shechinah
/ʃ(ə)ˈxiːnə/noun
shechinah is spelled S-H-E-C-H-I-N-A-H: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shechinah means “the presence of God” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shechinah is shechinahs.
How many letters and syllables are in shechinah?
| Letters | 9: S-H-E-C-H-I-N-A-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is shechinah?
Shechinah appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce shechinah?
- /ʃ(ə)ˈxiːnə/
- /ʃ(ə)χiˈnɑː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of shechinah
- shechinahs plural
- schechina
- schechinah
- shechina
- shekhinah
- shekinah
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shechinah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the presence of God.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shechinah come from?
Borrowed from Hebrew שְׁכִינָה (shkhiná, literally “act of dwelling”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).