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It is used to describe acts of devotion and service, particularly in relation to God or deities. The term can also imply labor or work, emphasizing the dedication and effort involved in such service.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near Eastern context, service and worship were integral to daily life and community identity. The act of serving a deity was not only a religious duty but also a social and cultural obligation. Worship involved various forms of service, including sacrifices, rituals, and prayers, reflecting a deep commitment to the divine. The concept of service extended beyond religious practices to include loyalty and duty to kings and leaders, illustrating the interconnectedness of religious and political life in ancient Israel.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to cleave<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bring forth (1), pierces through (1), plows (1), sliced (1), splits my open (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">מָּלַח</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>cleave</b></font> (Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb081201.gif"> <em>cleave</em>; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">מְּלַח</font> (usually),<img src="/bdbgif/bdb081202.gif">, are <em>till, work, serve</em> [=<font class="hebrew2">עָבַד</font>]); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">מֹּלֵחַ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/141-7.htm">Psalm 141:7</a> of <em>cleaving</em>, ploughing, <font class="hebrew2">בָּאָרֶץ</font> ("" <font class="hebrew2">בקע</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pi`el</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>cleave open, through</em>, 3 masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">יְפַלַּח</font> of piercing kidneys <a href="/interlinear/job/16-13.htm">Job 16:13</a>, liver <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/7-23.htm">Proverbs 7:23</a> (both figurative); <font class="hebrew2">וַיְּפַלַּח אֶל</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/4-39.htm">2 Kings 4:39</a> of cutting up (fruit) into pot. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>cause to cleave open</em>, 3 feminine plural <font class="hebrew2">יַלְדֵיהֶן תְּפַלַּחְנָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/39-3.htm">Job 39:3</a> of animals bringing forth young; read perhaps <font class="hebrew2">תְּפַלַּטְנָה</font> (Job 21:10). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>bring forth, cleave, cut, shred, strike through <p>A primitive root; to slice, i.e. Break open or pierce -- bring forth, cleave, cut, shred, strike through. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַיְפַלַּ֛ח ויפלח יְפַלַּ֣ח יְפַלַּ֪ח יפלח פֹלֵ֣חַ פלח תְּפַלַּ֑חְנָה תפלחנה foLeach p̄ō·lê·aḥ p̄ōlêaḥ tə·p̄al·laḥ·nāh tefalLachnah təp̄allaḥnāh vayfalLach way·p̄al·laḥ wayp̄allaḥ yə·p̄al·laḥ yefalLach yəp̄allaḥ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_kings/4-39.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 4:39</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בִגְד֑וֹ וַיָּבֹ֗א <b> וַיְפַלַּ֛ח </b> אֶל־ סִ֥יר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and came <span class="itali">and sliced</span> them into the pot<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and came <span class="itali">and shred</span> [them] into the pot<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/4-39.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> his lap and came <span class="itali">and sliced</span> into the pot<p><b><a href="/text/job/16-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 16:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עָלַ֨י ׀ רַבָּ֗יו <b> יְפַלַּ֣ח </b> כִּ֭לְיוֹתַי וְלֹ֣א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> mercy <span class="itali">He splits</span> my kidneys<br><a href="/kjvs/job/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> my reins <span class="itali">asunder,</span> and doth not spare;<br><a href="/interlinear/job/16-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and his arrows <span class="itali">splits</span> my kidneys Without<p><b><a href="/text/job/39-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 39:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תִּ֭כְרַעְנָה יַלְדֵיהֶ֣ן <b> תְּפַלַּ֑חְנָה </b> חֶבְלֵיהֶ֥ם תְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/39.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> They kneel down, <span class="itali">they bring forth</span> their young,<br><a href="/kjvs/job/39.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> They bow <span class="itali">themselves, they bring forth</span> their young ones,<br><a href="/interlinear/job/39-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> kneel their young <span class="itali">bring</span> of their labor get<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/141-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 141:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/141.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> כְּמ֤וֹ <b> פֹלֵ֣חַ </b> וּבֹקֵ֣עַ בָּאָ֑רֶץ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/141.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">As when one plows</span> and breaks open<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/141.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> mouth, <span class="itali">as when one cutteth</span> and cleaveth<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/141-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> one <span class="itali">plows</span> and breaks the earth<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/7-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 7:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> עַ֤ד <b> יְפַלַּ֪ח </b> חֵ֡ץ כְּֽבֵד֗וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> an arrow <span class="itali">pierces through</span> his liver;<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Till a dart <span class="itali">strike</span> through his liver;<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/7-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Until <span class="itali">pierces</span> an arrow his liver<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6398.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6398.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6398<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/foleach_6398.htm">p̄ō·lê·aḥ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tefallachnah_6398.htm">tə·p̄al·laḥ·nāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vayfallach_6398.htm">way·p̄al·laḥ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yefallach_6398.htm">yə·p̄al·laḥ — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" 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