Strongs Number: H7827
- Hebrew Word
- שְׁחֵלֶת
- Transliteration
- shᵉchêleth
- Phonetic
- shekh-ay'-leth
- Part of Speech
- Noun Feminine
- Strongs Definition
-
a scale or {shell} that {is} the aromatic mussel
- BDB Definition
-
1. onycha
a. an ingredient used in the holy incense
- Origin
- Apparently from the same as H7826 through some obscure {idea} perhaps that of peeling off by concussion of sound
- Bible Usage
- onycha.