Samekh is the 15th letter of the Hebrew aleph-bet with a numerical value of 60. It is first found as the root of a word in Torah in Genesis 2:11 in the word הסבב meaning to surround or encompass. In Genesis 6:3 G-d says that mans days will be 120 years. If Samekh ס is spelled out; Samekh ס is 60, mem מ is 40, and kaf is 20 equalling 120; thus Samekh represents the human lifespan.
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