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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 7827. שְׁחֵ֫לֶ֫ת (shecheleth) -- Onycha</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7827.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/exodus/30-34.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/7827.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 7827</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/7826.htm" title="7826">◄</a> 7827. shecheleth <a href="../hebrew/7828.htm" title="7828">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">shecheleth: Onycha</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שְׁחֶלֶת</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>shcheleth<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>shekh'-eh-leth<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(shekh-ay'-leth)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Onycha<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a scale, shell, the aromatic mussel<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to peel off in flakes or scales.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance for "shecheleth," as it is a specific Hebrew term related to the composition of the sacred incense.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "shecheleth" refers to one of the ingredients used in the sacred incense as prescribed in the Old Testament. It is traditionally understood to be "onycha," a substance derived from the operculum of certain mollusks, which was used for its aromatic properties.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, incense played a significant role in religious rituals and was considered a symbol of prayer and worship ascending to God. The specific formula for the sacred incense, which included shecheleth, was given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai (Exodus 30:34-38). The use of incense was integral to the tabernacle and later the temple services, signifying the holiness and sanctity of the worship environment. Onycha, as part of this incense, was valued for its fragrance and was likely imported from regions where the mollusks were found, such as the Red Sea or the Indian Ocean.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/7826.htm">shachal</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>(an ingredient of the holy incense) perhaps onycha<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>onycha (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">שְׁחֵ֫לֶת</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>an ingredient of the holy incense</b></font>, + <font class="hebrew2">נָטָף</font>, <font class="hebrew2">חֶלְבְּנָה</font>, <a href="/interlinear/exodus/30-34.htm">Exodus 30:34</a>; <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ9</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ὄνυξ</font>, <em>onyx</em> (whence AV <em>onycha</em>), i.e. <em>unguis odoratus</em>, the <em>operculum</em>, or closing-flap, of certain molluscs, with pungent odour whenburnt, see Thes<sup>1388f.</sup> Di Shipley-Cook<sup>Ency. Bib. ONYCHA</sup>; so most; KG Jacob<sup>ZMG xliii (1889), 354</sup> proposes <em>amber</em>. <p><font class="hebrew2">שׁחן</font> (√ of following; compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb100605.gif"> <em>be hot</em>, then <em>inflamed</em>; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">שְׁחַן</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb100606.gif"> <em>be warm, heat</em>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>onycha <p>Apparently from the same as <a href="/hebrew/7826.htm">shachal</a> through some obscure idea, perhaps that of peeling off by concussion of sound; a scale or shell, i.e. The aromatic mussel. -- onycha. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7826.htm">shachal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּשְׁחֵ֙לֶת֙ ושחלת ū·šə·ḥê·leṯ ūšəḥêleṯ usheChelet<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/30-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 30:34</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">סַמִּ֗ים נָטָ֤ף ׀ <b> וּשְׁחֵ֙לֶת֙ </b> וְחֶלְבְּנָ֔ה סַמִּ֖ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> stacte <span class="itali">and onycha</span> and galbanum,<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> stacte, <span class="itali">and onycha,</span> and galbanum;<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/30-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> spices stacte <span class="itali">and onycha</span> and galbanum spices<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7827.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7827.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7827<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/ushechelet_7827.htm">ū·šə·ḥê·leṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/7826.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="7826"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="7826" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/7828.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="7828"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="7828" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>