Onycha
Bible Usage:
- onycha used once.
- Bible Reference: Exodus 30:34
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: Yes
- Included in Smiths: Yes
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H7827 Used 1 time
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Onycha
A nail; claw; hoof, (Heb. 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.
Naves Topical Index
Onycha
A component of the sacred ointment, made from the shells of a species of mussel, possessing an odor.
Exodus 30:34
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Onycha
spoken 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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Onycha
ON'YCHA, noun [from Gr.] Supposed to be the odoriferous shell of the onyxfish, or the onyx. Exodus 30:34.