Etymology

shechinah

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Today it means: the presence of God. Full definition →

Hebrew שְׁכִינָה
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromשְׁכִינָה
  2. English todayshechinah

Borrowed from Hebrew שְׁכִינָה (shkhiná, literally “act of dwelling”).

Words from the same roots

Hebrewשְׁכִינָה all →

shekinah

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.