What Is the Definition for Cleve?

1 dialectal, England : cliff. 2 dialectal, England : steep sloping ground : brae.

What does a Cleve mean?

Cleave, a verb, has two very different meanings. It can describe cutting or splitting something apart with a sharp instrument, or — oddly enough — it can describe sticking to something like glue.

What does the word cleave in the Bible mean?

that once a man leaves, he is instructed to “cleave” to his wife. This means to glue, to adhere, to join, to stick. The Hebrew word used in Genesis is more expressive: to cling, to adhere, to abide fast together, to follow.

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