (562 in 5,315 letters, 0.92× the Tanakh rate)Toldot — 129.4 per 1,000 letters (702 in 5,427 letters, 1.12× the Tanakh rate)Vayetzei — 116.9 per 1,000 letters (878 in 7,512 letters, 1.01× the Tanakh rate)Vayishlach — 111.2 per 1,000 letters (829 in 7,457 letters, 0.96× the Tanakh rate)Vayeshev — 125.4 per 1,000 letters (749 in 5,972 letters, 1.09× the Tanakh rate)Miketz — 113.0 per 1,000 letters (894 in 7,913 letters, 0.98× the Tanakh rate)Vayigash — 119.8 per 1,000 letters (681 in 5,684 letters, 1.04× the Tanakh rate)Vayechi — 135.3 per 1,000 letters (602 in 4,449 letters, 1.18× the Tanakh rate)Shemot — 119.3 per 1,000 letters (807 in 6,763 letters, 1.04× the Tanakh rate)Vaera — 110.5 per 1,000 letters (741 in 6,703 letters, 0.96× the Tanakh rate)Bo — 101.5 per 1,000 letters (624 in 6,149 letters, 0.88× the Tanakh rate)Beshalach — 122.0 per 1,000 letters (784 in 6,424 letters, 1.06× the Tanakh rate)Yitro — 110.8 per 1,000 letters (446 in 4,024 letters, 0.96× the Tanakh rate)Mishpatim — 109.9 per 1,000 letters (584 in 5,312 letters, 0.95× the Tanakh rate)Terumah — 96.6 per 1,000 letters (453 in 4,691 letters, 0.84× the Tanakh rate)Tetzaveh — 85.5 per 1,000 letters (464 in 5,427 letters, 0.74× the Tanakh rate)Ki Tisa — 101.0 per 1,000 letters (750 in 7,426 letters, 0.88× the Tanakh rate)Vayakhel — 92.7 per 1,000 letters (573 in 6,180 letters, 0.81× the Tanakh rate)Pekudei — 73.3 per 1,000 letters (325 in 4,432 letters, 0.64× the Tanakh rate)Vayikra — 77.1 per 1,000 letters (480 in 6,222 letters, 0.67× the Tanakh rate)Tzav — 90.7 per 1,000 letters (462 in 5,096 letters, 0.79× the Tanakh rate)Shmini — 85.5 per 1,000 letters (399 in 4,669 letters, 0.74× the Tanakh rate)Tazria — 61.6 per 1,000 letters (226 in 3,667 letters, 0.54× the Tanakh rate)Metzora — 89.2 per 1,000 letters (419 in 4,698 letters, 0.77× the Tanakh rate)Achrei Mot — 75.9 per 1,000 letters (326 in 4,296 letters, 0.66× the Tanakh rate)Kedoshim — 100.3 per 1,000 letters (324 in 3,231 letters, 0.87× the Tanakh rate)Emor — 107.7 per 1,000 letters (658 in 6,108 letters, 0.94× the Tanakh rate)Behar — 104.0 per 1,000 letters (293 in 2,817 letters, 0.90× the Tanakh rate)Bechukotai — 108.5 per 1,000 letters (433 in 3,991 letters, 0.94× the Tanakh rate)Bamidbar — 91.3 per 1,000 letters (675 in 7,394 letters, 0.79× the Tanakh rate)Nasso — 91.2 per 1,000 letters (787 in 8,632 letters, 0.79× the Tanakh rate)Beha'alotcha — 106.4 per 1,000 letters (751 in 7,058 letters, 0.92× the Tanakh rate)Sh'lach — 96.9 per 1,000 letters (564 in 5,820 letters, 0.84× the Tanakh rate)Korach — 93.5 per 1,000 letters (498 in 5,325 letters, 0.81× the Tanakh rate)Chukat — 99.3 per 1,000 letters (464 in 4,674 letters, 0.86× the Tanakh rate)Balak — 111.6 per 1,000 letters (598 in 5,359 letters, 0.97× the Tanakh rate)Pinchas — 104.9 per 1,000 letters (824 in 7,854 letters, 0.91× the Tanakh rate)Matot — 93.6 per 1,000 letters (529 in 5,653 letters, 0.81× the Tanakh rate)Masei — 106.0 per 1,000 letters (612 in 5,776 letters, 0.92× the Tanakh rate)Devarim — 96.3 per 1,000 letters (575 in 5,973 letters, 0.84× the Tanakh rate)Vaetchanan — 105.4 per 1,000 letters (774 in 7,346 letters, 0.92× the Tanakh rate)Eikev — 99.7 per 1,000 letters (684 in 6,861 letters, 0.87× the Tanakh rate)Re'eh — 95.0 per 1,000 letters (707 in 7,443 letters, 0.82× the Tanakh rate)Shoftim — 107.5 per 1,000 letters (601 in 5,592 letters, 0.93× the Tanakh rate)Ki Teitzei — 105.7 per 1,000 letters (619 in 5,858 letters, 0.92× the Tanakh rate)Ki Tavo — 96.8 per 1,000 letters (660 in 6,816 letters, 0.84× the Tanakh rate)Nitzavim — 99.4 per 1,000 letters (256 in 2,576 letters, 0.86× the Tanakh rate)Vayeilech — 114.5 per 1,000 letters (243 in 2,123 letters, 0.99× the Tanakh rate)Ha'Azinu — 124.5 per 1,000 letters (290 in 2,329 letters, 1.08× the Tanakh rate)V'Zot HaBerachah — 116.9 per 1,000 letters (233 in 1,993 letters, 1.01× the Tanakh rate)highestlowestBereChayVayeShemYitroKi TTzavAchrBechSh'lPincVaetKi TV'Zo

Its two ends

Highest
Vayechi 135.3
Lowest
Tazria 61.6

Every column's numbers are in the table below.

All the numbers 54 portions
Yod in each of the 54 portions, in canonical order.
PlaceOccurrencesOf lettersPer 1,000× usualRank
Bereshit בראשית8817,234121.791.06×6
Noach נח7256,907104.970.91×28
Lech Lecha לך לך6796,338107.130.93×22
Vayera וירא8597,861109.270.95×18
Chayei Sara חיי שרה5625,315105.740.92×25
Toldot תולדות7025,427129.351.12×2
Vayetzei ויצא8787,512116.881.01×10
Vayishlach וישלח8297,457111.170.96×14
Vayeshev וישב7495,972125.421.09×3
Miketz מקץ8947,913112.980.98×12
Vayigash ויגש6815,684119.811.04×7
Vayechi ויחי6024,449135.311.18×1
Shemot שמות8076,763119.331.04×8
Vaera וארא7416,703110.550.96×16
Bo בא6246,149101.480.88×31
Beshalach בשלח7846,424122.041.06×5
Yitro יתרו4464,024110.830.96×15
Mishpatim משפטים5845,312109.940.95×17
Terumah תרומה4534,69196.570.84×39
Tetzaveh תצוה4645,42785.500.74×49
Ki Tisa כי תשא7507,426101.000.88×32
Vayakhel ויקהל5736,18092.720.81×44
Pekudei פקודי3254,43273.330.64×53
Vayikra ויקרא4806,22277.150.67×51
Tzav צו4625,09690.660.79×47
Shmini שמיני3994,66985.460.74×50
Tazria תזריע2263,66761.630.54×54
Metzora מצורע4194,69889.190.77×48
Achrei Mot אחרי מות3264,29675.890.66×52
Kedoshim קדושים3243,231100.280.87×33
Emor אמור6586,108107.730.94×20
Behar בהר2932,817104.010.90×30
Bechukotai בחוקתי4333,991108.490.94×19
Bamidbar במדבר6757,39491.290.79×45
Nasso נשא7878,63291.170.79×46
Beha'alotcha בהעלותך7517,058106.400.92×23
Sh'lach שלח5645,82096.910.84×37
Korach קרח4985,32593.520.81×43
Chukat חקת4644,67499.270.86×36
Balak בלק5985,359111.590.97×13
Pinchas פנחס8247,854104.920.91×29
Matot מטות5295,65393.580.81×42
Masei מסעי6125,776105.960.92×24
Devarim דברים5755,97396.270.84×40
Vaetchanan ואתחנן7747,346105.360.92×27
Eikev עקב6846,86199.690.87×34
Re'eh ראה7077,44394.990.82×41
Shoftim שופטים6015,592107.470.93×21
Ki Teitzei כי תצא6195,858105.670.92×26
Ki Tavo כי תבוא6606,81696.830.84×38
Nitzavim נצבים2562,57699.380.86×35
Vayeilech וילך2432,123114.460.99×11
Ha'Azinu האזינו2902,329124.521.08×4
V'Zot HaBerachah וזאת הברכה2331,993116.911.01×9

Where it runs hardest and thinnest

A place is listed when Yod runs at least 1.25× its Tanakh-wide rate of 115.18 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

  • Jonah1.27×145.9 per 1,000 · 394 of 2,700

Books where it runs low

  • Leviticus0.78×89.7 per 1,000 · 4,020 of 44,795

Portions where it runs low

  • Tazria0.54×61.6 per 1,000 · 226 of 3,667
  • Pekudei0.64×73.3 per 1,000 · 325 of 4,432
  • Achrei Mot0.66×75.9 per 1,000 · 326 of 4,296
  • Vayikra0.67×77.1 per 1,000 · 480 of 6,222
  • Tetzaveh0.74×85.5 per 1,000 · 464 of 5,427
  • Shmini0.74×85.5 per 1,000 · 399 of 4,669
  • Metzora0.77×89.2 per 1,000 · 419 of 4,698
  • Tzav0.79×90.7 per 1,000 · 462 of 5,096

The gematria of the letter

Standard10Gadol10Katan1Siduri (ordinal)10Atbash40Perati100Milui20

Milui values a letter at the standard gematria of its own name spelled in full: יוד = 20. 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 Yod of the Tanakh, in canonical order from Bereshit 1:1 forward, is in בראשית — Genesis 1:1, the 1st word of the verse.

Quick answers

What is the gematria of Yod?

Yod (י) is 10 in standard gematria; it is the 10th letter of the alef-bet. Spelled out in full, יוד, it is 20.

How many times does Yod appear in the Tanakh?

137,871 times in the twenty-four books — the 1st most written of the twenty-two letters.