Strong’s H7827
שְׁחֵלֶת — shᵉchêleth
a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel.
- H7827
- /shekh-ay'-leth/
- 1× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- shᵉchêleth
- Pronunciation
- shekh-ay'-leth
- Occurrences
- 1
Meaning
- Hebrew
- שְׁחֵלֶת
- 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;
- King James Version renders it as
- onycha.
Derived from
- שַׁחַל shachalH7826 · a lion · 7×
Words derived from shᵉchêleth
- תְּכֵלֶת tᵉkêlethH8504 · the cerulean mussel · 49×
Where it appears
The first verses that use shᵉchêleth (1 times in all).
Sources
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