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The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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$kynh noun sg. emphatic
škynh, škyntˀ (šḵīnā, šḵīntā) n.f. dwelling; the Divine Presence
1 dwelling Syr. ▶ more

--(a) tent or hut Syr, Man.

--(b) ܓܪ̈ܡܐ : sarcophagus Syr.
2 in particular of divinity, sanctuary Sam, Syr, Man. ▶ more

--(a) abode of the light-beings Man.

--(b) as a quasi verbal noun Syr.
3 fig.: Shekinah, the Divine Presence JLAtg, Gal, PTA, JBA, Syr, JBAmb, JBA, LJLA. ▶ more

--(a) as part of a church: the "Mercy Seat" and/or a reliquary Syr.