 In the Masoretic Text of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), Parashah V'Zot HaBerachah has two "open portion" (, "petuchah") divisions (roughly equivalent to paragraphs, often abbreviated with the Hebrew letter ("peh")).The first open portion (, "petuchah") coincides with the first reading (, "aliyah"), and the second open portion (, "petuchah") spans the balance of the parashah.Parashah V'Zot HaBerachah has several further subdivisions, called "closed portion" (, "setumah") (abbreviated with the Hebrew letter ("samekh")), within the open portion (, "petuchah") divisions.