Shekinah

[shi-kee-nuh, -kahy-; Seph. Heb. shuh-khee-nah; Ashk. Heb. shuh-khee-nuh]

She·khi·nah

[shi-kee-nuh, -kahy-; Seph. Heb. shuh-khee-nah; Ashk. Heb. shuh-khee-nuh]
noun Theology.
the presence of God on earth or a symbol or manifestation of His presence.
Also, She·ki·nah, Shechinah.


Origin:
1655–65; < Hebrew shēkhīnāh
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Shekinah is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Shechina or Shekinah (ʃɛˈkaɪnə, Hebrew ʃəxiːˈna, ʃɛˈkaɪnə, Hebrew ʃəxiːˈna)
 
n
1.  the radiance in which God's immanent presence in the midst of his people, esp in the Temple, is visibly manifested
2.  the divine presence itself as contrasted with the divine transcendence
 
[C17: from Hebrew shĕkhīnāh, from shākhan to dwell]
 
Shekinah or Shekinah
 
n
 
[C17: from Hebrew shĕkhīnāh, from shākhan to dwell]

Shekinah (ʃɛˈkaɪnə, Hebrew ʃəxiːˈna)
 
n
Judaism a variant spelling of Shechina

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