Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxu.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!ihuxu!martillo From: martillo@ihuxu.UUCP (Yehoyaqim Shemtob Martillo) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Khamsin and Shavuot Message-ID: <323@ihuxu.UUCP> Date: Tue, 5-Jun-84 04:14:32 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxu.323 Posted: Tue Jun 5 04:14:32 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 6-Jun-84 06:23:21 EDT References: eosp1.890 <285@wxlvax.UUCP>, <312@masscomp.UUCP> <160@acf4.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 4 Why is the Sharav (s:arab) called Khamsin (k:amsin) in Arabic, because the Khamsin occurs during the 7 weeks + 1 day till the giving of the Torah. K:amsin is equivalent to xamis:im (hamishim) which is 50.