Lexicon :: Strong's H7827 - šᵊḥēleṯ

שְׁחֵלֶת
Transliteration
šᵊḥēleṯ
Pronunciation
shekh-ay'-leth
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently from the same as שָׁחַל (H7826) through some obscure idea, perhaps that of peeling off by concussion of sound
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2363b

Strong’s Definitions

שְׁחֵלֶת shᵉchêleth, shekh-ay'-leth; apparently from the same as H7826 through some obscure idea, perhaps that of peeling off by concussion of sound; a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel.:—Onycha.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H7827 in the following manner: onycha (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H7827 in the following manner: onycha (1x).

  1. onycha

    1. an ingredient used in the holy incense

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שְׁחֵלֶת shᵉchêleth, shekh-ay'-leth; apparently from the same as H7826 through some obscure idea, perhaps that of peeling off by concussion of sound; a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel.:—Onycha.
STRONGS H7827: Abbreviations
† שְׁחֵ֫לֶת noun feminine an ingredient of the holy incense, + נָטָף, חֶלְבְּנָה, Exodus 30:34; ὄνυξ, onyx (whence AV onycha), i.e. unguis odoratus, the operculum, or closing-flap, of certain molluscs, with pungent odour whenburnt, see Thes1388f. Di Shipley-CookEncy. Bib. ONYCHA; so most; KG JacobZMG xliii (1889), 354 proposes amber.
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Exodus

30:34