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shechina

shechina 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 shechina

pluralshechinas

Questions about shechina

What is shechina the alternative form of?
Shechina is the alternative form of shechinah.

Words near shechina in the dictionary

  1. shecession
  2. shecessions
  3. Shechem
  4. Shechemite
  5. Shechemites
  6. shechina
  7. shechinah
  8. shechinahs
  9. shechinas
  10. shechita
  11. shechitah

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