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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc.

2. (v. t.) To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.

3. (v. i.) To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

QUENCH

kwench, kwensh: Where the word is used of fire or of thirst it has the usual meaning: "to allay," "to extinguish," "to suppress," "to cool." In the Old Testament it is frequently applied to the affections and passions (see 2 Kings 22:17 Songs 8:7 Isaiah 42:3 Jeremiah 4:4; Jeremiah 21:12). Quenching the coal or the light of Israel may mean slaying a dear one or a brilliant leader. In the New Testament it is also used figuratively, as in Ephesians 6:16 the shield of faith quenches the fiery darts of the evil one. In Mark 9:48, sbennumi, and its derivative are applied with reference to Gehenna (translated "hell"). The same word is also used of resisting the gifts of the Holy Spirit in 1 Thessalonians 5:19.

G. H. Gerberding

Greek

4570. sbennumi -- to quench
... to quench. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sbennumi Phonetic Spelling:
(sben'-noo-mee) Short Definition: I extinguish, suppress Definition: (a) I ...
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3133. maraino -- to quench, waste away
... to quench, waste away. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: maraino Phonetic Spelling:
(mar-ah'-ee-no) Short Definition: I die, wither Definition: pass: I die ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3518. kabah -- to be quenched or extinguished, to go out
... root Definition to be quenched or extinguished, to go out NASB Word Usage extinguish
(5), go (3), goes (1), gone (1), put (1), quench (4), quenched (8 ...
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7665. shabar -- to break, break in pieces
... 1), crush (2), crushed (2), demolished (1), destroy (2), fractured (1), hurt (2),
injured (1), pieces (1), placed (1), point of birth (1), quench (1), shatter ...
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8257. shaqa -- to sink, sink down
... make deep, let down, drown, quench, sink. (abbreviated Am. 8:8); a primitive
root; to subside; by implication, to be overflowed, cease ...
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Library

Many Waters Cannot Quench Love, Neither Can the Floods Drown It ...
... 7. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it; if a man would
give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned. ...
/.../guyon/song of songs of solomon/7 many waters cannot quench.htm

The Promises.
... The man that thirsteth with spiritual thirst, fears nothing more than that there
is not enough to quench his thirst: all the promises and sayings of God's ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bunyan/the riches of bunyan/xvii the promises.htm

1 Thessalonians v. 19-22
... "Quench not the Spirit. ... On this account Paul says, "Quench not the Spirit," that
is, the gift of grace, for it is his custom so to call the gift of the Spirit. ...
/.../homily xi 1 thessalonians v.htm

Christian Graces.
... "Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith you shall be able to quench all
the fiery darts of the wicked:" to quench them, though they come from him as ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bunyan/the riches of bunyan/xviii christian graces.htm

The Love of Christ.
... All the selfishness of His disciples could not quench that Love. Nothing could quench
His Love for His own. Nothing will ever quench it. Peter denied Him. ...
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When the Banks were Completed and the Battering Rams Brought, and ...
... sunk together with their bodies, and they were under such astonishment, that not
one of them made any haste, either to defend himself or to quench the fire ...
/.../chapter 4 when the banks.htm

Unrestrained Communion
... Many waters cannot quench love,. Neither can the floods drown it: ... Suffering and pain,
bereavement and loss may test its constancy, but they will not quench it. ...
/.../taylor/union and communion/section vi unrestrained communion.htm

Letter iii. --For 331. Easter-Day xvi Pharmuthi; iii Id. April ...
... Therefore the blessed Paul, when desirous that the grace of the Spirit given to
us should not grow cold, exhorts, saying, Quench not the Spirit [3997] .' For ...
/.../select works and letters or athanasius/letter iii for 331 easter-day xvi.htm

Christ the Arrester of Incipient Evil and the Nourisher of ...
... CHRIST THE ARRESTER OF INCIPIENT EVIL AND THE NOURISHER OF INCIPIENT GOOD. 'A bruised
reed shall He not break, and the smoking flax shall He not quench.... ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/christ the arrester of incipient.htm

Ephesians vi. 14-17
... and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; withal taking
up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery ...
/.../homily xxiv ephesians vi 14-17.htm

Thesaurus

Quench (14 Occurrences)
... extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things
burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to ...
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Extinguish (6 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out;
to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love ...
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Flax (11 Occurrences)
... and American). "A dimly burning wick will he not quench" (Isaiah 42:3);
"They are quenched as a wick" (Isaiah 43:17). The thought ...
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Wick (10 Occurrences)
... Matthew 12:20 A crushed reed He will not utterly break, nor will He quench the
still smouldering wick, until He has led on Justice to victory. ...
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Smoking (9 Occurrences)
... Matthew 12:20 He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a smoking flax,
until he leads justice to victory. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT). ...
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Smoldering (4 Occurrences)
... Matthew 12:20 a bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench,
till he may put forth judgment to victory, (See NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Quenched (22 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Quench. Multi-Version Concordance
Quenched (22 Occurrences). Mark 9:43 And if thy hand offend ...
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Bruised (36 Occurrences)
... Matthew 12:20 He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a smoking flax, until
he leads justice to victory. ... He won't quench a dimly burning wick. ...
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Break (257 Occurrences)
... brak: shabhar = "break" (down, off, in pieces, up), "destroy," "quench" (Isaiah
14:25 Jeremiah 19:10, 11 Ezekiel 4:16 Amos 1:5); paraq = "to break off" or ...
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Reed (41 Occurrences)
... Matthew 12:20 He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a smoking flax, until
he leads justice to victory. ... He won't quench a dimly burning wick. ...
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Bible Concordance

Quench (14 Occurrences)

Matthew 12:20 He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Romans 12:20 On the contrary, therefore, if your enemy is hungry, give him food; if he is thirsty, quench his thirst. For by doing this you will be heaping burning coals upon his head.
(WEY)

Ephesians 6:16 above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY YLT RSV)

1 Thessalonians 5:19 Don't quench the Spirit.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

2 Samuel 14:7 Behold, the whole family has risen against your handmaid, and they say,'Deliver him who struck his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he killed, and so destroy the heir also.' Thus they would quench my coal which is left, and would leave to my husband neither name nor remainder on the surface of the earth."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

2 Samuel 21:17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, "You shall go no more out with us to battle, that you don't quench the lamp of Israel."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT RSV)

2 Chronicles 29:7 Also -- they have shut the doors of the porch, and quench the lamps, and perfume they have not made, and burnt-offering have not caused to ascend in the sanctuary to the God of Israel,
(YLT)

Psalms 104:11 They give drink to every animal of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Song of Songs 8:7 Many waters can't quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 1:31 The strong will be like tinder, and his work like a spark. They will both burn together, and no one will quench them."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 42:3 He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Jeremiah 4:4 Circumcise yourselves to Yahweh, and take away the foreskins of your heart, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 21:12 House of David, thus says Yahweh, Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)

Amos 5:6 Seek Yahweh, and you will live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be no one to quench it in Bethel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Quench

Related Terms

Extinguish (6 Occurrences)

Flax (11 Occurrences)

Wick (10 Occurrences)

Smoking (9 Occurrences)

Smoldering (4 Occurrences)

Quenched (22 Occurrences)

Bruised (36 Occurrences)

Break (257 Occurrences)

Reed (41 Occurrences)