Quick Definition
to quench
Strong's Definition
to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: bathe, make drunk, (take the) fill, satiate, (abundantly) satisfy, soak, water (abundantly).
TWOT Reference: 2130
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
רָוָה (ra.vah) — to quench. 1) to be satiated or saturated, have or drink one's fill 1a) (Qal) to take one's fill 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to be drunk, be intoxicated 1b2) to drench, water abundantly, saturate 1c) (Hiphil) to saturate, water, cause to drink
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · רָוֶה · רְוָיָה · רִי
Wet | verb pi, verb hif
to moisten, to water = causative process by which human, deities, or forces cause an object to be fully or partially covered with liquid, such as rain, dew, or tears
Ingest | verb qal, verb pi
to drink (one's) fill, to be soaked literally: to become watered (with blood); hence: = process by which an object or area is completely covered with blood; ◄ described as if it were a person who has drunk to his satisfaction; ≈ used only of blood that was spilled during acts of violence
Grieve | verb hif
Collocation: רוה לַעֲנָה
to make (someone) drink (his) fill of suffering literally: to make (someone) drink (one's) fill with wormwood; hence: = causative process by which deities cause humans to experience injustice and suffering, ◄ symbolized by wormwood, which tastes bitter and can be poisonous
Rejoice | verb qal
to drink (one's) fill, to be sated, to feast literally: to drink (one's) fill; hence: = process by which humans find abundant joy and satisfaction
Rejoice | verb pi, verb hif
to cause (others) to drink (their) fill, to satisfy, to feast (someone) literally: to cause (others) to drink (their) fill; hence: = causative process by which humans or deities cause (other) humans to find abundant joy and satisfaction
Safe | verb hif
to refresh (others) literally: to moisten, water; hence: = causative action by which humans make other humans to prosper in life, ◄ described as being refreshed with rainwater
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[רָוָה] vb. be saturated, drink one's fill Qal we will take our fill of love
Pi. intens. be intoxicated, drunk
causat. drench, water abundantly
Hiph. saturate, water
Hoph. Impf.
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