מָלַק

מָלַק(b. h.) to pinch a birds neck with the finger nail. Zeb.VI, 5; Ib. VII, 5; a. fr.Part. pass. מָלוּק; f. מְלוּקָה, pl. מְלוּקוֹת. Sifra Vayikra, Ndab., Par. 9, ch. XI מְלוּקַת רשות a bird that has been pinched for a profane purpose, opp. מ׳ מציה. Ib. מלוקית ישראל birds pinched by Israelites (not for sacrificial purposes), opp. מ׳ כהנים. Nif. נִמְלַק to be killed by pinching. Y.Sabb.II, 5a bot. משנִמְלְקָה after the pinching has been performed. Ab. dR. N. ch. I כמה עופות נִמְלְקוּ עליך how many birds have been pinched for thee (the altar)!; a. fr.