שכינה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־כ־ן (sh-k-n)
6 terms

Verbal noun of שָׁכַן (shakhán, “to dwell”).

Pronunciation

Noun

שְׁכִינָה • (sh'khiná) f [pattern: קְטִילָה]

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

Descendants

  • → English: shechinah

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שְׁכִינָה.

Noun

שכינה • (shkhine) f

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