Jump to: Smith's • ATS • ISBE • Easton's • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms International Standard Bible Encyclopedia ONYCHAon'i-ka (shecheleth; compare Arabic suchalat, "filings," "husks"): "Onycha" is a transliteration of the Septuagint onucha, accusative of onux, which means "nail," "claw," "hoof," and also "onyx," a precious stone. The form "onycha" was perhaps chosen to avoid confusion with "onyx," the stone. The Hebrew shecheleth occurs only in Exodus 30:34 as an ingredient of the sacred incense. It is supposed to denote the horny operculum found in certain species of marine gasteropod molluscs. The operculum is a disk attached to the upper side of the hinder part of the "foot" of the mollusc. When the animal draws itself into its shell, the hinder part of the foot comes last, and the operculum closes the mouth of the shell. The operculum, which may be horny or stony, is absent in some species. The horny opercula when burned emit a peculiar odor, and are still used in combination with other perfumes by the Arab women of Upper Egypt and Nubia. (See Sir S. Baker, The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, cited by EB, under the word "Onycha.") Strong's Hebrew 7827. shecheleth -- (an ingredient of the holy incense) perhaps ...... shecheleth. 7828 . (an ingredient of the holy incense) perhaps onycha. Transliteration: shecheleth Phonetic Spelling: (shekh-ay'-leth) Short Definition: ... /hebrew/7827.htm - 6k Library Annunciation to Zacharias of the Birth of John the Baptist. Folly of the Arguments Derived by the Heretics from Numbers ... Solomon's Temple Spiritualized Smith's Bible Dictionary Onychaspoken of in (Exodus 30:34) was one of the ingredients of the sacred perfume. It consists of the shells of several kinds of mussels, which when burned emit a strong odor. ATS Bible Dictionary OnychaAn ingredient of the sacred incense, whose fragrance perfumed the sanctuary alone, Exodus 30:34. It is conjectured to mean the Blatta Bryzantina of the shops; an article which consists of the cover or lid of a species of muscle, and when burnt emits a musky odor. The best onycha is found in the Red Sea, and is white and large. Easton's Bible Dictionary A nail; claw; hoof, (Hebrews sheheleth; Exodus 30:34), a Latin word applied to the operculum, i.e., the claw or nail of the strombus or wing-shell, a univalve common in the Red Sea. The opercula of these shell-fish when burned emit a strong odour "like castoreum." This was an ingredient in the sacred incense. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (n.) An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the operculum of some kind of strombus.2. (n.) The precious stone called onyx. Thesaurus Onycha (1 Occurrence)... 2. (n.) The precious stone called onyx. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ONYCHA. ... The form "onycha" was perhaps chosen to avoid confusion with "onyx," the stone. ... /o/onycha.htm - 8k Spices (64 Occurrences) Onwards (9 Occurrences) Onyx (16 Occurrences) Gum (3 Occurrences) Galbanum (1 Occurrence) Incense (167 Occurrences) Frankincense (22 Occurrences) Fragrant (30 Occurrences) Resin (4 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Onycha (1 Occurrence)Exodus 30:34 Yahweh said to Moses, "Take to yourself sweet spices, gum resin, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be an equal weight; Subtopics Related Terms Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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