Gull in Hebrew is שַׁחַף (shákhaf).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
שַׁחַף
shákhaf
noun · masculine
In English
gull
/ˈɡʌl/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for gull as a noun.
seabird
- שַׁחַףשחףshákhafmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word שַׁחַף.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁחַף
- Written without vowel points
- שחף
- Said
- shákhaf
- Plural
- שְׁחָפִים
- Its meanings in English
- gull, seagull
The Hebrew dictionary's page for שחף, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after gull in the list.
These are the questions people ask about gull in Hebrew.
How do you say gull in Hebrew?
gull in Hebrew is שַׁחַף, said shákhaf. Without vowel points it is written שחף. Its plural is שְׁחָפִים.
Is שחף masculine or feminine?
The word שחף is masculine.
What else does שחף mean in English?
Besides gull, שחף can mean seagull.
How is gull pronounced in English?
gull is pronounced /ˈɡʌl/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry gull and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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