to cleave, to split, to divide, to cut;
 to chop;
 to crack;
 to tear;
 to dissect, to anatomize;
 to cleave diamonds;
to disunite, to sow division, to make a breach between, to bring out a scission;
 — զմորթ մարմնոյ, to chap;
 — զապակիս, to crack;
 — նաւի զծով, to plough the sea, to run a-head, to have head-way.
cf. ՀԵՐՁԱՆԵՄ։