The Dotted Tenth-Measure — Numbers 29:15
וְעִשָּׂרוֹן
What to look for
In the Sukkot offering schedule — 'a tenth-measure for each lamb' — dots mark v'isaron.
What it is
A dotted word deep in the festival sacrifice lists, where a word appears doubled ('a tenth, a tenth').
Why it matters
Even in the driest-looking passage of measurements, the scribes were reading closely enough to flag a repeated word — precision as devotion.
How it has been understood
The tradition derives from the marked doubling that each lamb's measure was exact and individual — no bulk pouring before God. Every worshiper's offering counted one by one, a dot insisting that nothing offered is generic.