שְׁכִינָה

Divine Presence

she-khi-NAH

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Meanings

Divine PresenceGod's indwelling

About “Divine Presence” in Hebrew

The Shekhinah represents God's immanent presence in the world and is often described in feminine terms, making it unique in Jewish theology. Tradition teaches that the Shekhinah rests wherever people study Torah, do acts of kindness, or gather in prayer. The Shekhinah is said to have accompanied the Jewish people into exile and to dwell at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

Example

הַשְּׁכִינָה שׁוֹרָה בְּמָקוֹם שֶׁל קְדוּשָׁה.

The Divine Presence dwells in a place of holiness.

Gematria of “Divine Presence” (שכינה)

In Hebrew numerology (gematria), each letter has a numerical value. The word שכינה (she-khi-NAH) has a gematria value of 385.

300ש+

20כ+

10י+

50נ+

5ה

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“Divine Presence” in the Bible

Verses from the Torah and Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) mentioning “divine presence”.

I Chronicles 16:29דברי הימים א 16:29

הבו ליהוה כבוד שמו שאו מנחה ובאו לפניו השתחוו ליהוה בהדרת קדש

Ascribe to GOD the glory of this name, bring tribute and enter the divine presence, bow down to GOD, majestic in holiness.

I Chronicles 16:30דברי הימים א 16:30

חילו מלפניו כל הארץ אף תכון תבל בל תמוט

Tremble in the divine presence, all the earth! The world stands firm; it cannot be shaken.

II Kings 13:23מלכים ב 13:23

ויחן יהוה אתם וירחמם ויפן אליהם למען בריתו את אברהם יצחק ויעקב ולא אבה השחיתם ולא השליכם מעל פניו עד עתה

But GOD was gracious and merciful to them, and turned back to them for the sake of the covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. [God] refrained from destroying them, and still did not cast them out from the divine presence.

English translation: THE JPS TANAKH, Revised Edition (2023) © Jewish Publication Society, via Sefaria. CC BY-NC 4.0

This word starts with the Hebrew letter shin.