Shekhinah
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Shekhinah
First recorded in 1655–65, Shekhinah is from the Hebrew word shēkhīnāh
Example Sentences
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Judaism teaches us that the Shekhinah — the presence of God — is most clearly present when a group is gathered.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2022
The Vulcan hand greeting, for instance, which Nimoy invented, is the Hebrew letter shin, the symbol for the Shekhinah, a feminine aspect of the divine.
From The New Yorker • May 26, 2017
One of these, the Shekhinah, was the Zohar's obsession, the portal through which it pulled believers willy-nilly into the divine drama.
From Time Magazine Archive
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