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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Isaiah 14:1

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FOR the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Isaiah 14:1 · retained source text

¶ For the LORD wil haue mercie on Iacob, and wil yet choose Israel, and set them in their owne land: and the strangers shalbe ioyned with them, and they shal cleaue to the house of Iacob.

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Where “cleave” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verse Leviticus1 occurrence
1 verse Deuteronomy8 occurrences
8 verses Joshua3 occurrences
3 verses 2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse Job1 occurrence
1 verse Psalms4 occurrences
4 verses Isaiah1 occurrence
1 verse Jeremiah1 occurrence
1 verse Ezekiel1 occurrence
1 verse Daniel2 occurrences
2 verses Habakkuk1 occurrence
1 verse Zechariah1 occurrence
1 verse Matthew1 occurrence
1 verse Mark1 occurrence
1 verse Acts1 occurrence
1 verse Romans1 occurrence
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Definition evidence

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Genesis 2:24 Deuteronomy 11:22 Deuteronomy 28:60 Joshua 23:12 Psalms 102:5 Ezekiel 3:26 Zechariah 14:4 Romans 12:9

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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

volume 1, leaf 405, column 3 (main_dictionary)