Shelach 15:39 · unit 1 — gematria of tzitzis = 613

Parashas Shelach · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 39

The Complete Passuk

וְהָיָ֣ה לָכֶם֮ לְצִיצִת֒ וּרְאִיתֶ֣ם אֹת֗וֹ וּזְכַרְתֶּם֙ אֶת־כׇּל־מִצְוֺ֣ת יְהֹוָ֔ה וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם אֹתָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־תָתֻ֜רוּ אַחֲרֵ֤י לְבַבְכֶם֙ וְאַחֲרֵ֣י עֵֽינֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֥ם זֹנִ֖ים אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃

And it shall be for you as tzitzis, and you shall see it and remember all the commandments of Hashem and do them…

Chabad.org — 15:39

Source Citation

Torah Temimah / Rashi / Tanchuma: numerical value of ציצית plus threads and knots equals 613.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

וּזְכַרְתֶּם אֶת כׇּל מִצְוֹת ה׳ — שֶׁמִּנְיַן גִּימַטְרִיָּא שֶׁל צִיצִית שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת, וּשְׁמוֹנָה חוּטִין וַחֲמִשָּׁה קְשָׁרִים הֲרֵי תרי״ג.

English: “And you shall remember all the commandments of Hashem” — because the numerical value of ציצית is six hundred, and eight threads and five knots make six hundred thirteen.

Type of Learning

Mnemonic of the whole Torah in one mitzvah.

What Is Learned

Looking at tzitzis is designed to recall the full set of 613 commandments.

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