Shechinah

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shechinah \She*chi"nah\, n.
     See {Shekinah}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Shekinah \She*ki"nah\, n. [Heb Talmud shek[imac]n[=a]h, fr.
     sh[=a]kan to inhabit.]
     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.)
     [1913 Webster]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Shechinah
     a Chaldee word meaning resting-place, not found in Scripture,
     but used by the later Jews to designate the visible symbol of
     God's presence in the tabernacle, and afterwards in Solomon's
     temple. When the Lord led Israel out of Egypt, he went before
     them "in a pillar of a cloud." This was the symbol of his
     presence with his people. For references made to it during the
     wilderness wanderings, see Ex. 14:20; 40:34-38; Lev. 9:23, 24;
     Num. 14:10; 16:19, 42.
     
       It is probable that after the entrance into Canaan this
     glory-cloud settled in the tabernacle upon the ark of the
     covenant in the most holy place. We have, however, no special
     reference to it till the consecration of the temple by Solomon,
     when it filled the whole house with its glory, so that the
     priests could not stand to minister (1 Kings 8:10-13; 2 Chr.
     5:13, 14; 7:1-3). Probably it remained in the first temple in
     the holy of holies as the symbol of Jehovah's presence so long
     as that temple stood. It afterwards disappeared. (See {CLOUD}.)