pālaḥ פָּלַח ‘to cleave’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

pālaḥ v
1) to cleave, slice
 1a) (Qal) to cleave, plow
 1b) (Piel)
  1b1) to cleave open or through
  1b2) to cause to cleave open
  1b3) to slice, pierce