H4454 מָלַק

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 2 KJV occurrences

מָלַק

mâlaq · maw-lak'

Definition

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

KJV Renderings

wring off.

Derivation / Etymology

a primitive root;

KJV Verses (2)

Leviticus 1:15And 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 5:8And 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: