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From: martillo@ihuxu.UUCP (Yehoyaqim Shemtob Martillo)
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Subject: Khamsin and Shavuot
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Date: Tue, 5-Jun-84 04:14:32 EDT
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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.