To stick; to adhere; to hold to. My bones cleave to my skin. Psalm 102:5. Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth. Psalm 137:6. Cleave to that which is good. Romans 12:9.

To unite aptly; to fit; to sit well on.

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 2:24; Matthew 19:5. Cleave to Jehovah your God. Joshua 23:8.

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. Psalm 74:15.

To part or open naturally. Every beast that cleaveth the cleft into two claws. Deuteronomy 14:6.

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 14:4.