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מָלַק

malak · wring off

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4454 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

malak (מָלַק) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “wring off”.

Wring or nip off the head of a bird.

How to say it

ma·lak

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To pinch and twist the bird's head with the fingernail.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Where it appears

  • Leviticus 1:15

    The priest shall bring it to the altar, wring off its head, and offer it up in smoke on the altar; and its blood shall be drained out on the wall of the altar.

  • Leviticus 5:8

    He shall bring them to the priest, and he shall present the one that is for the sin offering first, and wring its head at the back of its neck, but he shall not divide it.