KJV dictionary & concordance

cleave

Meaning of “cleave”

Sense 1: To split or divide. Sense 2: To cling closely or remain joined.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

30 occurrences30 verses17 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 2:24

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KJV PCE

Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Habakkuk 3:9 · retained source text

Thy bow was made quite naked according to the oathes of the tribes, euen thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleaue the earth with riuers.

1611 marginal noteOr, thou didst cleaue the riuers of the earth.

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Historical English dictionary sources

To part; to open; to crack; to separate, as parts of cohering bodies.

volume 1, leaf 405, column 3 (main_dictionary)