H4454: מָלַק
mâlaq · pronounced maw-lak' · “to nip”
Definition
to crack a joint; by implication, to wring the neck of afowl (without separating it)
KJV translates it as: wring off.
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
(Qal) to nip, nip off (head of a bird)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4454 is translated
- he will nip off ×2
Bible verses with H4454 (mâlaq)
Mâlaq appears in 2 verses.
- Leviticus 1:15
And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off 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 his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder: