Strong's H7827
שְׁחֵלֶת
- Language:
- Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)
Definition
a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel.
Derivation
apparently from the same as H7826 (שַׁחַל) through some obscure idea, perhaps that of peeling off by concussion of sound;
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, שְׁחֵלֶת is translated as: onycha..
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.