צדי ², צדי, צָדָה II (b. h.; preced.; cmp. meanings of סוּר) to remove (the inhabitants of), make desolate. Gen. R. s. 26 (ref. to עוים, Deut. II, 23, v. Ez. XXI, 32) שצָדוּ את העולם they depopulated the world.
    Nif. - נִצְדָּה to become desolate. Cant. R. to IV, 1 they offer seventy sacrifices on the Succoth festival in behalf of the nations שלא יִצָּדֶה העולם מהן that the world may not be depopulated of them (through their extinction); Yalk. Num. 782; Pesik. Bayom, p. 194ᵃ יצאו (Ms. O. יצרא; corr. acc.). Gen. R. l. c. גרמו לעולם שיִצּוֹד (from צדד or צוד) they were the cause that the world was desolated (through the flood).
    Hof. - הוּצְדֶּה to be removed. Ib. הוּצְדּוּ מן העולם they were removed from the world.