שָׁחַן (cmp. שחם) to be hot, parched. Part. pass. שָׁחוּן, f. שְׁחוּנָה (sub. ארץ) parched, scabby soil. Y. Yoma V, 42ᶜ top; Bab. ib. 53ᵇ, a. e., v. גָּשַׁם.
Hif. - הִשְׁחִין to heat. B. Kam. 82ᵃ משביע ומַשְׁחִין וכ׳ it (garlic) satisfies, heats (the body) &c.