H7828

H7828 — שַׁחַף

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Hebrewshachaphnoun mascOccurrences: 2TWOT: 2365a

Definition / Gloss

shachaph (shakh'-af) n-m. 1. the gull (as thin) [from an unused root meaning to peel, i.e. emaciate] KJV: cuckoo.

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KJV Renderings

cuckoo.

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[שַׁ֫חַף] noun [masculine] probably sea-mew, gull (compare ᵐ5 ᵑ9 ) (from attenuated body, Thes); so Post^{Hast. DB CUCKOW} Tristr^{NHB 210 ff}; sterna fluviatilis, or tern Id^{FFP 135} M'Lean-Shipley^{Ency. Bib. ID}.; — הַשָּׁ֑חַף Deut 14:15 = Lev 11:16 ( P ), in list of unclean birds.