Symmetrically Designed Sifrei Torah: A Quantitative Analysis - Hakirah

192 : Hạkirah, the Flatbush Journal of Jewish Law and Thought
Answer 3:
and 300,000 letters in מקרא - Roughly 300,000 letters in פני יהושע
Targum.
Answer 4:
pronunciation. - Each letter has a reading and a פני יהושע
Answer 5:
‏.סתומות ‏,פתוחות words, - Includes spaces between letters, מרגלית הים
R’ Margalioth does not offer a detailed analysis to show that if the
number of blank spaces in the Torah were used they could
accommodate an additional 295,000 letters.
8. Introducing a Plausible Solution Framework
In the previous sections we went through each line of Kiddushin 30a,
stated the problems and reviewed suggested solutions. The solutions
offered were disconnected in that each responded to a separate
problem and most solutions resolved only a single problem. As we
also pointed out, the solutions generally involved the limiting of the
text to certain specific sub-classes of letters and words (e.g. large
letters, double words…) without any indication from the Gemara
what the sub-class was or why the information being discussed was
important. In this section we attempt to outline an approach that will
answer all of the questions. Many of the points that we will be using
have come up previously in the context of other solutions but will be
5 letters that are always placed at the top of a page. After exactly
reaching the target 600,000, he concludes, “How is it that we succeeded
in this calculation, when all the previous generations failed? It is not
because we are smarter or because our Torah scrolls are more accurate
than theirs. It is rather due to the fact that we have computers, while
our predecessors had to sit and think. Once they laid the foundation
with the reason for this task, we continued as midgets sitting on the
shoulders of giants, and we can see for a much larger distance.”