Strong's H7827

שְׁחֵלֶת

Transliteration

shᵉchêleth

Pronunciation

shekh-ay'-leth

Definition

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

KJV usage

onycha.

Derivation

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

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Hebrew dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.