שְׁחֵלֶת‎ (shᵉchêleth|shekh-ay'-leth|noun|feminine|scale)
[Heb] שְׁחֵלֶת‎ ETCBC: שְׁחֵלֶת‎ (subs|incense) OSHL: v.cj.ac TWOT: 2363b GK: H8829
Typo: lemma שְׁחֶלֶת second vowel, corrected to שְׁחֵלֶת‎
Derivation: apparently from the same as שַׁחַל‎ through some obscure idea, perhaps that of peeling off by concussion of sound;
Strong's: a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel.
KJV: onycha.