(Hebrew. ‘Dwelling’). *God’s presence. The Shekinah may refer to God himself, but more usually to God’s presence in the world. It is often described as a light or a radiance which illuminates the world, rests on the people of...

SHEKHINAH. The term Shekhinah, generally translated as "presence," was coined by rabbinic sages in the formative period (first through sixth centuries) to denote the manifestation of a transcendent God in the world of space and time. On...

Shekhinah (- alternative transliterations Shekinah, Shechinah, Shekina, Shechina, Schechinah, שכינה) is the English spelling of a feminine Hebrew language word that means the dwelling or settling, and is used to denote the dwelling or settling...