H7827 שְׁחֵלֶת

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 1 KJV occurrence

שְׁחֵלֶת

shᵉchêleth · shekh-ay'-leth

Definition

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

KJV Renderings

onycha.

Derivation / Etymology

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

KJV Verses (1)

Exodus 30:34¶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight: