Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7827 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שְׁחֵלֶת |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | apparently from the same as H7826 through some obscure idea, perhaps that of peeling off by concussion of sound |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | shcheleth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shekh-ay'-leth |
| Meaning: | 1. a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel |
| KJV Renderings: | onycha. |
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שְׁחֵ֫לֶת noun feminine an ingredient of the holy incense, + נָטָף, חֶלְבְּנָה, Exod 30:34 ᵐ5 ᵑ9 ὄνυξ, onyx (whence AV onycha), i.e. unguis odoratus, the operculum, or closing-flap, of certain molluscs, with pungent odour whenburnt, see Thes1388 f. Di Shipley-CookEncy. Bib. ONYCHA ; so most; KG JacobZMG xliii (1889), 354 proposes amber.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
