צְחִי, צְחָא, (צה׳) [to be parched in the sun,] to be dry; to thirst. Targ. O. Ex. XVII, 3 (v. Berl. Targ. O. II, p. 25). Targ. Ruth II, 9 (ed. Lag. צה׳); a. fr.—Part. צָחֵי, צָחְיָא; f. צָחְיָא; pl. צָחְיִין, צָחְיָין. Targ. Is. XXI, 14. Targ. Ps. CVII, 35 (ed. Wil. צִיחֲיָא; ed. Lag. צִיהֲ׳). Ib. 5 צָחְיָן ed. Wil. (ed. Lag. צְהִינִין; oth. ed. צְחִינִ׳). Ib. LXXVIII, 17 צָחֵי (not צְ׳) a. fr.—Ib. LXVIII, 7 Ms., v. צְחַח.—Y. Pes. X, beg. 37ᵇ סחה וצחא bathed and became thirsty. Ib. [read:] בגין דאנא צחי וכ׳ since I am thirsty, may I drink? Gen. R. s. 98, v. פַּטְפֵּט. Y. Yoma VI, 43ᵈ top צָחֵינָא I am thirsty. Ib. צחייא אנא; a. fr.
Af. - (אַצְהֵי) אַצְחֵי to make dry; to cause to feel thirst. Targ. Is. XLVIII, 21 ולא אַצְחֵינוּן (ed. Lag. אצה׳) I suffered them not to thirst. Targ. Job XXIV, 11 ומריהון אַצְחִיאוּ (ed. Lag. אַצְהִיוּ) and cause their (legitimate) owners to thirst (h. text ויצמאו).