Hebrew word
yanshûwph
yan-shoof'
יַנְשׁוּף
What it means
an unclean bird
an unclean (acquatic) bird; probably the heron (perhaps from its blowing cry, or because the nightheron is meant ))
Where it comes from
or יַנְשׁוֹף; apparently from nâshaph (נָשַׁף); (compare nesheph (נֶשֶׁף))