For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 10:7 · retained source text
For this cause shall a man leaue his father and mother, and cleaue to his wife,
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
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “cleave”
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
1 verse
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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Definition evidence
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗To part; to open; to crack; to separate, as parts of cohering bodies.