I looked in Strong's Bible concordance. The original Hebrew word used in
Isaiah 34 is #7301 "raw-vaw". This word can be translated; bathe, make
drunk, satiate, satisfy, and soak.
It seems to be a good parrallel to "quench".
If we take into account the old idea of the "ether" (a fluid that filled the
void of outer space), I think we can safely assume that there is a an
analogy made to normal metal processing.
Next question is when did the quenching of swords first begin. Was it
practiced in Isaiah's time, which would be about 700 B.C.?
Also do we have any lists of Hebrew metal working terms?
Bart
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