שְׁחֵלֶת
shechelet · onycha
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7827 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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shechelet (שְׁחֵלֶת) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “onycha”.
An aromatic substance; apparently the shell of a mollusk that gives a smell when burned. It occurs only in Exodus 30:34.
How to say it
she·che·let
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A strongly scented substance, perhaps from a shell, for the holy incense.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Exodus 30:34
YHWH said to Moses, “Take for yourself fragrant spices: resin, onycha, and galbanum, fragrant spices with pure frankincense; in equal parts it shall be.