שכינה

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
שׁ־כ־ן (š-k-n)

Verbal noun of שָׁכַן (shakhán, to dwell).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

שְׁכִינָה (sh'khináf [pattern: קְטִילָה]

  1. act of dwelling, residing
  2. (Judaism) shechinah

Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew שְׁכִינָה.

Noun[edit]

שכינה (shkhinef

  1. (Judaism) shechinah (divine presence of God)