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Onycha
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
An ingredient of the sacred incense, whose fragrance perfumed the sanctuary alone, Exodus 30:34 . It is conjectured to mean the Blatta Bryzantina of the shops; an article which consists of the cover or lid of a species of muscle, and when burnt emits a musky odor. The best onycha is found in the Red Sea, and is white and large.
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Onycha'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/o/onycha.html. 1859.