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Shechinah

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[shuh-kee-nuh, -kahy-, shuh-khee-nah, shuh-khee-nuh] / ʃəˈki nə, -ˈkaɪ-, ʃə xiˈnɑ, ʃəˈxi nə /

noun

Theology.
  1. Shekhinah.


Example Sentences

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He was one of the three who were the last to behold the Shechinah, and to whom came the voice of God the Father.

From A Life of St. John for the Young by Weed, George Ludington

Thus should he begin—'In the united name of the Holy and Blessed One and His Shechinah, through that Hidden and Concealed One! and in the name of all Israel!'

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

R. Chalaphta of the village of Chananya said, “ten men who assemble together and study the law, the Shechinah rests among them, as is said, ‘God standeth in the congregation of the mighty.’

From Hebrew Literature by Wilson, Epiphanius

Where do we learn that when ten persons pray together the Shechinah is with them?

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

"The captives shall ascend from the under world, Shechinah at their head."

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville

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