Original: שַׁחַף

Transliteration: shachaph

Phonetic: shakh'-af

Short Definition: Cuckoo

Original: שׁחף

Transliteration: shachaph

Phonetic: shakh'-af

BDB Definition:

1. 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

Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

Cognate: H7829