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OP, I looked into this partially, and I think your claims here are partially warranted, but to immediately dismiss out of hand all references to the shekinah as signifying the baphomet are also somewhat naive and misplaced as well.
See for instance the article here:
https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/bri/s/shekinah.html
this does a better job getting at what in my opinion does a better job presenting the relevant issues at stake in your claim:
https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/bri/s/shekinah.html
Here are some additional sources with more commentary about it:
https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/hdn/s/shekinah.html
additional biblical passages to consider with near root words: https://www.studylight.org/lexicons/hebrew/7931.html
also, see these commentaries on exodus 40:34
https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/exodus-40.html34#34
>the above uses the word in question to describe the incident here
https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mhm/exodus-40.html34#34
>this one does as well, but goes a bit deeper and assigns it to the cloud
https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/kdo/exodus-40.html34#34
> the above gets into the issues involved and why it's important that the cloud is distinguished from the presence filling the temple
https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/lcc/exodus-40.html34#34
>the above does a somewhat similar thing but goes a bit deeper (scroll to the bottom to see the commentary for that specific verse)
https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/pet/exodus-40.html34#34
> this one is interesting also
https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jsc/exodus-40.html34#34
>and this one views the entire incident from an interesting and imo insightful new testament lens
https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tcc/exodus-40.html34#34
>as does the above (going even deeper , viewing not only this but also much of the entire levitical tradition as symbolic commentary on christians engaging with the Lord)
https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/phc/exodus-40.html34#34
>the above gives an extremely thorough analysis of this incident
I confess, I do not pretend to have any idea about how to understand these issues. But, I will say that I think your claim here is at least somewhat naive, because the issues involved seem actually very complicated. I am not sure how spiritually productive this pursuit will be for me at the moment, but it does seem like there is a wealth of information on this issue for anyone who wants to explore further. Please do come and report back though if you discover anything spiritually useful in your pursuits.
Godspeed, friends!