H4454 - מָלַק (mâlaq)

H4454 מָלַק (mâlaq) maw-lak'

Hebrew

Verb (Hebrew)

Quick Definition

to nip

Strong's Definition

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

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: wring off.

TWOT Reference: 1207

Outline of Biblical Usage

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

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

מָלַק mâlaq BDB Definition: 1) (Qal) to nip, nip off (head of a bird) Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 1207 Total KJV Occurrences: 2

Bible Occurrences (2)

1:15 5:8

Leviticus 1:15

Then the priest shall bring it to the altar, twist off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood should be drained out on the side of the altar.

Leviticus 5:8

He is to bring them to the priest, who shall first present the one for the sin offering. He is to twist its head at the front of its neck without severing it;