Strong's H7828 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: שַׁחַף (shachaph)

Pronunciation: shakh'-af

POS: shakh'-af Morph: n-m

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

Definition: from an unused root meaning to peel, i.e. emaciate; the gull (as thin); cuckoo.

KJV Usage: cuckoo.

Senses[edit | edit source]

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

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