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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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Joshua 22:5
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But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 22:5 · retained source text

But take diligent heed, to doe the Commandement and the Law, which Moses the seruant of the LORD charged you, to loue the LORD your God, and to walke in all his wayes, and to keepe his Commaundements, and to cleaue vnto him, and to serue him with all your heart, and with all your soule.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 10.12.

Joshua 23:8
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But cleave unto the Lord your God, as ye have done unto this day.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 23:8 · retained source text

But cleaue vnto the LORD your God, as yee haue done vnto this day.

1611 marginal noteOr, for if you will cleaue, &c.

Joshua 23:12
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Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Joshua 23:12 · retained source text

Else, if ye do in any wise go backe, and cleaue vnto the remnant of these nations, euen these that remaine among you, and shall make marriages with them, and goe in vnto them, and they to you:

Complete reference index — all 30 verses
Genesis 2:24Leviticus 1:17Deuteronomy 4:4Deuteronomy 10:20Deuteronomy 11:22Deuteronomy 13:4Deuteronomy 13:17Deuteronomy 28:21Deuteronomy 28:60Deuteronomy 30:20Joshua 22:5Joshua 23:8Joshua 23:122 Kings 5:27Job 38:38Psalms 74:15Psalms 101:3Psalms 102:5Psalms 137:6Isaiah 14:1Jeremiah 13:11Ezekiel 3:26Daniel 2:43Daniel 11:34Habakkuk 3:9Zechariah 14:4Matthew 19:5Mark 10:7Acts 11:23Romans 12:9

Where “cleave” appears

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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verseLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy8 occurrences
8 versesJoshua3 occurrences
3 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verseJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms4 occurrences
4 versesIsaiah1 occurrence
1 verseJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseDaniel2 occurrences
2 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseMark1 occurrence
1 verseActs1 occurrence
1 verseRomans1 occurrence
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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)