4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Onycha \On"y*cha\, n. [NL., from L. onyx, -ychis, onyx, also, a kind of mussel, Gr. ?, ?. See {Onyx}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the operculum of some kind of strombus. --Ex. xxx. 34. [1913 Webster] 2. The precious stone called {onyx}. [R.] [1913 Webster] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Onycha a nail; claw; hoof, (Heb. sheheleth; Ex. 30:34), a Latin word applied to the operculum, i.e., the claw or nail of the strombus or wing-shell, a univalve common in the Red Sea. The opercula of these shell-fish when burned emit a strong odour "like castoreum." This was an ingredient in the sacred incense. From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Onycha, AL (town, FIPS 57024) Location: 31.22433 N, 86.27909 W Population (1990): 150 (72 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Onycha, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama Population (2000): 208 Housing Units (2000): 113 Land area (2000): 0.835126 sq. miles (2.162966 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.005115 sq. miles (0.013248 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.840241 sq. miles (2.176214 sq. km) FIPS code: 57024 Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01 Location: 31.221515 N, 86.277694 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Onycha, AL Onycha
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