shekinah
English
editEtymology
editFrom Hebrew שְׁכִינָה (sh'chiná, literally “act of dwelling”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editshekinah (plural shekinahs)
- (Christianity) A visible or otherwise perceptible manifestation of the presence of God
- 1993, Karen Armstrong, A History of God, Vintage, published 1999, page 90:
- Some said that the Shekinah, who dwelt with his people on earth, still lived on the Temple Mount, even though the Temple was in ruins.