שכינה

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
שׁ־כ־ן (sh-k-n)

Verbal noun of שָׁכַן (shakhán, to dwell).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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שְׁכִינָה (sh'khináf [pattern: קְטִילָה]

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

Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew שְׁכִינָה.

Noun

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שכינה (shkhinef

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