Etymology

shekinah

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Today it means: A visible or otherwise perceptible manifestation of the presence of God Full definition →

Hebrew שְׁכִינָה
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The story

  1. Hebrew · derived fromשְׁכִינָה
  2. English todayshekinah

From Hebrew שְׁכִינָה (sh'chiná, literally “act of dwelling”).

Words from the same roots

Hebrewשְׁכִינָה all →

shechinah

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