Shkhelet (שחלת) means Onycha in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שְׁחֵלֶת
shkhelet
noun · feminine
In English
Onycha
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shkhelet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מין של בֹּשֶם ששימש להכנת קטורת
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל מֹשֶׁה קַח לְךָ סַמִּים נָטָף וּשְׁחֵלֶת וְחֶלְבְּנָה סַמִּים וּלְבֹנָה זַכָּה בַּד בְּבַד יִהְיֶה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shkhelet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁחֵלֶת
- Written without vowel points
- שחלת
- Said
- shkhelet
- Root
- ש־ח־ל
- Pattern
- קְטֶלֶת
- Inflections
- שְׁחֵלֶת־, שְׁחֶלְתוֹ
- Gematria
- 738
This is how Shkhelet is said in other languages.
- English
- Onycha
These words rhyme with Shkhelet.
The word Shkhelet comes from the root ש־ח־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Shkhelet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shkhelet.
What does Shkhelet (שחלת) mean in Hebrew?
Shkhelet (שחלת) means Onycha. It is said shkhelet, with the stress on khe.
What rhymes with Shkhelet (שחלת)?
Words that rhyme with Shkhelet (שחלת) include דלת, גחלת, תועלת, צוללת, שרשרת, and גלגלת.
Is Shkhelet (שחלת) masculine or feminine?
The word Shkhelet (שחלת) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שחלת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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