According to the Hafs Mushaf order, this verse is verse 2253 from the beginning and verse 3984 from the end; it is in surah 19 and is verse 3 of Surah Maryam. The word count of verse 3 of Surah Maryam is 5, its letter count is 17, and its total Abjad value has been calculated as 1720. The total Abjad value of Surah Maryam has been calculated as 281117. Abjad counts include the letter ء (Hamza) where present. This surah begins with the muqatta'at letters كـهيعص. This verse contains كـ (0) ه (1) ي (1) ع (0) ص (0) occurrences.
Yusuf Ali (English) Explanation of Surah Maryam, Verse 3
2457 In secret: because he feared that his own family and relatives were going wrong (19:5), and he wanted to keep the lamp of Allah burning bright. He could not very well mention the fear about his colleagues (who were his relations) in public.