- Original: פּלח - Transliteration: Palach - Phonetic: paw-lakh' - Definition: 1. to cleave, slice a. (Qal) to cleave, plow b. (Piel) 1. to cleave open or through 2. to cause to cleave open 3. to slice, pierce - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1773 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to slice that is break open or pierce: - bring forth cleave cut shred strike through. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • cleaveth, 1 Job 16:13 • cutteth, 1 Psalm 141:7 • forth, 1 Job 39:3 • shred, 1 2 Kings 4:39 • through, 1 Proverbs 7:23