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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.

(1) As noun the translation of mur'-ah (Le 1:16), which is the craw of a bird, especially of doves and pigeons, which had to be removed by the priest before he offered the birds as a burnt sacrifice.

(2) As a verb it is (Eze 17:4,22) the translation of qaTaph, which has the meaning of "cutting off," "cutting down," "plucking."