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H7827 שְׁחֵלֶת (shᵉchêleth) shekh-ay'-leth
Hebrew
Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

onycha

Strong's Definition

a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel.

Derivation: apparently from the same as H7826 (שַׁחַל) through some obscure idea, perhaps that of peeling off by concussion of sound;

KJV Usage: onycha.

TWOT Reference: 2363b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) onycha
1a) an ingredient used in the holy incense

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) onycha 1a) an ingredient used in the holy incense

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שְׁחֵלֶת shechêleth BDB Definition: 1) onycha 1a) an ingredient used in the holy incense Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: apparently from the same as H7826 through some obscure idea, perhaps that of peeling off by concussion of sound Same Word by TWOT Number: 2363b Total KJV Occurrences: 1

Bible Occurrences (1)

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