A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature/צחוק - צחצח
vers. Ms. (ed. צהותא). Targ. Ps. CVII, 33 Ms. (ed. צחותא). Targ. O. Deut. VIII, 15 (Y. צצכוונא, corr.acc.). Ib. XXXII, 10 (Y. צחותא). Targ. Is. XXXV, 7; a. e. (ed. Lag. צהוונא)..
צחוק m. (b. h. צחק; צחק) laughter, merriment. Gen. R. s. 53 (ref. to Gen. XXI, 9 מצחק) וכ׳ צ׳ של הזה הלשון אין this expression of merriment (use of the root צחק) alludes to idolatry (by ref. to Ex. XXXII, 6); . . . to bloodshed (by ref. to II Sam. II, 14); Tanh. Sh'moth 1; Tosef. Sot. VI, 6. Ib.; Gen. R. . c. ירושה לשון אלא צ׳ .. . אין this merriment refers to the joy over tthe heirloom (the birth of a legitimate heir tto Abraham, whereas Yishmael claim- ed the birthright as the firstborn).
צחור m. (b. h. צחר; cmp. צהר) glistening, light reddish. Ber. 31b (ref. to I Sam. I, 11, אנשים זרע) לא . . ארוך לא צ׳ ולא אוכם Ms. F. a. Ar. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note 70) neither extremely tall, nor dwarfish, . . . neither dark (ugly) nor reddish (exceedingly handsome).
צחותא, צה׳ f. (צחי) drought, thirst; צ׳ בית parched land. Targ. Deut. XXVIII, 48. Targ. Ex. XVII, 3. Targ. Ps. LXXXVIII, 13 (ed. Lag. צה׳). Targ. Y. Deut. XXXII, 10. Targ. Job.XXIV, 19 sec. vers. צה׳; a. fr.; v. צחווגא. - M. Kat. 2a היא דצ׳ לישנא . . . משמע מאי what proof have you that beth hashshalhin (ib. I, 1) has the meaning of parched land--V. עחיותא. . צחח fo be bright, glisten; to polish. Part. pass. צחיח; pl. צחיחין a) resplendent. Targ. Oant. V, 14. -- b) (cmp. צחצוח) in polished armor. Targ. Ps. LXVIII, 77 (Ms.צחיין,. h. text צחיחה)..
צחי, צחא(צה׳) (to be parched in the sun,] to be dry; to thirt. Targ. O. Ex. XVII, 3 (v. Bel. Targ. O. II, p. 25). Targ. Ruth II, 9 (ed. Lag. צצה׳); a. fr. -- Part. צתי, צחיא; . צסיא; pl. צחיין, צחיי. Targ. Is. XXI, 14. Targ. Ps. CVII, 35 (ed. Wil. ציחיא; ed. Lag. ציה׳). Ib. 5 צחין ed. Wil. (ed. Lag. צהינין; oth. ed. עחי׳). Ib. LXXVIII, 17 צחי (not א׳) a. fr. -Ib. LXVIII, 7 Ms., v. צחח. -- Y. Pes. X, beg. 37b וצחא סחה bathed and became thirsty. Ib. [read:] בגין וכ׳ צחי דאנא since I am thirsty, may I drink? Gen. R. s. 9e, v. פטסט. Y. Yoma VI, 43a top צחינא I am thirsty. Ib. אנא צחייא; a. fr. Af. אצחי (אצהי) to make dry; to cause to feel thirst. Taxg. Is. XLVIII, 21 אצחינון ולא (ed. Lag. אצה׳) Isuftered them not to thirst. Targ. Job XXIV, 11 אצחיאו ומריהון (ed. Lag. אאהיו) and cause their (legitimate) owners to thirst (h. text ויצמאו). טצחיא ציחיאtצהיא צהיאg ציהיא) preced) dryness, thirst. Targ. Jer. XLVIII, 18 (ed. Lag. צה׳). Targ. Ps. CVII, 35, v. preced. Targ. Job XXIV, 19 צה׳ Ms. (ed. צה׳; h. text ציה).
צחיותא f. (preced.) thirst. Y. Yoma VI, 43d .. מאי צחיותך how is thy thirst.
*צחין m. (preced.) parched, thirsty. - Pl. צחינין Targ. Ps. CvIi, 5, v. צחי.
צחנא, v. בחנתא.
צחנה f (b. h.; צחן, cmp. צחח, to glisten; be parched; cmp. זהם, to be filthy) 1) (b. h. ofensive smell,) offensive matter. Pesik. Dibre, p. 11 1a וכ׳ צ׳ אוכל אדם a man may eat decayed matter two or three times, but finally he will loathe it; Yalk. Lam. 998; (Yalk. Prov. 932 צואה). Ter. X, 1 וכ׳ בצ׳ מתיר allows the use of onions of T'rumah in a decayed dish, because they are applied only to absorb the froth, Maim. (R. S., v. infra). - 2) [mud fsh,] small fish preserved in brine, similar to טרית. Ter. l. c. בצ׳ מתיר allows the use of onions of T'rumah for boiling tsahetnah, R. S. - Ned. VI, 4 וכ׳ בטרדת אסור הצ׳ מן הנודר he who vows abstinence from tsohdtnah, is forbidden tto partake of hash- ed arith. Y. ib. 39d top צ׳ . . . תמן, v. טריתא.
צחנתא, צחנא ch. same, 1) (cmp. זוהמא) efusion of semen. Targ. Ez. XXIII, 20 (h. text זרמה). - 2) as preced. 2. Ab. Zar. 39a וכ׳ דבב צ׳ האי the tsahanta of Bab Nahaira. is permitted (because no unclean fish are in that river, v. טין); Succ. 18a. Ab. Zar. 40a דצ׳ ארבא a shipload of ts. -- Snh. 49a; Yalk. Kings 172, v. מוניני. Y. Ned. VI, 39d top צחנא, v. טריתא.
צחצוח, צי׳ m. (צחצח) 1) glistening. Sot. VIII, 1 צ׳ חרבות the brandishing of the enemy's swords. Mekh. B'shall. s. 2 שלהן חרבות צ׳ כנגד this (the lightning) corre- sponds to their (the Egyptians') brandishing their swords; Yalk. Sam. 160 הזדן צ׳ כנגד. - Pl. צתצוחין (or ח׳). Midr. Till. to Ps. XVIII, 13 . .. ברזל של צ׳ מיני והביא פרעה חזר מצוחצחין again Pharaoh brought up various kinds of listening iron (steel) armor, and the Lord brought light- nings which are glistening. - 2) clear fluid, dilution. Yeb. 105a רוק צ׳ בלא לדם אפשר אאי it is not possible to spit blood without a solution of saliva in it. -- Pl. constr. צחצותי, צי׳. B. Kam. 25a; Nidd. 22a, a. e. זיבה צ׳ dilution of the gonor- rheal discharge. Ab. Zar 35a חלב ׳ particles of diluted milk (in the holes of cheese). Sabb. 144b צ׳ בלא . . לפי שמן because it is impossible for the serial fuid of olives not to contain particles of diluted oil; Tosef. Toh. X, 3, v. מוחל.
צחצוחא, צי׳ ch. same, glistening. Targ. Nah. III, 3 (h. text ברק). -- Pl. צחצותין. Targ. Ez. XXI, 33.
צחצוחית f. =צתחצוח 2. Y. Yeb. XII, end, 13a יש אם רוק של צ׳ בו if there was in it (the blood she spat) a particle of diluted saliva; Gen. R. s. 81, beg.
צחצח I (v. צחח) 1) to polish, furbish; to clarify, make clear. B. Mets. 84a במים משיצהצחן arms are con- sidered finished, when the smith has furbished (steeled) them by putting them in cold water. R. Hash. 33a. . . מים לצחצחו כדי you may pour water or wine into the Shofar to make its sound clear. Nidd. 25b מצחצחו, vv. טי. -- Part. pass. מצוהצח; f. מצוחעהת; pl. מצוחצהין; מצוחעחות. Lev. R. s. 1, v. אספקלריא. Midr. Till. to Ps. XVIII, v. צחצוח. -- 2) to become or be clear. Y. Nidd. II, 50a bot. במצחצח when the blood is clear (fuid). Ib.b top, opp. מקדיר. Ib. אפי׳