וּ/שְׁחֵ֨לֶת֙

𐤅/𐤔𐤇𐤋𐤕

ushechelet

and onycha

lemma שְׁחֶלֶת second vowel, corrected to שְׁחֵלֶת; apparently from the same as שַׁחַל through some obscure idea, perhaps that of peeling off by concussion of sound; a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel.; onycha.

H7827

Exodus 30:34 · Word #9

Lexicon H7827

Lemmaשְׁחֵלֶת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤇𐤋𐤕
Transliterationshᵉchêleth
Strong'sH7827
In-contextand onycha

Morphology HC/Ncfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H7827-01

and shell-spice

Morphological NotesCommon feminine singular noun in the absolute state with prefixed conjunction וּ ("and"). Occurs once (Exod 30:34) as part of the sacred incense ingredients.
Rendering RationaleThe noun is feminine singular absolute with a prefixed conjunction, hence "and shell-spice." The rendering preserves the likely root idea of hardness or shell-like substance (connected with שחל) while reflecting the singular feminine form used in the incense formula.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שחל (roaring, lion, hardness, shell-like hardness, peeling or scaling)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7826-01 kashachal like a roaring lion
H7826-02 khashachal like a roaring lion
H7826-03 shachal roaring lion

Word Usage

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Exodus 30:34 וּ/שְׁחֵ֨לֶת֙ ushechelet and onycha