- Original: שׁלך - Transliteration: Shalak - Phonetic: shaw-lawk' - Definition: 1. bird of prey a. probably the cormorant - Origin: from H7993 - TWOT entry: 2398a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H7993 ; bird of prey usually thought to be the pelican (from casting itself into the sea): - cormorant. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • cormorant, 2 Leviticus 11:17; Deuteronomy 14:17