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schechinah

schechinah 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 schechinah

pluralschechinahs

Questions about schechinah

What is schechinah the alternative form of?
Schechinah is the alternative form of shechinah.

Words near schechinah in the dictionary

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

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