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'} : Thanks for the insight D'vorah- I appreciate it. : Brad : : 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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