·noun The precious stone called onyx.
II. Onycha ·noun An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the operculum of some kind of strombus.
A nail; claw; hoof, (Heb. sheheleth; Ex. 30:34), a Latin word applied to the operculum, i.e., the cl...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
spoken of in (Exodus 30:34) was one of the ingredients of the sacred perfume. It consists of the she...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary