H7828Hebrewššāḥap̄

שַׁחַף

cuckoo.

2
Total Occurrences
2
Books
2
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1a ceremonially unclean bird
  • 2cuckow, gull, seagull, sea-mew
  • 3maybe an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown

Etymology & Derivation

from an unused root meaning to peel, i.e. emaciate;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shachaph; Pronunciation: shakh'-af