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The Letters

Zayin זין

Zayin (ז) is the 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It stands 9,099 times in the twenty-four books — 7.6 of every 1,000 letters, the 20th most written of the twenty-two — out of 1,197,042 letters in all.

Occurrences
9,099
Per 1,000 letters
7.60
Rank of 22
20
Share of the Tanakh
0.76%

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.

0.05.010.015.0Genesis — 5.48 per 1,000 letters (428 in 78,069 letters, 0.72× the Tanakh rate)Exodus — 8.23 per 1,000 letters (523 in 63,531 letters, 1.08× the Tanakh rate)Leviticus — 9.46 per 1,000 letters (424 in 44,795 letters, 1.25× the Tanakh rate)Numbers — 7.14 per 1,000 letters (454 in 63,545 letters, 0.94× the Tanakh rate)Deuteronomy — 6.72 per 1,000 letters (369 in 54,910 letters, 0.88× the Tanakh rate)Joshua — 6.81 per 1,000 letters (271 in 39,807 letters, 0.90× the Tanakh rate)Judges — 7.06 per 1,000 letters (275 in 38,944 letters, 0.93× the Tanakh rate)Samuel — 5.37 per 1,000 letters (502 in 93,532 letters, 0.71× the Tanakh rate)Kings — 8.07 per 1,000 letters (795 in 98,460 letters, 1.06× the Tanakh rate)Isaiah — 9.70 per 1,000 letters (649 in 66,888 letters, 1.28× the Tanakh rate)Jeremiah — 6.56 per 1,000 letters (557 in 84,912 letters, 0.86× the Tanakh rate)Ezekiel — 6.34 per 1,000 letters (472 in 74,499 letters, 0.83× the Tanakh rate)Hosea — 9.48 per 1,000 letters (89 in 9,385 letters, 1.25× the Tanakh rate)Joel — 5.68 per 1,000 letters (22 in 3,872 letters, 0.75× the Tanakh rate)Amos — 5.97 per 1,000 letters (48 in 8,033 letters, 0.79× the Tanakh rate)Obadiah — 5.36 per 1,000 letters (6 in 1,119 letters, 0.70× the Tanakh rate)Jonah — 6.30 per 1,000 letters (17 in 2,700 letters, 0.83× the Tanakh rate)Micah — 7.00 per 1,000 letters (39 in 5,570 letters, 0.92× the Tanakh rate)Nahum — 9.32 per 1,000 letters (21 in 2,252 letters, 1.23× the Tanakh rate)Habakkuk — 10.4 per 1,000 letters (27 in 2,598 letters, 1.37× the Tanakh rate)Zephaniah — 7.01 per 1,000 letters (21 in 2,996 letters, 0.92× the Tanakh rate)Haggai — 11.6 per 1,000 letters (27 in 2,336 letters, 1.52× the Tanakh rate)Zechariah — 7.08 per 1,000 letters (88 in 12,432 letters, 0.93× the Tanakh rate)Malachi — 9.28 per 1,000 letters (32 in 3,450 letters, 1.22× the Tanakh rate)Psalms — 8.73 per 1,000 letters (688 in 78,833 letters, 1.15× the Tanakh rate)Proverbs — 7.62 per 1,000 letters (202 in 26,507 letters, 1.00× the Tanakh rate)Job — 7.94 per 1,000 letters (253 in 31,862 letters, 1.04× the Tanakh rate)Song of Songs — 7.38 per 1,000 letters (38 in 5,151 letters, 0.97× the Tanakh rate)Ruth — 8.69 per 1,000 letters (43 in 4,947 letters, 1.14× the Tanakh rate)Lamentations — 7.53 per 1,000 letters (45 in 5,980 letters, 0.99× the Tanakh rate)Ecclesiastes — 7.29 per 1,000 letters (80 in 10,969 letters, 0.96× the Tanakh rate)Esther — 5.12 per 1,000 letters (62 in 12,112 letters, 0.67× the Tanakh rate)Daniel — 9.67 per 1,000 letters (235 in 24,291 letters, 1.27× the Tanakh rate)Ezra–Nehemiah — 9.59 per 1,000 letters (367 in 38,277 letters, 1.26× the Tanakh rate)Chronicles — 9.35 per 1,000 letters (930 in 99,478 letters, 1.23× the Tanakh rate)highestlowestGeneDeutKingsHoseaJonahZephPsalRuthChro

Its two ends

Highest
Haggai 11.6
Lowest
Esther 5.12

Every column's numbers are in the table below.

All the numbers 35 books
Zayin in each of the 35 books, in canonical order.
PlaceOccurrencesOf lettersPer 1,000× usualRank
Genesis בראשית42878,0695.480.72×32
Exodus שמות52363,5318.231.08×13
Leviticus ויקרא42444,7959.461.25×7
Numbers במדבר45463,5457.140.94×20
Deuteronomy דברים36954,9106.720.88×26
Joshua יהושע27139,8076.810.90×25
Judges שופטים27538,9447.060.93×22
Samuel שמואל50293,5325.370.71×33
Kings מלכים79598,4608.071.06×14
Isaiah ישעיהו64966,8889.701.28×3
Jeremiah ירמיהו55784,9126.560.86×27
Ezekiel יחזקאל47274,4996.340.83×28
Hosea הושע899,3859.481.25×6
Joel יואל223,8725.680.75×31
Amos עמוס488,0335.970.79×30
Obadiah עובדיה61,1195.360.70×34
Jonah יונה172,7006.300.83×29
Micah מיכה395,5707.000.92×24
Nahum נחום212,2529.321.23×9
Habakkuk חבקוק272,59810.391.37×2
Zephaniah צפניה212,9967.010.92×23
Haggai חגי272,33611.561.52×1
Zechariah זכריה8812,4327.080.93×21
Malachi מלאכי323,4509.281.22×10
Psalms תהלים68878,8338.731.15×11
Proverbs משלי20226,5077.621.00×16
Job איוב25331,8627.941.04×15
Song of Songs שיר השירים385,1517.380.97×18
Ruth רות434,9478.691.14×12
Lamentations איכה455,9807.530.99×17
Ecclesiastes קהלת8010,9697.290.96×19
Esther אסתר6212,1125.120.67×35
Daniel דניאל23524,2919.671.27×4
Ezra–Nehemiah עזרא־נחמיה36738,2779.591.26×5
Chronicles דברי הימים93099,4789.351.23×8

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.

0.05.010.015.0Bereshit — 4.29 per 1,000 letters (31 in 7,234 letters, 0.56× the Tanakh rate)Noach — 3.48 per 1,000 letters (24 in 6,907 letters, 0.46× the Tanakh rate)Lech Lecha — 7.73 per 1,000 letters (49 in 6,338 letters, 1.02× the Tanakh rate)Vayera — 5.22 per 1,000 letters (41 in 7,861 letters, 0.69× the Tanakh rate)Chayei Sara — 5.27 per 1,000 letters (28 in 5,315 letters, 0.69× the Tanakh rate)Toldot — 5.34 per 1,000 letters (29 in 5,427 letters, 0.70× the Tanakh rate)Vayetzei — 6.39 per 1,000 letters (48 in 7,512 letters, 0.84× the Tanakh rate)Vayishlach — 6.97 per 1,000 letters (52 in 7,457 letters, 0.92× the Tanakh rate)Vayeshev — 7.20 per 1,000 letters (43 in 5,972 letters, 0.95× the Tanakh rate)Miketz — 3.03 per 1,000 letters (24 in 7,913 letters, 0.40× the Tanakh rate)Vayigash — 4.75 per 1,000 letters (27 in 5,684 letters, 0.63× the Tanakh rate)Vayechi — 7.19 per 1,000 letters (32 in 4,449 letters, 0.95× the Tanakh rate)Shemot — 6.51 per 1,000 letters (44 in 6,763 letters, 0.86× the Tanakh rate)Vaera — 4.92 per 1,000 letters (33 in 6,703 letters, 0.65× the Tanakh rate)Bo — 10.9 per 1,000 letters (67 in 6,149 letters, 1.43× the Tanakh rate)Beshalach — 6.38 per 1,000 letters (41 in 6,424 letters, 0.84× the Tanakh rate)Yitro — 5.72 per 1,000 letters (23 in 4,024 letters, 0.75× the Tanakh rate)Mishpatim — 6.02 per 1,000 letters (32 in 5,312 letters, 0.79× the Tanakh rate)Terumah — 11.1 per 1,000 letters (52 in 4,691 letters, 1.46× the Tanakh rate)Tetzaveh — 12.0 per 1,000 letters (65 in 5,427 letters, 1.58× the Tanakh rate)Ki Tisa — 7.81 per 1,000 letters (58 in 7,426 letters, 1.03× the Tanakh rate)Vayakhel — 10.2 per 1,000 letters (63 in 6,180 letters, 1.34× the Tanakh rate)Pekudei — 10.2 per 1,000 letters (45 in 4,432 letters, 1.34× the Tanakh rate)Vayikra — 12.1 per 1,000 letters (75 in 6,222 letters, 1.59× the Tanakh rate)Tzav — 13.5 per 1,000 letters (69 in 5,096 letters, 1.78× the Tanakh rate)Shmini — 9.00 per 1,000 letters (42 in 4,669 letters, 1.18× the Tanakh rate)Tazria — 1.91 per 1,000 letters (7 in 3,667 letters, 0.25× the Tanakh rate)Metzora — 13.0 per 1,000 letters (61 in 4,698 letters, 1.71× the Tanakh rate)Achrei Mot — 10.2 per 1,000 letters (44 in 4,296 letters, 1.35× the Tanakh rate)Kedoshim — 8.05 per 1,000 letters (26 in 3,231 letters, 1.06× the Tanakh rate)Emor — 7.53 per 1,000 letters (46 in 6,108 letters, 0.99× the Tanakh rate)Behar — 8.52 per 1,000 letters (24 in 2,817 letters, 1.12× the Tanakh rate)Bechukotai — 7.52 per 1,000 letters (30 in 3,991 letters, 0.99× the Tanakh rate)Bamidbar — 5.41 per 1,000 letters (40 in 7,394 letters, 0.71× the Tanakh rate)Nasso — 14.7 per 1,000 letters (127 in 8,632 letters, 1.94× the Tanakh rate)Beha'alotcha — 3.97 per 1,000 letters (28 in 7,058 letters, 0.52× the Tanakh rate)Sh'lach — 8.42 per 1,000 letters (49 in 5,820 letters, 1.11× the Tanakh rate)Korach — 5.45 per 1,000 letters (29 in 5,325 letters, 0.72× the Tanakh rate)Chukat — 6.42 per 1,000 letters (30 in 4,674 letters, 0.84× the Tanakh rate)Balak — 8.21 per 1,000 letters (44 in 5,359 letters, 1.08× the Tanakh rate)Pinchas — 4.97 per 1,000 letters (39 in 7,854 letters, 0.65× the Tanakh rate)Matot — 9.02 per 1,000 letters (51 in 5,653 letters, 1.19× the Tanakh rate)Masei — 2.94 per 1,000 letters (17 in 5,776 letters, 0.39× the Tanakh rate)Devarim — 5.69 per 1,000 letters (34 in 5,973 letters, 0.75× the Tanakh rate)Vaetchanan — 6.26 per 1,000 letters (46 in 7,346 letters, 0.82× the Tanakh rate)Eikev — 5.83 per 1,000 letters (40 in 6,861 letters, 0.77× the Tanakh rate)Re'eh — 5.37 per 1,000 letters (40 in 7,443 letters, 0.71× the Tanakh rate)Shoftim — 6.44 per 1,000 letters (36 in 5,592 letters, 0.85× the Tanakh rate)Ki Teitzei — 5.97 per 1,000 letters (35 in 5,858 letters, 0.79× the Tanakh rate)Ki Tavo — 6.60 per 1,000 letters (45 in 6,816 letters, 0.87× the Tanakh rate)Nitzavim — 7.38 per 1,000 letters (19 in 2,576 letters, 0.97× the Tanakh rate)Vayeilech — 13.2 per 1,000 letters (28 in 2,123 letters, 1.74× the Tanakh rate)Ha'Azinu — 11.2 per 1,000 letters (26 in 2,329 letters, 1.47× the Tanakh rate)V'Zot HaBerachah — 10.0 per 1,000 letters (20 in 1,993 letters, 1.32× the Tanakh rate)highestlowestBereChayVayeShemYitroKi TTzavAchrBechSh'lPincVaetKi TV'Zo

Its two ends

Highest
Nasso 14.7
Lowest
Tazria 1.91

Every column's numbers are in the table below.

All the numbers 54 portions
Zayin in each of the 54 portions, in canonical order.
PlaceOccurrencesOf lettersPer 1,000× usualRank
Bereshit בראשית317,2344.290.56×49
Noach נח246,9073.480.46×51
Lech Lecha לך לך496,3387.731.02×21
Vayera וירא417,8615.220.69×45
Chayei Sara חיי שרה285,3155.270.69×44
Toldot תולדות295,4275.340.70×43
Vayetzei ויצא487,5126.390.84×32
Vayishlach וישלח527,4576.970.92×27
Vayeshev וישב435,9727.200.95×25
Miketz מקץ247,9133.030.40×52
Vayigash ויגש275,6844.750.63×48
Vayechi ויחי324,4497.190.95×26
Shemot שמות446,7636.510.86×29
Vaera וארא336,7034.920.65×47
Bo בא676,14910.901.43×9
Beshalach בשלח416,4246.380.84×33
Yitro יתרו234,0245.720.75×38
Mishpatim משפטים325,3126.020.79×35
Terumah תרומה524,69111.091.46×8
Tetzaveh תצוה655,42711.981.58×6
Ki Tisa כי תשא587,4267.811.03×20
Vayakhel ויקהל636,18010.191.34×11
Pekudei פקודי454,43210.151.34×12
Vayikra ויקרא756,22212.051.59×5
Tzav צו695,09613.541.78×2
Shmini שמיני424,6699.001.18×15
Tazria תזריע73,6671.910.25×54
Metzora מצורע614,69812.981.71×4
Achrei Mot אחרי מות444,29610.241.35×10
Kedoshim קדושים263,2318.051.06×19
Emor אמור466,1087.530.99×22
Behar בהר242,8178.521.12×16
Bechukotai בחוקתי303,9917.520.99×23
Bamidbar במדבר407,3945.410.71×41
Nasso נשא1278,63214.711.94×1
Beha'alotcha בהעלותך287,0583.970.52×50
Sh'lach שלח495,8208.421.11×17
Korach קרח295,3255.450.72×40
Chukat חקת304,6746.420.84×31
Balak בלק445,3598.211.08×18
Pinchas פנחס397,8544.970.65×46
Matot מטות515,6539.021.19×14
Masei מסעי175,7762.940.39×53
Devarim דברים345,9735.690.75×39
Vaetchanan ואתחנן467,3466.260.82×34
Eikev עקב406,8615.830.77×37
Re'eh ראה407,4435.370.71×42
Shoftim שופטים365,5926.440.85×30
Ki Teitzei כי תצא355,8585.970.79×36
Ki Tavo כי תבוא456,8166.600.87×28
Nitzavim נצבים192,5767.380.97×24
Vayeilech וילך282,12313.191.74×3
Ha'Azinu האזינו262,32911.161.47×7
V'Zot HaBerachah וזאת הברכה201,99310.041.32×13

Where it runs hardest and thinnest

A place is listed when Zayin runs at least 1.25× its Tanakh-wide rate of 7.60 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

  • Haggai1.52×11.6 per 1,000 · 27 of 2,336
  • Habakkuk1.37×10.4 per 1,000 · 27 of 2,598
  • Isaiah1.28×9.7 per 1,000 · 649 of 66,888
  • Daniel1.27×9.7 per 1,000 · 235 of 24,291
  • Ezra–Nehemiah1.26×9.6 per 1,000 · 367 of 38,277

Books where it runs low

  • Esther0.67×5.1 per 1,000 · 62 of 12,112
  • Obadiah0.70×5.4 per 1,000 · 6 of 1,119
  • Samuel0.71×5.4 per 1,000 · 502 of 93,532
  • Genesis0.72×5.5 per 1,000 · 428 of 78,069
  • Joel0.75×5.7 per 1,000 · 22 of 3,872
  • Amos0.79×6.0 per 1,000 · 48 of 8,033

Portions where it runs high

  • Nasso1.94×14.7 per 1,000 · 127 of 8,632
  • Tzav1.78×13.5 per 1,000 · 69 of 5,096
  • Vayeilech1.74×13.2 per 1,000 · 28 of 2,123
  • Metzora1.71×13.0 per 1,000 · 61 of 4,698
  • Vayikra1.59×12.1 per 1,000 · 75 of 6,222
  • Tetzaveh1.58×12.0 per 1,000 · 65 of 5,427
  • Ha'Azinu1.47×11.2 per 1,000 · 26 of 2,329
  • Terumah1.46×11.1 per 1,000 · 52 of 4,691

Portions where it runs low

  • Tazria0.25×1.9 per 1,000 · 7 of 3,667
  • Masei0.39×2.9 per 1,000 · 17 of 5,776
  • Miketz0.40×3.0 per 1,000 · 24 of 7,913
  • Noach0.46×3.5 per 1,000 · 24 of 6,907
  • Beha'alotcha0.52×4.0 per 1,000 · 28 of 7,058
  • Bereshit0.56×4.3 per 1,000 · 31 of 7,234
  • Vayigash0.63×4.8 per 1,000 · 27 of 5,684
  • Vaera0.65×4.9 per 1,000 · 33 of 6,703

The gematria of the letter

Standard7Gadol7Katan7Siduri (ordinal)7Atbash70Perati49Milui67

Milui values a letter at the standard gematria of its own name spelled in full: זין = 67. 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 Zayin of the Tanakh, in canonical order from Bereshit 1:1 forward, is in מזריע — Genesis 1:11, the 7th word of the verse.

Quick answers

What is the gematria of Zayin?

Zayin (ז) is 7 in standard gematria; it is the 7th letter of the alef-bet. Spelled out in full, זין, it is 67.

How many times does Zayin appear in the Tanakh?

9,099 times in the twenty-four books — the 20th most written of the twenty-two letters.