Re: Where is "Sh'khinah" in the Hebrew Tanakh?

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: : Great post, Sis. D'vorah! : : Can you tell me where the word "sh'khinah" occurs in the Hebrew of the Tanakh? : : I couldn't find anything resembling the word in the Hebrew Dictionary portion of the Strong's Concordance, so I had to assume that the word isn't in the "Old Testament", at least until someone can fill me in. : : --Cha Cha Cha, : : Br. Clif : <font color=purple><b> : Hey Br. Clif, : The word "Sh'khinah" literally means "the dwelling" and comes from the word "Shakhan" to dwell: : 07931 shakan {shaw-kan'} : a primitive root [apparently akin (by transmission) to 07901 : through the idea of lodging]; TWOT - 2387; v : AV - dwell 92, abide 8, place 7, remain 5, inhabit 4, rest 3, set 2, : continue 1, dwellers 1, dwelling 1, misc 5; 129 : 1) to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside : 1a) (Qal) : 1a1) to settle down to abide : 1a2) to abide, dwell, reside : 1b) (Piel) : 1b1) to make settle down, establish : 1b2) to make or cause to dwell : 1c) (Hiphil) : 1c1) to lay, place, set, establish, settle, fix : 1c2) to cause to dwell or abide : Try looking in these passages: : Shemot/Ex. 25:8 : "And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell [v'shakhanti] among them." : Also...29:45 : Bamidbar/Num. 5:3, 35:34 : 1 Melechim/Kings 6:13 : Yechez'kel/Ezek. 43:9 : Zekhariah 2:10 : Brakhot, : D'vorah : </font></b>

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