שְׁכִינְתָּא
ORIGINALZOH-026
Zoharic Aramaic · Sacred Recurring Expressions
שְׁכִינְתָּא
ZOH-026Zoharic AramaicMedieval Zoharic literary Aramaic
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
שְׁכִינְתָּא
Pedagogical transliterationShekhinta
Plain meaningthe Shekhinah
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שְׁכִינְתָּא
שכינתא is the Aramaic emphatic form corresponding to Shekhinah. In the Zohar it is a major technical and relational term, but the language lesson begins by identifying the word itself. Deeper associations with Sefirot, exile, union, or particular passages belong to the separate interpretation layer.
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Shekhinta
READINGPedagogical reading guide
the Shekhinah
MEANINGZoharic Aramaic
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