Hebrew · Strong’s H7827
שְׁחֵלֶת
shᵉchêleth/shekh-ay'-leth/
a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel.
Derivation:
apparently from the same as H7826 (שַׁחַל) through some obscure idea, perhaps that of peeling off by concussion of sound;
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Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain. Verse list from the Strong’s-tagged King James Version.