דוכיפת

עברית

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דוכיפת

/duχiˈfat/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

A biblical dis legomenon of uncertain origin, which most commentators interpret as referring to the hoopoe. Consequently this meaning was the one adopted in Modern Hebrew.

noun דּוּכִיפַת · dukhifát · דּוּכִיפַתִּים · דּוּכִיפוֹת

Biblical an unclean bird, further details are uncertain.
hoopoe וְאֵת הַחֲסִידָה הָאֲנָפָה לְמִינָהּ וְאֶת־הַדּוּכִיפַת וְאֶת־הָעֲטַלֵּף׃

In English

hoopoe bird Upupa epops

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MLA

"דוכיפת." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%93%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%AA. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

דוכיפת. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%93%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%AA

Chicago

"דוכיפת." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%93%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%AA.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {דוכיפת},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%93%D7%95%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}