Shekhinah
E19173
Shekhinah is the divine feminine presence or indwelling aspect of God in Jewish mysticism, especially central to Kabbalistic thought.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shekhinah canonical | 9 |
| Shekhinah (in some systems) | 1 |
| Shekinah | 1 |
| divine presence (Shekhinah) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T158658 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shekhinah Context triple: [Kabbalah, coreConcept, Shekhinah]
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A.
Miryam
Miryam is the Hebrew form of the name of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus in Christian tradition.
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B.
Malchuyot
Malchuyot is the section of the Rosh Hashanah liturgy that focuses on proclaiming God’s kingship and sovereignty over the world.
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C.
Eve
Eve is the biblical first woman in the Book of Genesis, whose disobedience in Eden is traditionally associated with the origin of human sinfulness.
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D.
Maia
Maia is a figure from Greek mythology, one of the Pleiades and the mother of the god Hermes.
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E.
Isis
Isis is an ancient Egyptian goddess associated with magic, motherhood, healing, and protection, widely venerated throughout Egypt and the Greco-Roman world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shekhinah Target entity description: Shekhinah is the divine feminine presence or indwelling aspect of God in Jewish mysticism, especially central to Kabbalistic thought.
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A.
Miryam
Miryam is the Hebrew form of the name of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus in Christian tradition.
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B.
Malchuyot
Malchuyot is the section of the Rosh Hashanah liturgy that focuses on proclaiming God’s kingship and sovereignty over the world.
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C.
Eve
Eve is the biblical first woman in the Book of Genesis, whose disobedience in Eden is traditionally associated with the origin of human sinfulness.
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D.
Maia
Maia is a figure from Greek mythology, one of the Pleiades and the mother of the god Hermes.
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E.
Isis
Isis is an ancient Egyptian goddess associated with magic, motherhood, healing, and protection, widely venerated throughout Egypt and the Greco-Roman world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Concept in Jewish mysticism
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Divine presence ⓘ Kabbalistic concept ⓘ Theological concept ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Midrashic literature
ⓘ
linked to:
Midrash
Rabbinic literature ⓘ
linked to:
Midrash
Talmudic literature ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud
|
| associatedWith |
Divine immanence
ⓘ
Exile of Israel ⓘ
linked to:
Galut
God’s nearness to creation ⓘ Mystical union ⓘ Prayer ⓘ Presence of God among the people of Israel ⓘ Redemption ⓘ
linked to:
Savior
Sabbath ⓘ
linked to:
Shabbat
Study of Torah ⓘ Tabernacle ⓘ Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to:
Jewish Temple
|
| centralIn | Kabbalistic cosmology ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Transcendent aspect of God ⓘ |
| cosmicStatus | Often depicted as in exile with Israel ⓘ |
| 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)
ⓘ
Malkhut ⓘ
linked to:
Malchuyot
Sefirot ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Jewish mysticism
ⓘ
linked to:
Kabbalah
Judaism ⓘ Kabbalah ⓘ |
| ritualAssociation |
Invoked in Jewish prayer
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Welcomed on the Sabbath ⓘ |
| roleInKabbalah |
Mediates between God and the world
ⓘ
Receives divine flow from higher sefirot ⓘ Represents the lowest sefirah (Malkhut) in many systems ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
Bride
ⓘ
Cloud ⓘ Fire ⓘ Light ⓘ Queen ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shekhinah Description of subject: Shekhinah is the divine feminine presence or indwelling aspect of God in Jewish mysticism, especially central to Kabbalistic thought.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shekhinah
subject linked to:
Sabbath queen
subject linked to:
sefirah Malkhut
subject linked to:
sefirah Malkhut
linked to: Shekhinah
linked to: Shekhinah