Webster 1828 · headword: cleave
View source image ↗To part; to open; to crack; to separate, as parts of cohering bodies.
KJV WORD
COMBINED MEANING
To split or divide; in a different sense, to cling closely or remain joined.
Reviewed KJV-relevant meaningMeaning drawn from:
WORD FAMILY
Root: cleave
Past tense of cleave: did split apart, or did cling closely.
HISTORICAL DEFINITIONS
To part; to open; to crack; to separate, as parts of cohering bodies.
RELATED CONCEPTS
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