Strong’s Hebrew
H4454 — malaq
The entry below is Strong’s own definition (1890, public domain), and every verse where the word occurs.
מָלַק
malaq — pronounced maw-lak
a primitive root; to crack a joint; by implication, to wring the neck of a fowl (without separating it):--wring off.
2 occurrences in the KJV.
Leviticus 1:15
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:
Leviticus 5:8
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: