Strong’s definition
a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel.
KJV gloss list in the source
onycha.
Source pronunciation notation: shekh-ay'-leth
Derivation recorded by Strong
apparently from the same as H7826 (שַׁחַל) through some obscure idea, perhaps that of peeling off by concussion of sound;
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