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Shekhinah (Hebrew: שְׁכִינָה , Modern: Šəḵīna, Tiberian: Šeḵīnā) [1] is the English transliteration of a Hebrew word meaning "dwelling" or "settling" and denotes the presence of God in a place. This concept is found in Judaism and the Torah, as mentioned in Exodus 25:8. [2] The word "Shekhinah" is not found in the Bible. [3]
Star of David. The Star of David, a symbol of Judaism as a religion, and of the Jewish people as a whole. [ 1] It also thought to be the shield (or at least the emblem on it) of King David. Jewish lore links the symbol to the "Seal of Solomon", the magical signet ring used by King Solomon to control demons and spirits.
Nehushtan. In the biblical Books of Kings ( 2 Kings 18:4; written c. 550 BC), the Nehushtan ( / nəˈhʊʃtən /; Hebrew: נְחֻשְׁתָּן, romanized : Nəḥuštān [nəħuʃtaːn]) is the bronze image of a serpent on a pole. The image is described in the Book of Numbers, where Yahweh instructed Moses to erect it so that the Israelites ...
Tetragrammaton. The Tetragrammaton in Phoenician (12th century BCE to 150 BCE), Paleo-Hebrew (10th century BCE to 135 CE), and square Hebrew (3rd century BCE to present) scripts. The Tetragrammaton[ note 1] is the four-letter Hebrew theonym יהוה ( transliterated as YHWH or YHVH ), the name of God in the Hebrew Bible.
Shedim ( Hebrew: שֵׁדִים; singular: שֵׁד Sheyd) [ 3] are spirits or demons in the Tanakh and Jewish mythology. Shedim do not, however, correspond exactly to the modern conception of demons as evil entities as originated in Christianity. [ 4] While evil spirits were thought to be the cause of maladies, shedim differed conceptually ...
t. e. Chokmah ( Hebrew: חָכְמָה, romanized : ḥoḵmā, also transliterated as chokma, chokhmah or hokhma) is the Biblical Hebrew word rendered as "wisdom" in English Bible versions ( LXX σοφία sophia, Vulgate sapientia ). [ 1] It is the second of the ten sefirot in Kabbalah, and represents the first power of conscious intellect ...
Cultic objects dedicated to Asherah frequently depict trees, and the terms asherim and asheroth, regularly invoked by the Hebrew Bible in the context of Asherah worship, are traditionally understood to refer to sacred trees called "Asherah poles". An especially common Asherah tree in visual art is the date palm, a reliable producer of nutrition ...
Biblical cosmology is the account of the universe and its laws in the Bible. [ 1][ 2] The Bible was formed over many centuries, involving many authors, and reflects shifting patterns of religious belief; consequently, its cosmology is not always consistent. [ 3][ 4] Nor do the biblical texts necessarily represent the beliefs of all Jews or ...