Strong's Lexicon

H4454

H4454 — מָלַק

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmalaqverb-stemOccurrences: 2TWOT: 1207

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4454
Word:מָלַק
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:malaq
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:maw-lak'
Meaning:1. to crack a joint 2. (by implication) to wring the neck of a fowl (without separating it)
KJV Renderings:wring off.

Use Strong's responsibly

Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.

Read: Using Strong's Responsibly

Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4703

מָלַק verb nip, nip off (head of bird; without necessarily severing it from body, compare Lev 5:8) (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic מְלַק, [untranscribed source text 3011]); —

Qal Perfect consecutive וּמָלַק אֶתרֿאֹשׁוֺ Lev 1:15, i.e. head of dove; compare וּמָלַק אֶתרֿאֹשׁוֺ מִמּוּל עָרְפּוֺ וְלֹא יַבְדִּיל Lev 5:8. compare Di-Ry. ᵐ5 ἀποκνίζω.


I, II. מַלְקוֺחַ, מֶלְקָחַ֫יִם, מַלְקָחַ֫יִם see לקח .


מַלְקוֺשׁ see לקשׁ . מֶלְתָּחָה see לתח .


[מַלְתָּעוֺת] see מְתַלְּעוֺת below תלע.


מַמְּגֻרוֺת see I. גור [מֵמַד] see מדד .


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מלקוּת (mal-koh'digh)

Numbers 31:11

KJV: And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.
EHCC: they took all the spoil, and all the prey,

Psalms 22:15

KJV: My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
EHCC: (16).my tongue cleaveth to my jaws;

Isaiah 49:24

KJV: Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?lawful…: Heb. captivity of the just
EHCC: Shall the prey be taken from the mighty,
↑ Top