se
To look,' as in Genesis 18:22, signifies thinking, because seeing denotes understanding. Look not back behind thee,' as in Genesis 19:17, means that Lot, who...
stod
'To stand,' and 'come forth' as in Daniel 7:10, refers to truth. In Genesis 24:13, it signifies a state of conjunction of divine truth with...
Engel
'A messenger' signifies communication.
sagde
As with many common verbs, the meaning of “to say” in the Bible is highly dependent on context. Who is speaking? Who is hearing? What...
jerusalem
Jerusalem, on Mount Zion, signifies the doctrine of love to the Lord, and how it governs your life. Jerusalem first comes to our attention in...
klæder
Soft raiment,' as in Matthew 11:9, represents the internal sense of the Word.
Orde
To "answer" generally indicates a state of spiritual receptivity. Ultimately this means being receptive to the Lord, who is constantly trying to pour true ideas...
rent
To be "pure" in the Bible means - unsurprisingly - to be devoid of evil. Thus all the washing for purification prescribed in the Laws...
hoved
The head is the part of us that is highest, which means in a representative sense that it is what is closest to the Lord....
siger
As with many common verbs, the meaning of “to say” in the Bible is highly dependent on context. Who is speaking? Who is hearing? What...
vandrer
To walk in the Bible represents living, and usually means living according to the true things taught to us by the Lord -- to "walk...
veje
These days we tend to think of "roads" as smooth swaths of pavement, and judge them by how fast we can drive cars on them....
holder
"Keeping" in the Bible generally has to do with controlling the actual actions of life, though in some cases it can mean holding something away...
hus
A "house" is essentially a container - for a person, for a family, for several families or even for a large group with shared interests...
giver
Like other common verbs, the meaning of "give" in the Bible is affected by context: who is giving what to whom? In general, though, giving...
hør
'To hearken to father and mother,' as mentioned in Genesis 28:7, signifies obedience from affection. 'To hearken,' as mentioned in Genesis 30:22, signifies providence. See...
sidder
If you think about sitting, it seems fair to say that where you're sitting is more important than that you're sitting. Sitting in a movie...
ansigt
“The eyes are the windows of the soul.” That’s a sentiment with roots somewhere in murky antiquity, but one that has become hopelessly cliché because...
tjener
“Servant” literally means “a person who serves another,"" and its meaning is similar in reference to the spiritual meaninngs of the Bible. Our lives in...
komme
As with common verbs in general, the meaning of “come” in the Bible is highly dependent on context – its meaning is determined largely by...
sten
Stones in the Bible in general represent truths, or things we know concerning the Lord and what He wants from us and for us in...
syv
The number 'seven' was considered holy, as is well known, because of the six days of creation, and the seventh, which is the celestial self,...
øjne
It’s common to say “I see” when we understand something. And indeed, “seeing” in the Bible represents grasping and understanding spiritual things. So it makes...
dag
The expression 'even to this day' or 'today' sometimes appears in the Word, as in Genesis 19:37-38, 22:14, 26:33, 32:32, 35:20, and 47:26. In a...
Lands
'Lands' of different nations are used in the Word to signify the different kinds of love prevalent in the inhabitants.
under
In the Bible, things that are lower down, or under, physically, generally represent things that are lower or more external spiritually. In some cases, the...
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