HebrewH7828Noun (Masculine)
שַׁ֫חַף
sha.chaph
“gull”
2Occurrences
H7828Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
the gull (as thin)
from an unused root meaning to peel, i.e. emaciate;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
- a ceremonially unclean bird 1a) cuckow, gull, seagull, sea-mew 1b) maybe an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
H:N-M
Full Description
H:N-M
Occurrences
שַׁ֫חַף appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Deuteronomy
1
Leviticus
1
Key Passages
Deuteronomy 14:15BSB
the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
Leviticus 11:16BSB
the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.