שַׁחַף

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H7828

Transliteration: shachaph

Pronunciation: shakh'-af

Definition: cuckoo

Original: שׁחף

Transliteration: shachaph

Phonetic: shakh'-af

BDB Definition:

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

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

TWOT entry: 2365a