Shekinah

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ʃɪˈkaɪnÉ™/

Origin

From Hebrew שְׁכִינָה.

Full definition of shekinah

Noun

1. (Christianity) A visible or otherwise perceptible manifestation of the presence of God
• 1993, Karen Armstrong, A History of God, Vintage 1999, p. 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.