Difference between revisions of "Cleft; Cliff; Clift"
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<p> ''''' kleft ''''' , ''''' 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 . </p> | <p> ''''' kleft ''''' , ''''' 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 . </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:01, 16 October 2021
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [1]
kleft , 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 .
