זכי, זָכָה (b. h.; cmp. זָךְ) [to be pure, clear,] 1) to be acquitted, be right. B. Mets. 107ᵇ זוֹכֶה בדין he will be successful in his plea before court. Ber. 7ᵇ זוכה בדין (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) he will be found righteous in Divine judgment; a. fr. —2) to be found worthy of, to be privileged, to succeed. Ib. I, 5 ולא זָכִיתִי וכ׳ I did not succeed (in proving) that &c. Ib. 5ᵇ לא … זוכה לשתי וכ׳ not every one is privileged to enjoy two tables (this world and the hereafter). Ḥag. 5ᵇ תִּזְכּוּ להקביל וכ׳ you will be privileged to receive &c. Pes. 19ᵃ זָכִינוּ שאין וכ׳ it was a good thing for us that &c. Erub. 54ᵃ ז׳ תאוות וכ׳ if one is favored, ‘thou givest him the desire of his heart’ (without prayer), if less favored &c. Yeb. 63ᵃ, v. נֶגֶד; a. fr. —3) to take possession, have authority; to own (cmp. קָנָה); to gain, obtain a privilege. B. Mets. I, 3 אני זָכִיתִי בה I took possession of it for myself; ז׳ בה it is his. Ib. 4 זה שהחזיק בה ז׳ בה the one that took a hold of it, is the legitimate owner. Ib. זָכְתָה לי שדי my field (in which the object lies) has taken possession for me. Y. Kidd. I, 60ᵃ top הראוי לִזְכּוֹת ע"י עצמו וכ׳ he who is legally qualified to acquire ownership through his own act, can obtain ownership through another person.—Erub. VII, 11 (81ᵇ), a. fr. זָכִין לאדם שלא בפניו you may obtain a privilege in behalf of a person in his absence, but you cannot act in his behalf to his disadvantage; a. fr. —4) (v. Pi.) to benefit another person by one’s own merit, to transfer blessing &c. Eduy. II, 9 האב זוֹכֶה לבן וכ׳ a (good) father transmits to his son the benefits of beauty &c. Tosef. ib. I, 14 עד הפרק זוכה לו up to the age of majority the father’s merit stands by him, מכאן ואילך זוכה לעצמו after that he lives on his own merits. —5) to deserve well of, be of service to. Lev. R. s. 34 (ref. to Ps. XLI, 2) הוי … היאך לִזְכּוֹת עמו reflect well how to be of real service to him. Ib. לזכות בו to deserve divine reward through him. Ib. שיהו זָכִין אלו לאלו that they may deserve well of each other (the poor being the instrumentality of bliss to the giver); a. fr.
    Pi. - זִכָּה, זִיכָּ׳ 1) to acquit, to argue or vote for acquittal. Erub. 19ᵃ יפה זִכִּיתָ וכ׳ thou wast right in acquitting, in condemning. Snh. III, 5 שנים מְזַכִּין if two vote for acquittal; a. fr. —2) to obtain a privilege for, take possession in behalf of; to transfer, make an assignment to. Y. Kidd. l. c. זה זי׳ לבן דעת the one obtained a privilege for a rational being. B. Bath. VIII, 6 זי׳ בה לאחר if in his will (found on his body) he made an assignment to somebody else (as executor); a. fr. —3) to transfer divine favor, to exercise a protecting influence on. Snh. 111ᵃ מְזַכֶּה את כל וכ׳ protects the entire town. Yoma 87ᵃ לא דיין שזוכין לעצמן אלא שמְזַכִּין וכ׳ Ms. M. not only do they obtain divine grace for themselves, but they also transfer the same on their children &c.; a. fr. —4) to lead to righteousness, to convert, make better, purer. Ib.; Ab. V, 18, a. e. כל המזכה את וכ׳ whoever causes a community to do good. Macc. III, 16 רצה הקב"ה לזַכּוֹת וכ׳, the Lord desired to make Israel pure; a. fr.
    Hithpa. - הִזְדַּכֶּה, , Nithpa. נִזְדַּכֶּה 1) to be acquitted, to be found not guilty. Snh. 30ᵃ מדבריהם נז׳ פלוני the defendant has been acquitted by their (the court’s) verdict. Y. ib. V, 22ᵈ top ובאיזו מִזְדַּכֶּה פוטרין אותו and on which-soever (of the two counts) he is found not guilty, he is acquitted; a. fr. —2) to have favorable evidence or argument offered. Ib. 23ᵃ נ׳ מפי עצמו if the defendant himself offers &c. Ib. הרי שנ׳ מפי עצמו (read מפי עדו).