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schechina

schechina is the alternative form of shechinah.

Meaning of shechinah

Noun

shechinah (plural shechinahs)

  1. (Judaism) the presence of God.
    • The Sh'khinah suffers with Israel in exile and will return with it at the time of redemption.2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 837

Forms of schechina

pluralschechinas

Questions about schechina

What is schechina the alternative form of?
Schechina is the alternative form of shechinah.

Words near schechina in the dictionary

  1. Schawbel
  2. schchi
  3. Scheat
  4. schebang
  5. schebangs
  6. schechina
  7. schechinah
  8. schechinahs
  9. schechinas
  10. schechita
  11. Schechner

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