H4454 H4454
to wring off, nip off (bird's head)
A technical sacrificial term for the specific action of nipping off a bird's head during sacrifice, without completely severing it from the body. This precise technique appears in Levitical instructions for bird offerings by those too poor to afford larger animals. Leviticus 1:15 describes wringing off the dove's head at the altar, while 5:8 specifies doing so 'opposite the neck' without dividing it completely. The term captures a specific ritual action distinct from slaughtering or cutting—a controlled nip that kills the bird while maintaining bodily connection for the sacrificial presentation.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — The ritual action of nipping or wringing off a bird's head during sacrifice, performed without completely severing head from body. Leviticus 1:15 prescribes this for dove burnt offerings, while 5:8 specifies the technique: 'wring off its head opposite the neck but shall not divide it.' This controlled action enabled proper blood manipulation in bird sacrifices. The technical precision reflects Priestly concern for correct sacrificial procedure. Cross-linguistic evidence (Spanish descabezará, French/German wring-off) recognizes this as a specialized sacrificial action. 2×
AR["وَ-يَحُزُّ"]·ben["এবং-মোচড়াক"]·DE["und-er-soll-wring-weg"]·EN["and-he-shall-wring-off"]·FR["et-il-devra-wring-off"]·heb["ו-מלק"]·HI["और-मरोड़े"]·ID["dan-memenggal"]·IT["e-egli-dovra-torcere-via"]·jav["lan-nugel"]·KO["그리고-그-가-비틀어-꺾으라", "그리고-비틀어"]·PT["e-arrancará"]·RU["и-отщипнёт"]·ES["y-descabezará"]·SW["na-atakata"]·TR["ve-koparacak"]·urd["اور-مروڑ-دے"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† מָלַק vb. nip, nip off (head of bird; without necessarily severing it from body, cf. Lv 5:8) (NH id., Aramaic מְלַק, ܡܠܰܓ );— Qal Pf. consec. וּמָלַק אֶת־רֹאשׁוֹ Lv 1:15, i.e. head of dove; cf. וּמָלֵק אֶת־רֹאשׁוֹ מִמּוּל עָרְפּוֹ וְלֹא יַבְדִּיל Lv 5:8. Cf. Di-Ry 𝔊 ἀποκνίζω.