She·chi·nah /ʃəˈçinə, ˈkinə, ˈkaɪnə/



 She·chi·nah n. See Shekinah.

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 She·ki·nah n.  The visible majesty of the Divine Presence, especially when resting or dwelling between the cherubim on the mercy seat, in the Tabernacle, or in the Temple of Solomon; -- a term used in the Targums and by the later Jews, and adopted by Christians. [Written also Shechinah.]

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 Shechinah
    a Chaldee word meaning resting-place, not found in Scripture,
    but used by the later Jews to designate the visible symbol of
    God's presence in the tabernacle, and afterwards in Solomon's
    temple. When the Lord led Israel out of Egypt, he went before
    them "in a pillar of a cloud." This was the symbol of his
    presence with his people. For references made to it during the
    wilderness wanderings, see Ex. 14:20; 40:34-38; Lev. 9:23, 24;
    Num. 14:10; 16:19, 42.

      It is probable that after the entrance into Canaan this
    glory-cloud settled in the tabernacle upon the ark of the
    covenant in the most holy place. We have, however, no special
    reference to it till the consecration of the temple by Solomon,
    when it filled the whole house with its glory, so that the
    priests could not stand to minister (1 Kings 8:10-13; 2 Chr.
    5:13, 14; 7:1-3). Probably it remained in the first temple in
    the holy of holies as the symbol of Jehovah's presence so long
    as that temple stood. It afterwards disappeared. (See CLOUD.)