שְׁחֵלֶת
shᵉchêleth(shekh-ay'-leth)
“a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel.”
1 occurrenceOld TestamentHapax Legomenon
Definition
Strong’s Definition
a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel.
Translated in KJV as
onycha.
Etymology
apparently from the same as H7826 (שַׁחַל) through some obscure idea, perhaps that of peeling off by concussion of sound;
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