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צְהֵי‏ adj. thirsty

thirsty Qumran, Gal, CPA, Syr, LJLA. 11QtgJob 6.6=22:7 : [٠٠٠ ל]צ֗הא לא‏ . TgProv25:21 : אין כפין סנאך אוכליה לחמא ואין צהי אשקיה מיא‏ if your enemy is hungry feed him bread, and if he is thirsty give him water to drink.

dry, arid Syr, LJLA. TgPs63:2var. : בארעא צדיא/צהיא/ ומשלהיא מדלית מוי‏ . subst. : dry place JLAtg. TgJ Jer48:18 var. : חֻותִי מִיְקָרָא תיבו בְצָהְיָא‏ .

Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 1273; Levy Ch-W: 2:317; Cook,Qumran: 199;

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Derivatives:

ṣhwn, ṣhwnˀ (ṣahwān, ṣahwānā) n./adj. aridity, thirst

ṣhyn (ṣahyān) adj. thirsty