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ONYCHA

A spice which when burned emits a musky odor. It may be derived from the rockrose or ladanum, the stem and leaves of which produce a dark brown resin. More likely, onchya was obtained from the operculum or closing muscles of a mollusk called the stromb or wing shell, found in the waters of the Red Sea.

Onchya, along with equal parts of stacte, galbanum, and frankincense, was a pungent component of the holy incense used in the temple (Exod. 30:34-36). Such formulas for both holy incense and oil were not to be duplicated for nonsacred use (Exod. 30:33, 37-38).

James V. Smith






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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