shechinah
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Etymology edit
From Hebrew שְׁכִינָה (šəḵīnāh, literally “act of dwelling”).
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shechinah (plural shechinahs)
- (Judaism) the presence of God.
- 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 837:
- The Sh'khinah suffers with Israel in exile and will return with it at the time of redemption.