Shekhinah
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Shekhinah is the divine feminine presence or indwelling aspect of God in Jewish mysticism, especially central to Kabbalistic thought.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| divine presence (Shekhinah) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Concept in Jewish mysticism
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Divine presence ⓘ Kabbalistic concept ⓘ Theological concept ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Midrash
ⓘ
surface form:
Midrashic literature
Midrash ⓘ
surface form:
Rabbinic literature
Talmud ⓘ
surface form:
Talmudic literature
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| associatedWith |
Divine immanence
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Galut ⓘ
surface form:
Exile of Israel
God’s nearness to creation ⓘ Mystical union ⓘ Prayer ⓘ Presence of God among the people of Israel ⓘ Savior ⓘ
surface form:
Redemption
Shabbat ⓘ
surface form:
Sabbath
Study of Torah ⓘ Tabernacle ⓘ Jewish Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Temple in Jerusalem
|
| centralIn | Kabbalistic cosmology ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Transcendent aspect of God ⓘ |
| cosmicStatus | Often depicted as in exile with Israel GENERATED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Divine feminine presence
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Immanent presence of God ⓘ Indwelling aspect of God ⓘ |
| etymologyMeaning | To dwell ⓘ |
| etymologyRoot | Hebrew root ש־כ־נ (sh-k-n) ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | Feminine ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Divine immanence in other religious traditions (analogical)
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Malchuyot ⓘ
surface form:
Malkhut
Sefirot ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Kabbalah
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surface form:
Jewish mysticism
Judaism ⓘ Kabbalah ⓘ |
| ritualAssociation |
Invoked in Jewish prayer
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Welcomed on the Sabbath GENERATED ⓘ |
| roleInKabbalah |
Mediates between God and the world
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Receives divine flow from higher sefirot ⓘ Represents the lowest sefirah (Malkhut) in many systems GENERATED ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
Bride
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Cloud ⓘ Fire ⓘ Light ⓘ Queen ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
divine presence (Shekhinah)
subject surface form:
Sabbath Queen