CLEAVE,
1. To stick to adhere to hold to.
My bones cleave to my skin. Psalms 102 .
Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth. Psalms 137 .
Cleave to that which is good. Romans 12 .
2. To unite aptly to fit to sit well on.
3. To unite or be united closely in interest or affection to adhere with strong attachment.
A man shall leave father and mother, and cleave to his wife. Genesis 2 . Math. 19.
Cleave to Jehovah your God. Joshua 23 .
CLEAVE,
1. To part or divide by force to split or rive to open or serve the cohering parts of a body, by cutting or by the application of force as, to cleave wood to cleave a rock to cleave the flood. Psalms 74 .
2. To part or open naturally.
Every beast that cleaveth the cleft into two claws. Deuteronomy 14 .
CLEAVE, To part to open to crack to separate, as parts of cohering bodies as, the ground cleaves by frost.
The mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof. Zechariah 14 .
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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