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Strong H4454מָלַק

to nip

Transliteration
mâlaq
Pronunciation
maw-lak'
Morphology
Hebrew Verb

Definition

A primitive root; to crack a joint; by implication to wring the neck of a fowl (without separating it): - wring off.

Detailed definition

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

In the Bible

Strong H4454 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • wring2

First verses

  1. 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:
  2. 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:
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