Category:Shekinah

She*ki"nah, n. Etym: [heb talmud shekinah, fr. shakan to inhabit.]

Defn: the visible majesty of the divine presence, especially when Resting or dwelling between the cherubim on the mercy seat, in the Tabernacle, or in the temple of solomon; -- a term used in the Targums and by the later jews, and adopted by christians. [written Also shechinah.] Dr. W. Smith (bib. Dict.)