שְׁחֵלֶת
shᵉchêleth · shekh-ay'-leth
a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel.
Lexicon
Derivation: apparently from the same as H7826 (שַׁחַל) through some obscure idea, perhaps that of peeling off by concussion of sound;
a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel.
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: onycha.
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › to separate and protect › authority, the one who leads › the mark, the covenant sign
To consume, to destroy that works to separate and protect of authority, the one who leads of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שְׁחֵלֶת above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
1 occurrences · 1 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and onycha1 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.