shekinah

English

Etymology

From Hebrew שְׁכִינָה (sh'chiná, literally “act of dwelling”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ʃɪˈkaɪnə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ʃəˈkaj.nə/

Noun

shekinah (plural shekinahs)

1. (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.

See also

• shechinah