martillo@ihuxu.UUCP (Yehoyaqim Shemtob Martillo) (06/05/84)
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.