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cleave

Meaning of “cleave”

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

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
30 occurrences30 verses17 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 2:24

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Jeremiah 13:11
For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the Lord; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 13:11 · retained source text

For as the girdle cleaueth to the loines of a man: so haue I caused to cleaue vnto me the whole house of Israel, and the whole house of Iudah, saith the LORD; that they might bee vnto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not heare.

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Historical definitions

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

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