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• ܢܩܶܦ݂
• ܫܛܰܦ݂
• κολλάω
• προσκολλάω , προσκλίνω
• προσμένω
• בָּקַע
• דָּבַק
• דְּבַק
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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 .