שְׁחֵלֶת
šĕḥēlet
scale
Strong's H7827NounHebrewTWOT 2363b

שְׁחֵלֶת (šĕḥēlet) is a Hebrew noun meaning scale. It appears 1 time in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7827).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2363b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2363b)scale; mussel; onycha
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שְׁחֵ֫לֶת noun, feminine

an ingredient of the holy incense

Strong's H7827 שְׁחֵלֶת: a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel.
KJV:onycha.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2363: שׁחל šḥl — Root of: שַׁ֫חַל lion; שְׁחֵ֫לֶת scale

See it in Scripture

Exodus 30:34

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