Strong's Hebrew · H7827
שְׁחֵלֶת
shᵉchêleth · shekh-ay'-leth
Definitiona scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel.
Derivationapparently from the same as H7826 (שַׁחַל) through some obscure idea, perhaps that of peeling off by concussion of sound;
KJV usageonycha.
Occurrences1 in the KJV · 1 verses