Hebrew word
shᵉchêleth
shekh-ay'-leth
שְׁחֵלֶת
What it means
a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel
a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel.
Where it comes from
apparently from the same as shachal (שַׁחַל) through some obscure idea, perhaps that of peeling off by concussion of sound
How the King James translates it
Every place it appears 1
Exodus30:34