Strong's Number H7828

שַׁחַף

shachaph · shakh'-af

Transliteration:

shachaph{shakh'-af}

Word Origin:

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

TWOT:

2365a

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's Definition:

the gull (as thin)

Usage in the KJV:

cuckow 2

Total: 2
Occurs 2 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

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