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ṣhwn, ṣhwnˀ (ṣahwān, ṣahwānā) n./adj. aridity, thirst
1
subst.: aridity, thirst
Syr
JS_Elijah 4:385↗ ܒܨܲܗܘܵܢܵܐ ܘܲܒܝܲܩܕܵܢܵܐ ܪܕܵܐ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ ܐܸܢܽܘܢ‏ : he chastised them with thirst and conflagration
(1)
arid land
Syr
HexBaars 84:5(Dt 32:10) ܒܨܗܝ݂ܐ ܕܚܘܡܐ ܒܨܗܘܢܐ‏ : [LXX: ἐν δίψει καύματος ἐν γῇ ἀνύδρῳ]
(1)
byt ṣ : id.
JLAtg, Syr, Man, LJLA
TgJ Is41:18↗ אְשַוֵי מַדבְרָא לַאְגַמִין דְמַיִין וַאְרַע בֵית צַהוָנָא לְמַבוּעֵי מַיָא‏ : I shall make the desert into pools of water and the arid land into springs of water ; P Dt8:15↗ ܒܝܬ ܨܗ̈ܘܢܐ܂ ܐܬܪ ܕܠܝܬ ܡ̈ܝܐ‏ ; GY 180:21↗ gabra ḏqa^ii^m bma ušitin parsia bdišta bit ṣihiun : the man standing 160 miles into the desiccate desert † ; PJ Deut8:15↗ בית צהוונא אתר דלית מוי‏
(2)
dry spell
Syr
ChrPsD2 307:23↗ ܚ̈ܛܐ ܢ݂ܚ̈ܬܝܢ ܘܛ݂ܦ̈ܝܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܒܝܕ ܨܗܘܢܐ ܕܗܘܐ‏ : wheat was falling down and floating on the ground because of the dry spell that was
2
thirsty, parched (?)
Syr
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1275[622]Drower/Macuch: 393aJ. Payne-Smith: 474BarBahlul: 1655:18

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