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שחף¹

  • /ˈʃaχaf/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Uncertain. Identification based on the renderings of the Septuagint λάρος (láros) and the Vulgate larus.

noun שַׁחַף · shákhaf · שְׁחָפִים · שַׁחֲפֵי־ · שַׁחֲפִי

  1. seagull וְאֵת בַּת הַיַּעֲנָה וְאֶת הַתַּחְמָס וְאֶת הַשָּׁחַף וְאֶת הַנֵּץ לְמִינֵהוּ

proper noun שַׁחַף · shákhaf

  1. a unisex given name, Shahaf and Shachaf
  2. a surname

שחף²

  • /ʃaˈχaf/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From שַׁחֶפֶת (shákhefet, “Tuberculosis”).

verb שָׁחַף · shakháf · לשחוף · לִשְׁחֹף · שְׁחִיפָה · שָׁחוּף

  1. Medieval, construction pa'al, dated, transitive to make sick
  2. Modern Israeli, construction pa'al, dated, intransitive to become thin, to become feeble

    Similar: רָזָה, כָּחַשׁ

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שחף. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%A3

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"שחף." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%A3.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שחף},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%A3},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}