Strong's Concordance
Original word: מָלַק
Transliteration: malaq
Definition (short): nip
Definition (full): to crack a, joint, to wring the neck of a, fowl
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: a prim. root
Definition: to nip, nip off
NASB Translation: nip (1), wring off (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
A primitive root; to crack a joint; by implication, to wring the neck of a fowl (without separating it) -- wring off.
References
KJV:
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:
NASB:
'The priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off its head and offer it up in smoke on the altar; and its blood is to be drained out on the side of the altar.
KJV:
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:
NASB:
He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first that which is for the sin offering and shall nip its head at the front of its neck, but he shall not sever it.