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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 3px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid">Translation 
  Help Before Shavuot if possible - The S"A in C"M 2:38 quoting the Rosh 
  discussing 7 tuvei ha'ir uses the phrase tuvei ha'ir shehimchum (shin heh mem 
  chuf vav mem) bet din aleihem.&nbsp; What is the exact root and meaning of 
  himchum?</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The proper spelling (C"M 2:1) is 
shin heh mem CHES vav mem, according to the Oruch the words means placed, it's 
Mokor&nbsp; is found&nbsp; in Ezra 6:11<BR><BR>Gut Yom Tov, v'Kol 
Tuv<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=839022919-08062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2>Interesting since the closest usage is in B"M 111a where it's used for 
when an employer provides credit by a storekeeper to pay his 
employees.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=839022919-08062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Chag 
Sameach</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=839022919-08062008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Joel 
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