Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7828 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שַׁחַף |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to peel, i.e. emaciate |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | shachaph |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shakh'-af |
| Meaning: | 1. the gull (as thin) |
| KJV Renderings: | cuckoo. |
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[שַׁ֫חַף] noun [masculine] probably sea-mew, gull (compare ᵐ5 ᵑ9 ) (from attenuated body, Thes); so PostHast. DB CUCKOW TristrNHB 210 ff; sterna fluviatilis, or tern IdFFP 135 M'Lean-ShipleyEncy. Bib. ID.; — הַשָּׁ֑חַף Deut 14:15 = Lev 11:16 ( P ), in list of unclean birds.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
