Mâlaq — H4454

Definition

verb

to crack a joint; by implication, to wring the neck of afowl (without separating it)

1. (Qal) to nip, nip off (head of a bird)

Usually translated as

wring off

Origin

a primitive root

Occurrences

Mâlaq occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (2)

• Leviticus 1:15 — And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off (וּמָלַק֙) his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:
• Leviticus 5:8 — And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off (וּמָלַ֧ק) his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder: