שכינה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־כ־ן (sh-k-n)

Verbal noun of שָׁכַן (shakhán, “to dwell”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃχiˈna/

Noun

שְׁכִינָה • (sh'khiná) f [pattern: קְטִילָה]

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

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שְׁכִינָה.

Noun

שכינה • (shkhine) f

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