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

And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Matthew 19:5 · retained source text

And said, For this cause shall a man leaue father and mother, and shall cleaue to his wife: and they twaine shalbe one flesh.

1611 marginal noteGen. 2.24. ephe. 5.31.

1611 marginal note1.Cor. 6.16.

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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)