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Onycha

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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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.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Onycha'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​o/onycha.html. 1897.
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