שׁחף
shachaph
shakh'-af
From an unused root meaning to peel, that is, emaciate; the gull (as thin)
KJV Usage: cuckoo.
שׁחף
shachaph
shakh'-af
From an unused root meaning to peel, that is, emaciate; the gull (as thin)
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew Definitions
שׁחף
1. a ceremonially unclean bird
a. cuckow, gull, seagull, sea-mew
b. maybe an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown
Origin: from an unused root meaning to peel, i.e. emaciate
TWOT: 2365a
Parts of Speech: Noun Masculine
- שַׁ֫חַף
- sha.chaph
- H:N-M
- gull
- 1) a ceremonially unclean bird
1a) cuckow, gull, seagull, sea-mew
1b) maybe an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown