Bible Dictionary: Cloven

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (p. p.) of Cleave.

2. (p. p. & a.) from Cleave, v. t.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CLOVEN

klo'-v'-n: In the Old Testament, represented by a participle from shaca, "to split," and applied to beasts that divide the hoof (Leviticus 11:3 Deuteronomy 14:7). Beasts with hoofs completely divided into two parts, that were also ruminant, were allowed the Israelites as food; see CUD; HOOF. In the New Testament, for diamerizomenai, in Acts 2:3 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "tongues parting asunder," i.e. "bifurcated flames." Another explanation found in the Revised Version, margin applies the word, not to tongues, but to the multitude, "parting among them," or "distributing themselves among them," settling upon the head of each disciple.

H. E. Jacobs

Greek

1266. diamerizo -- to distribute, to divide
... cloven, divided. From dia and merizo; to partition thoroughly (literally in
distribution, figuratively in dissension) -- cloven, divide, part. see GREEK dia. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8156. shasa -- to divide, cleave
... cleave, be cloven footed, rend, stay. A primitive root; to split or tear; figuratively,
to upbraid -- cleave, (be) cloven ((footed)), rend, stay. 8155, 8156. ...
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6541. parsah -- a hoof
... claw, cloven-footed, hoof. Feminine of perec; a claw or split hoof -- claw,
(cloven-)footed, hoof. see HEBREW perec. 6540, 6541. parsah. 6542 . ...
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8157. shesa -- cleft
... Word Origin from shasa Definition cleft NASB Word Usage hoof (1). cleft,
cloven-footed. From shaca'; a fissure -- cleft, clovenfooted. see HEBREW shaca'. ...
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Library

The Cloven Rock
... The Cloven Rock. CPC Isaiah 32:2. In the great and terrible wilderness. I wandered
in thirst and dread; The burning sands were beneath my feet,. ...
/.../bevan/hymns of ter steegen suso and others/the cloven rock.htm

The Holy Ghost Descended in the Shape of Cloven Tongues of Fire on ...
... [Way-1-114] The Holy Ghost descended in the shape of cloven tongues of
fire on the heads� The Holy Ghost descended in the shape ...
/.../law/the way to divine knowledge/way-1-114 the holy ghost descended.htm

Spiritual Significance of the Precepts of Moses Respecting ...
... But Moses says still further, "Ye shall eat every animal that is cloven-footed and
ruminant." What does he mean? ... But what means the cloven-footed? ...
/.../barnabas/the epistle of barnabas /chapter x spiritual significance of the.htm

The Anthropomorphites not So Bad as the Manichæans.
... of Him as having boundless material extension, yet not in all directions, but with
three parts infinite and solid, while in one part He is cloven, with an ...
/.../chapter 23 name anthropomorphites not.htm

The Form of the Region of Light the Worse of the Two.
... And what an unseemly appearance is this of the region of light!"like a cloven arch,
with a black wedge inserted below, bounded only in the direction of the ...
/.../chapter 22 name form of.htm

The Creature is not So Taken by the Holy Spirit as Flesh is by the ...
... Accordingly, although that dove is called the Spirit; [249] and in speaking of that
fire, "There appeared unto them," he says, "cloven tongues, like as of fire ...
/.../augustine/on the holy trinity/chapter 6 the creature is not.htm

The Fourfold Symbols of the Spirit
... 'Cloven tongues like as of fire.' ... ... II. And now a word as to the second of these
symbols"'Cloven tongues as of fire'"the fire of the Spirit. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/the fourfold symbols of the.htm

Epistle Lxii. Cæcilius, on the Sacrament of the Cup of the Lord.
... "If they shall thirst," he says, "He shall lead them through the deserts, shall
bring forth water for them out of the rock; the rock shall be cloven, and the ...
/.../cyprian/the epistles of cyprian/epistle lxii caecilius on the.htm

John Chapter i. 32, 33
... was first a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, as we read in the Acts
of the Apostles, and "there appeared unto them," it says, "cloven tongues as ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate vi john chapter i.htm

Acts ii. 1, 2
... Nor is this all; but what is more awful still, "And there appeared unto them," it
says, "cloven tongues like as of fire." (v.3.) Observe how it is always ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily iv acts ii 1.htm

Thesaurus

Cloven (12 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CLOVEN. ...Cloven (12 Occurrences). Acts 2:3 And there
appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. ...
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Cloven-footed (3 Occurrences)
Cloven-footed. Clovenfooted, Cloven-footed. Club . Noah Webster's Dictionary
(a.) Alt. of Cloven-hoofed. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Hoofs (18 Occurrences)
... Hoofs (18 Occurrences). Leviticus 11:3 Whatever hath cloven hoofs, and feet quite
split open, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts that shall ye eat. ...
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Cud (9 Occurrences)
... Many theories have been advanced as to the reasons for the distinctions
with regard to the chewing of the cud and the cloven hoof. ...
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Split (36 Occurrences)
... (DBY). Leviticus 11:3 Whatever hath cloven hoofs, and feet quite split open, and
cheweth the cud, among the beasts that shall ye eat. (DBY NAS NIV). ...
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Hoof (11 Occurrences)
... A cleft hoof as of neat cattle (Exodus 10:26; Ezek. 32:13); hence also of the horse,
though not cloven (Isaiah 5:28). ... HOOF. hoof. See CHEW; CLOVEN. ...
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Chew (5 Occurrences)
... Many theories have been advanced as to the reasons for the distinctions
with regard to the chewing of the cud and the cloven hoof. ...
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Quite (55 Occurrences)
... (KJV WBS). Leviticus 11:3 Whatever hath cloven hoofs, and feet quite split open,
and cheweth the cud, among the beasts that shall ye eat. (DBY). ...
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Cheweth (8 Occurrences)
... Cheweth (8 Occurrences). Leviticus 11:3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is
cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. ...
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Chews (6 Occurrences)
... Chews (6 Occurrences). Leviticus 11:3 Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed,
and chews the cud among the animals, that you may eat. (WEB NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Cloven (12 Occurrences)

Acts 2:3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
(KJV WBS)

Leviticus 11:3 Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and chews the cud among the animals, that you may eat.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Leviticus 11:4 Only these shall ye not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those with cloven hoofs: the camel, for it cheweth the cud, but hath not cloven hoofs it shall be unclean unto you;
(DBY)

Leviticus 11:5 and the rock-badger, for it cheweth the cud, but hath not cloven hoofs it shall be unclean unto you;
(DBY)

Leviticus 11:6 and the hare, for it cheweth the cud, but hath not cloven hoofs it shall be unclean unto you;
(DBY)

Leviticus 11:7 The pig, because he has a split hoof, and is cloven-footed, but doesn't chew the cud, he is unclean to you.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Leviticus 11:26 "'Every animal which parts the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor chews the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Deuteronomy 14:6 Every animal that parts the hoof, and has the hoof cloven in two, and chews the cud, among the animals, that may you eat.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY RSV)

Deuteronomy 14:7 Nevertheless these you shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of those who have the hoof cloven: the camel, and the hare, and the rabbit; because they chew the cud but don't part the hoof, they are unclean to you.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Deuteronomy 14:8 and the swine, for it hath cloven hoofs, yet cheweth not the cud it shall be unclean unto you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch.
(DBY)

Psalms 69:31 And it shall please Jehovah more than an ox, a bullock with horns and cloven hoofs.
(DBY)

Ezekiel 32:13 And I will destroy all the beasts thereof, from beside the great waters; and the foot of man shall not trouble them any more, nor shall the cloven hoofs of beasts trouble them.
(DBY)

Subtopics

Cloven

Related Terms

Cloven-footed (3 Occurrences)

Hoofs (18 Occurrences)

Cud (9 Occurrences)

Split (36 Occurrences)

Hoof (11 Occurrences)

Chew (5 Occurrences)

Quite (55 Occurrences)

Cheweth (8 Occurrences)

Chews (6 Occurrences)