שַׁחַף

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H7828

Transliteration: shachaph

Pronunciation: shakh'-af

Definition: cuckoo

שַׁחַף‎ (shachaph | shakh'-af)

[Heb] שַׁחַף‎ OSHL: v.cl.ab TWOT: 2365a GK: H8830" class="dictionary-topic-link">H8830

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to peel, i.e. emaciate;
Strong's: the gull (as thin)
KJV: cuckoo.