Bible Dictionary: Clefts

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Greek

2048. eremos -- solitary, desolate
... Here and there, in clefts and basins, and on the hillsides, grade on grade, you
observe a patch of corn, a clump of olives, a single palm' " (, 22).]. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2288. chagavim -- places of concealment, retreats
... 2287, 2288. chagavim. 2289 . places of concealment, retreats. Transliteration:
chagavim Phonetic Spelling: (khag-awv') Short Definition: clefts. ...
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5357. naqiq -- cleft (of a rock)
... 5356, 5357. naqiq. 5358 . cleft (of a rock). Transliteration: naqiq Phonetic
Spelling: (naw-keek') Short Definition: clefts. Word ...
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5585. saiph -- a cleft, branch
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition a cleft, branch NASB Word Usage branches
(2), cleft (2), clefts (2). outmost branch, clift, top. ...
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Library

My Dove in the Clefts of the Rock, in the Hollow of the Wall, Show ...
... 14. My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hollow of the wall, show me thy
countenance and let thy voice sound in mine ears; for sweet is thy voice, and thy ...
//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/14 my dove in the.htm

A Gentle Heroine, a Gentile Convert
... the blackest times were not so dismal in reality as they look in history. There
are clefts in the grim rock, and flowers blooming, sheltered in the clefts. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/a gentle heroine a gentile.htm

Chapter ii.
... O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the secret of the stairs, Let me see thy
countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy ...
//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/chapter ii.htm

Phoebe
... The clefts have closed, and the very line of demarcation is obliterated; and these
clefts were deeper than any of which we moderns have had experience. ...
/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/phoebe.htm

The Wide Range of God's Grace
... You will see on the side of many a Cumberland hill a great stretch of limestone
with clefts a foot or two deep in it"there are flowers in the clefts, by the ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/the wide range of gods.htm

Two Households
... And as for the third of the great clefts"that, alas! which made so much
of the tragedy and the wickedness of ancient life"viz. ...
/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/two households.htm

The Great Mysteries in the Building of the Militant and Triumphant ...
... And the sixth mountain was quite full of clefts, some small and others large; and
the clefts were grassy, but the plants were not very vigorous, but rather, as ...
/.../the pastor books first second third/similitude ninth the great mysteries.htm

Song of Songs of Solomon
... 14. My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hollow of the wall, show me thy
countenance and let thy voice sound in mine ears; for sweet is thy voice, and thy ...
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Strong Faith in a Faithful God
... DAVID was in the cave of Adullam. He had fled from Saul, his remorseless
foe; and had found shelter in the clefts of the rock. In ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 61 1915/strong faith in a faithful.htm

The Excellencies of the Saints' Rest.
... The Lord hide us in the clefts of the rock, and cover us with the hands
of indulgent grace, while we approach to take this view. ...
/.../baxter/the saints everlasting rest/chapter iii the excellencies of.htm

Thesaurus

Clefts (10 Occurrences)
...Clefts (10 Occurrences). ... (See JPS WBS YLT). Song of Songs 2:14 My dove in the clefts
of the rock, In the hiding places of the mountainside, Let me see your face. ...
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Rocks (48 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 2:21 To go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged
rocks, from before the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty ...
/r/rocks.htm - 21k

Cleft (15 Occurrences)
... klift: The first of these words, from cleave, "to split," is a crevice or narrow
opening, as "of the ragged rocks" (Isaiah 2:21); "under the clefts of the rocks ...
/c/cleft.htm - 12k

Crevices (3 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 2:21 to go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged
rocks, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty ...
/c/crevices.htm - 7k

Cliff (11 Occurrences)
... klift: The first of these words, from cleave, "to split," is a crevice or narrow
opening, as "of the ragged rocks" (Isaiah 2:21); "under the clefts of the rocks ...
/c/cliff.htm - 10k

Coney (2 Occurrences)
... a tail. Its feet are not formed for digging, and therefore it has its home
not in burrows but in the clefts of the rocks. "Coney ...
/c/coney.htm - 12k

Dwellest (27 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 49:16 Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart,
O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of ...
/d/dwellest.htm - 14k

Arrogance (30 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 49:16 As for your terror, the pride of your heart has deceived you, O you
who dwell in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill: though ...
/a/arrogance.htm - 15k

Valleys (38 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 7:19 They shall come, and shall all rest in the desolate valleys, in the
clefts of the rocks, on all thorn hedges, and on all pastures. ...
/v/valleys.htm - 18k

Deceived (55 Occurrences)
... Jeremiah 49:16 As for your terror, the pride of your heart has deceived you, O you
who dwell in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill: though ...
/d/deceived.htm - 23k

Bible Concordance

Clefts (10 Occurrences)

Judges 6:2 The hand of Midian prevailed against Israel; and because of Midian the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and the caves, and the strongholds.
(See NIV)

Job 30:6 So that they dwell in frightful valleys, In holes of the earth and of the rocks.
(See JPS WBS YLT)

Song of Songs 2:14 My dove in the clefts of the rock, In the hiding places of the mountainside, Let me see your face. Let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 2:21 To go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from before the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake the earth mightily.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Isaiah 7:19 They shall come, and shall all rest in the desolate valleys, in the clefts of the rocks, on all thorn hedges, and on all pastures.
(WEB ASV RSV)

Isaiah 57:5 you who inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; who kill the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 16:16 Behold, I will send for many fishermen, says Yahweh, and they shall fish them up; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 49:16 As for your terror, the pride of your heart has deceived you, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill: though you should make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there, says Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Amos 6:11 For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Obadiah 1:3 The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart,'Who will bring me down to the ground?'
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Clefts

Related Terms

Rocks (48 Occurrences)

Cleft (15 Occurrences)

Crevices (3 Occurrences)

Cliff (11 Occurrences)

Coney (2 Occurrences)

Dwellest (27 Occurrences)

Arrogance (30 Occurrences)

Valleys (38 Occurrences)

Deceived (55 Occurrences)