• IPA: /kleɪv/

1. (archaic) Simple past tense and past participle of cleave
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Genesis 22:3 ↗:

     And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Ruth 1:14 ↗:

     And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.

• IPA: /ˈklɑːveɪ/

clave (plural claves)

1. singular of claves#English|claves

clave (plural claves)

1. (music) A characteristic pattern of beats, especially the 3-2 son clave.