Words the Bible translates as cleave
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 7 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- davaqדָּבַקto stick fast to something and not let go: to cling, hold tight, or stay glued
- baqaבָּקַעto split something open by force: to cleave, breach, or burst it apart
- kollaōκολλάωto be joined firmly to someone or something, as if glued on: to cling, unite, or attach oneself closely
- shasaשָׁסַעto split in two: to cleave something apart down its length, or to be divided that way already, as a cloven hoof is.
- palaḥפָּלַחto cleavenot studied yet
- devaqדְּבֵקto cleavenot studied yet
- pa'ahפָּאָהto cleavenot studied yet
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