- Original: מלק - Transliteration: Malaq - Phonetic: maw-lak' - Definition: 1. (Qal) to nip, nip off (head of a bird) - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1207 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to crack a joint; by implication to wring the neck of a fowl (without separating it): - wring off. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • off, 2 Leviticus 1:15; Leviticus 5:8