CLEAVE. A. בָּקַע, H1324, cleave, break open or through; LXX σχίζω, G5387, split, divide, separate; Vul. concido cut up; Luther spalten, split. Abraham “cut [clave, KJV] the wood for the burnt offering” (Gen 22:3); the distressed Philistines “split up [clave, KJV] the wood of the cart” (1 Sam 6:14).

Usage of בָּקַע, H1324: the plowman “shatters” the earth (Ps 141:7); the owl “hatches out” her brood (Isa 34:15); Moses “divided” the sea (Exod 14:21); the Ammonites “ripped up” pregnant women (Amos 1:13); prisoners hurled from a precipice were “dashed to pieces” (2 Chron 25:12).

B. דָּבַק, H1815, cleave, cling, keep close; LXX προσκολλάω, G4681, to glue to; be faithfully devoted to; Vul. adhaero; Luther hangen. A man should “cleave” to his wife (Gen 2:24).

Usage of דָּבַק, H1815: Job complained, My bones “cleave” to my skin (Job 19:20); Eleazar’s hand “cleaved” to the sword (2 Sam 23:10); the psalmist mentions his tongue “cleaving” to the roof of his mouth (137:6); Ruth “clung” to Naomi (Ruth 1:14).