Encyclopedia of The Bible – Clift
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Clift

CLIFT. An obsolete form of “cleft” not found in ASV or RSV. It occurs twice in KJV.

A. Exodus 33:22. נְקָרָה, H5942, hole, crevice; LXX ὀπή, G3956, hole; Vul. foramen cave; Luther Felskluft, cleft. KJV, a “clift” [RSV “cleft”] of the rock.

B. Isaiah 57:5. סָעִיפ֒, H6186, LXX ἀνὰ̀ μέσον τῶν πετρῶν; Vul. subter eminentes petras; Luther unter den Felsklippen. KJV, the “clifts” [RSV “clefts”] of the rocks.