Shekinah
sheh-KY-nah
Popularity
#6863
Letters
8
Syllables
3
Origin
Hebrew
Total Births
2,124
Peak Year
#109 in 2000
First Recorded
1976
Style
Spiritual & Biblical
Spelling
Moderate spelling
What It Means
A Hebrew word referring to the dwelling or settling of the divine presence of God.
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Numerology
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