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Vayikra's obsession with Holiness (or a mathematical drasha)

Why is this important?

The distribution of roots gives us an idea of what is specially in that book. Vayikra does not want us just to be "good people" Vayikra sets its vision much higher - it is calling us to be KODESH.

A cursory search for the root in Torah gives the following results:

Genesis 7 - and two are the word kedesha
Exodus 65
Leviticus 152, greatest occurance 4 in one verse
Numbers 90, same greatest = 4 ; 8 verses deal with Kadesh-Barnea
Deuteronomy 22; greatest 1, 5 verses deal with Kadesh-Barnea

Total numbers ~ Verses:

Torah 5853
Genesis 1533
Exodus 1213
Leviticus 859
Numbers 1289
Deuteronomy 959

Distribution (ie, number of occurrences divided by number of verses)

Genesis = 0.00456

Exodus = 0.05358

Leviticus = 0.17694

Numbers = 0.06983

Deuteronomy = 0.022940

~ The book of Leviticus not only sets the bar higher, but it has the root kuf-dalet-shin as its main center. For all the difficulty of understanding the worldview of Vayikra, and the sacrificial system, one thing is sure - our behavior as Jews is supposed to be essentially different.

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