# מָלַק (malaq)

Israeli respelling: ma-laq. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H4454. 2 Old Testament occurrences.

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

King James renderings: wring off.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/malaq-h4454

## Occurrences

- [Leviticus 1:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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…
- [Leviticus 5:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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, bu…