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The term "cleaved" in the Bible is derived from the Hebrew word "dabaq" and the Greek word "kollao," both of which convey the idea of adhering closely, joining, or sticking to something or someone. This concept is significant in various contexts throughout the Scriptures, illustrating both physical and spiritual unions.

Marriage and Family

One of the most notable uses of "cleaved" is found in the context of marriage. In Genesis 2:24, the Bible states, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh." The term "united" here is often translated as "cleave" in other versions, emphasizing the deep, inseparable bond intended between husband and wife. This foundational principle is reiterated by Jesus in Matthew 19:5 and Mark 10:7-8, underscoring the sanctity and permanence of the marital union.

Loyalty and Devotion

The concept of cleaving is also used to describe loyalty and devotion to God. In Deuteronomy 10:20, the Israelites are commanded, "Fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name." The phrase "hold fast" is synonymous with cleaving, indicating a steadfast commitment to God. This theme is echoed in Joshua 23:8, where Joshua exhorts the people to "hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have done to this day."

Spiritual Allegiance

In the New Testament, the idea of cleaving is extended to the relationship between believers and Christ. In Acts 11:23, Barnabas encourages the new believers in Antioch to "remain true to the Lord with all their hearts." The underlying message is one of cleaving to Christ, maintaining a close and unwavering relationship with Him.

Separation from Sin

Conversely, the Bible also uses the concept of cleaving to describe the separation from sin and idolatry. In 2 Kings 18:6, Hezekiah is commended for his faithfulness: "He held fast to the LORD and did not cease to follow Him; he kept the commands the LORD had given Moses." Here, cleaving to God involves a deliberate turning away from idolatry and sin, demonstrating a life dedicated to God's commandments.

Covenantal Relationships

The idea of cleaving is integral to understanding covenantal relationships in the Bible. Just as a husband cleaves to his wife, believers are called to cleave to God, reflecting a covenantal bond characterized by faithfulness, love, and obedience. This relationship is not merely a legal contract but a profound spiritual union that mirrors the relationship between Christ and His Church, as described in Ephesians 5:31-32.

In summary, the biblical concept of cleaving encompasses themes of unity, loyalty, and devotion, whether in the context of marriage, spiritual allegiance to God, or the rejection of sin. It calls for a wholehearted commitment that reflects the covenantal nature of relationships ordained by God.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (imp.) of Cleave.

2. (p. p.) of Cleave.

3. (p. p.) of Cleave.

Strong's Hebrew

1234. baqa -- to cleave, break open or through
... forth (1), break through (1), breaks forth (1), breaks open (1), broke open (1),
broke through (2), broken (3), burst (2), burst open (1), cleaved (1), dashed ...
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Library

The Prediction of the Events which Happened to Christ when He was ...
... My strength is become dry like a potsherd; and my tongue has cleaved to my throat'
"foretold what would come to pass; for the statement, My hope from the ...
/.../chapter cii the prediction of the.htm

It is Indeed a Greater Fight of Patience...
... But where, having endured these things, he remained immovable in his God, he cleaved
to His will, Whom it was not possible to lose but by his own will; and in ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/on patience /9 it is indeed a.htm

The Eighth Commandment
... another. Achan's covetous humour made him steal the wedge of gold, a wedge
which cleaved asunder his soul from God. Joshua 7:21. ...
/.../watson/the ten commandments/2 8 the eighth commandment.htm

The Mysteries of the Brazen Serpent
... upon figures, that the speech of men who are uncivilized is mainly composed of figures;
and that indeed the language of the most civilized, when cleaved so as ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/the mysteries of the brazen.htm

He Explains More Fully what the Mystery is which is Signified ...
... I say, He has left his father and mother, ie, God from whom He was begotten and
that "Jerusalem which is the mother of us all," [2536] and has cleaved to human ...
/.../cassian/the seven books of john cassian /chapter xii he explains more.htm

Predictions of Christ in Ps. xxii.
... My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue has cleaved to my
throat; and Thou hast brought me into the dust of death. ...
/.../chapter xcviii predictions of christ in.htm

Angels Fell Away, Man's Soul Fell Away, and Thereby Pointed the ...
... hadst not Thou said from the beginning, Let there be light, and there had been light,
and every obedient intelligence of Thy heavenly City had cleaved to Thee ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter viii angels fell away.htm

Lively Hope, and Gracious Fear.
... 8,6,8,6. Lively hope, and gracious fear. I was a groveling creature once,. And safely
cleaved to earth; I wanted spirit to renounce. The clod that gave me birth ...
//christianbookshelf.org/newton/olney hymns/hymn 51 lively hope and.htm

That Nothing Whatever, Short of God, Can Yield to the Rational ...
... Thou hadst said from the beginning, "Let there be light," and there had been light,
and every obedient intelligence of Thy celestial City had cleaved to Thee ...
/.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter viii that nothing whatever short.htm

Accordingly, if Celsus were to Ask us How we Think we Know God...
... the soul of man to the God of all things, save God the Word, who, "being in the
beginning with God," became flesh for the sake of those who had cleaved to the ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter lxviii accordingly if celsus.htm

Thesaurus

Cleaved (36 Occurrences)
...Cleaved (36 Occurrences). ... Genesis 2:24 therefore doth a man leave his father and
his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh. ...
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Palate (15 Occurrences)
... his palate, (YLT). Job 29:10 The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their
tongue cleaved to their palate. (DBY YLT NAS). Job 33:2 ...
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Cleft (15 Occurrences)
... heap. (YLT). Psalms 78:15 He cleaved rocks in the wilderness, and gave
them drink abundantly as out of the great deep. (See RSV). ...
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Cleaves (11 Occurrences)

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Cleave (52 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 6:14 And the cart came into the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite, and stood
there, where there was a great stone; and they cleaved the wood of the cart ...
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Kisseth (14 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Ruth 1:14 And they lift up their voice, and weep again, and Orpah kisseth
her mother-in-law, and Ruth hath cleaved to her. (YLT). ...
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Nebat (25 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 3:3 Nevertheless he cleaved to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
with which he made Israel to sin; he didn't depart from it. ...
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Out-places (22 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Lamentations 4:8 Darker than blackness hath been their visage, They have
not been known in out-places, Cleaved hath their skin unto their bone, It hath ...
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Infant (14 Occurrences)
... Lamentations 4:4 Cleaved hath the tongue of a suckling unto his palate with thirst,
Infants asked bread, a dealer out they have none. (Root in YLT NAS NIV). ...
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Intermarry (5 Occurrences)
... Joshua 23:12 But -- if ye at all turn back and have cleaved to the remnant of these
nations, these who are left with you, and intermarried with them, and gone ...
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Resources

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Cleaved (36 Occurrences)

Luke 10:11
And the dust that hath cleaved to us, from your city, we do wipe off against you, but this know ye, that the reign of God hath come nigh to you;
(YLT)

Acts 17:34
and certain men having cleaved to him, did believe, among whom 'is' also Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman, by name Damaris, and others with them.
(YLT)

Genesis 2:24
therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.
(YLT)

Genesis 22:3
And Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. And he clave the wood for the burnt-offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
(See JPS)

Genesis 34:3
And his soul cleaved to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke kindly to the damsel.
(WBS)

Genesis 34:8
And Hamor speaketh with them, saying, 'Shechem, my son, his soul hath cleaved to your daughter; give her, I pray you, to him for a wife,
(YLT)

Exodus 14:21
And Moses stretcheth out his hand towards the sea, and Jehovah causeth the sea to go on by a strong east wind all the night, and maketh the sea become dry ground, and the waters are cleaved,
(YLT)

Leviticus 1:17
and he hath cleaved it with its wings (he doth not separate 'it'), and the priest hath made it a perfume on the altar, on the wood, which 'is' on the fire; it 'is' a burnt-offering, a fire-offering of sweet fragrance to Jehovah.
(YLT)

Numbers 16:31
And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground cleaved asunder that was under them:
(WBS)

Deuteronomy 28:60
And He hath brought back on thee all the diseases of Egypt, of the presence of which thou hast been afraid, and they have cleaved to thee;
(YLT)

Joshua 23:12
But -- if ye at all turn back and have cleaved to the remnant of these nations, these who are left with you, and intermarried with them, and gone in to them, and they to you,
(YLT)

Judges 15:19
But God clave the hollow place that is in Lehi, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore the name thereof was called En-hakkore, which is in Lehi, unto this day.
(See JPS WBS)

Ruth 1:14
And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clave unto her.
(See JPS WBS YLT)

1 Samuel 6:14
And the cart came into the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered up the kine for a burnt-offering unto Jehovah.
(See JPS WBS)

2 Samuel 20:2
And every man of Israel goeth up from after David, after Sheba son of Bichri, and the men of Judah have cleaved to their king, from the Jordan even unto Jerusalem.
(YLT)

2 Samuel 23:10
he stood firm, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand did cleave unto the sword; and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to strip the slain.
(See RSV)

1 Kings 11:2
Of the nations concerning which the LORD said to the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in to you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon cleaved to these in love.
(WBS YLT)

2 Kings 3:3
Nevertheless he cleaved to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin; he didn't depart from it.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)

2 Kings 18:6
For he clave to Jehovah; he departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which Jehovah commanded Moses.
(See JPS WBS)

Nehemiah 9:11
And the sea Thou hast cleaved before them, and they pass over into the midst of the sea on the dry land, and their pursuers Thou hast cast into the depths, as a stone, into the strong waters.
(YLT)

Nehemiah 10:29
They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of Jehovah our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;
(See JPS)

Job 19:20
To my skin and to my flesh Cleaved hath my bone, And I deliver myself with the skin of my teeth.
(YLT)

Job 28:10
Among rocks, brooks he hath cleaved, And every precious thing hath his eye seen.
(YLT)

Job 29:10
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Job 31:7
If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Psalms 44:25
For bowed to the dust hath our soul, Cleaved to the earth hath our belly.
(YLT)

Psalms 63:8
Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.
(YLT)

Psalms 74:15
Thou hast cleaved a fountain and a stream, Thou hast dried up perennial flowings.
(YLT)

Psalms 78:13
He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through; And he made the waters to stand as a heap.
(See JPS)

Psalms 78:15
He clave rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.
(See JPS WBS)

Psalms 102:5
From the voice of my sighing Hath my bone cleaved to my flesh.
(YLT)

Psalms 119:25
Daleth.' Cleaved to the dust hath my soul, Quicken me according to Thy word.
(YLT)

Isaiah 48:21
And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
(See JPS WBS)

Lamentations 4:4
Cleaved hath the tongue of a suckling unto his palate with thirst, Infants asked bread, a dealer out they have none.
(YLT)

Lamentations 4:8
Darker than blackness hath been their visage, They have not been known in out-places, Cleaved hath their skin unto their bone, It hath withered -- it hath been as wood.
(YLT)

Habakkuk 3:9
Utterly naked Thou dost make Thy bow, Sworn are the tribes -- saying, 'Pause!' 'With' rivers Thou dost cleave the earth.
(See NAS)

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