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# quench

verb (quench, quenches, quenched, quenching)

«quench» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To quench your thirst is to drink so you are no longer thirsty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quench/#m1)
2. To quench a fire is to put it out with water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quench/#m2)
3. (science) To quench hot metal is to cool it quickly in water or oil to make it hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quench/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: water quenches thirst better than sugary drinks. In stories fires are quenched. In science and metalwork, blacksmiths quench hot iron. Phrase: «quench your thirst».

### Examples

- A glass of water quenched my thirst. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quench/#x1)
- Nothing quenches thirst like cold water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quench/#x2)
- Firefighters quenched the flames. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quench/#x3)
- The blacksmith quenched the red-hot sword in water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quench/#x4)
- Sugary drinks don't really quench your thirst. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quench/#x5)
- The rain quenched the dry earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quench/#x6)
- After football, we quenched our thirst with juice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quench/#x7)
- The fire was quickly quenched. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quench/#x8)
- "A single bucket of water will not quench my thirst; give me more!" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quench/#x9)

### Note

Regular verb: quenched, quenches. Mostly used with «thirst» and «fire».

## In Jewish tradition

In these texts it often means to put out a fire. It is also used for satisfying thirst, as with the animals at the streams.

**Interpretation.** A fire that "shall not be quenched" is a picture of God's judgment that cannot be stopped. The tradition also reads the fire of love or of the altar as something that must not go out.

### Examples

- They give drink to every beast of the field, the wild asses quench their thirst. (Writings PSA.104.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quench/#x1)
- And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.' (Prophets EZK.21.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quench/#x2)
- And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them. (Prophets ISA.1.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quench/#x3)

### Note

Regular verb: quenched, quenches. Mostly used with «thirst» and «fire».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «quench» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quench/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«quench» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quench.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «quench» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/quench/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«quench» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/quench.html) on Mova free.