International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
CLEFT; CLIFF; CLIFTkleft, klif, klift: The first of these words, from cleave, "to split," is a crevice or narrow opening, as "of the ragged rocks" (Isaiah 2:21); "under the clefts of the rocks" (Isaiah 57:5). "Clift" is an obsolete form of cleft, found in the King James Version Exodus 33:22 Isaiah 57:5, but not in the Revised Version (British and American). "Cliff," an abrupt, precipitous, towering rock, is not in the Revised Version (British and American), but is found in the King James Version 2 Chronicles 20:16, the Revised Version (British and American) "ascent," Job 30:6.
CLIFF; CLIFT
See CLEFT.
Strong's Hebrew
5366. neqarah -- a hole, crevice... Word Origin from naqar Definition a hole, crevice NASB Word Usage caverns (1), cleft
(1). cleft,
clift. From naqar, a fissure -- cleft,
clift. see HEBREW naqar.
... /hebrew/5366.htm - 6k 5585. saiph -- a cleft, branch
... outmost branch, clift, top. From ca'aph; a fissure (of rocks); also a bough (as
subdivided) -- (outmost) branch, clift, top. see HEBREW ca'aph. 5584, 5585. ...
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Of the Law and a Christian
... go up to receive it through the fire, which made him exceedingly fear and quake:
but when he went to receive it the second time, he was laid in a clift of the ...
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Of the Trinity and a Christian, and of the Law and a Christian.
... 21). But when he went to receive it the second time, he was laid in a clift
of the rock (Exodus 31:22). 4. From all which I gather ...
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The Mediator's Threefold Prayer
... And it shall come to pass, while My glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a
clift of the rock, and will cover thee with My hand while I pass by: 23. ...
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In what Manner Moses Saw God.
... [310] Clift--AV Spelunca is one reading in S. Aug., but the Benedictines read specula =
watch-tower, which the context proves to be certainly right. ...
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On the Words Incarnate, and Made Man.
... Nay more, we produce two witnesses, those who stood before Lord on Mount Sinai:
Moses was in a clift of the rock [1412] , and Elias was once in a clift of the ...
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Psalm CXXXIX.
... speak of God's Face, He said unto him, "Thou canst not see My Face; for no one hath
seen My Face, and lived;" [5723] but I will place thee in a clift of the ...
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On the Clause, and in one Lord Jesus Christ, with a Reading from ...
... art able. Behold, I will put thee in the clift of the rock [1155] : for as
being little, thou shalt lodge in a little space.'. 8. Now ...
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The Consuming Fire.
... But in either case, how much could Moses have understood, if he had seen the face
instead of the back of that form that passed the clift of the rock amidst the ...
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"Show Me Thy Glory!"
... "Behold there is a place by Me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: and it shall come
to pass, while My Glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the ...
/.../wilson-carmichael/things as they are/chapter xxxii show me thy.htm
Israel's Hope Encouraged;
The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3. <. ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/israels hope encouraged.htm
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) A cliff.
2. (n.) A cleft of crack; a narrow opening.
3. (n.) The fork of the legs; the crotch.
Thesaurus
Clift... opening. 3. (n.) The fork of the legs; the crotch. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
CLEFT; CLIFF;
CLIFT. kleft
... 30:6. CLIFF;
CLIFT. See CLEFT.
.../c/clift.htm - 7kCliff (11 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) See Clef. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CLEFT; CLIFF; CLIFT. ... CLIFF; CLIFT.
See CLEFT. Multi-Version Concordance Cliff (11 Occurrences). ...
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Cleft (15 Occurrences)
... wood. 8. (n.) A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the pastern. Int.
Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CLEFT; CLIFF; CLIFT. kleft ...
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Cliffs (10 Occurrences)
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Clifts (2 Occurrences)
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