Strong's H7828 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: שַׁחַף (shachaph)

Pronunciation: shakh'-af

Morphology: n-m

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

Definition: the gull (as thin)

KJV Renderings: cuckoo

Senses

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