shekinah

She·khi·nah

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shi-kee-nuh, -kahy-; Sephardic Hebrew shuh-khee-nah; Ashkenazic Hebrew shuh-khee-nuh]
- /ʃɪˈki nə, -ˈkaɪ-; Sephardic Hebrew ʃə xiˈnɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ʃəˈxi nə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shi-kee-nuh, -kahy-; Sephardic Hebrew shuh-khee-nah; Ashkenazic Hebrew shuh-khee-nuh]
- /ʃɪˈki nə, -ˈkaɪ-; Sephardic Hebrew ʃə xiˈnɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ʃəˈxi nə/

Definitions of shekinah word

noun shekinah the presence of God on earth or a symbol or manifestation of His presence. 1
noun shekinah the manifestation of the presence of God; Divine Presence 0

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Origin of shekinah

First appearance:

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1655-65, Shekhinah is from the Hebrew word shēkhīnāh

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Parts of speech for Shekinah

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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shekinah popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

shekinah usage trend in Literature

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