viel
Like other common verbs, the meaning of "fall" is highly dependent on context in regular language, and is highly dependent on context in a spiritual...
jozef
Joseph, Jacob’s eleventh son, is one of the favorite characters in the Bible, with his troubles, his triumphs over them, and his constant trust in...
vaders
Vader in het Woord betekent wat het meest innerlijk is, en in die dingen die de orde van de Heer volgen, betekent het wat goed...
kuste
To kiss' signifies uniting or conjunction from affection. To kiss,' as in c, signifies initiation. 'To kiss' signifies conjunction and acknowledgment.
vader
Vader in het Woord betekent wat het meest innerlijk is, en in die dingen die de orde van de Heer volgen, betekent het wat goed...
israel
'Israel,' in Jeremiah 23:8, signifies the spiritual natural church. The children of Israel dispersed all the literal sense of the Word by falsities. 'The children...
veertig
'Forty' means completeness because 'four' means what is complete, as does 'ten.' Forty is the product of four and ten. Compound numbers have a meaning...
dagen
"Day" describes a state in which we are turned toward the Lord, and are receiving light (which is truth) and heat (which is a desire...
sprak
Like "say," the word "speak" refers to thoughts and feelings moving from our more internal spiritual levels to our more external ones – and ultimately...
farao
'Pharaoh' signifies scientific ideas, or the natural principle in general. 'Pharaoh' signifies false ideas infesting the truth of the church. Pharaoh,' in Genesis 40, represents...
gevonden
Finding, or being found, can have different meanings in the Word, depending on the context. Here are two examples, From Arcana Coelestia 5756, 'Behold, the...
ogen
Het is gebruikelijk om te zeggen "Ik zie" als we iets begrijpen. En inderdaad, "zien" in de Bijbel staat voor het begrijpen en begrijpen van...
spreekt
Like "say," the word "speak" refers to thoughts and feelings moving from our more internal spiritual levels to our more external ones – and ultimately...
graf
A grave, as in Psalm 88:5, signifies hell. ‘To come forth out of the grave,’ as in John 5:29, signifies to come forth out of...
land
Land' in the Word, denotes the church, for the things which signify the church also signify the things relating to the church, for these constitute...
kanaan
Canaan signifies a worship in things external without internals, which arose out of the internal church corrupted, called Ham. Thus it is that Ham is...
gegraven
In general, digging in the Bible means applying your own mind, your own faculties to find or create spiritual things. This is reflected in common...
zeide
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...
farao's
'Pharaoh' signifies scientific ideas, or the natural principle in general. 'Pharaoh' signifies false ideas infesting the truth of the church. Pharaoh,' in Genesis 40, represents...
Lands
'Lands' of different nations are used in the Word to signify the different kinds of love prevalent in the inhabitants.
egypte
In de Bijbel betekent Egypte kennis en liefde voor de kennis. In goede zin betekent dat kennis van de waarheid van de Heer door de...
broeders
Er zijn twee manieren waarop "broeder" in de Bijbel wordt gebruikt, manieren die nog steeds in het moderne taalgebruik terug te vinden zijn. De ene...
schapen
It’s pretty easy for most people to read the Bible and get a sense for what “sheep” means without any help. They are simple, peaceful,...
runderen
'A herd,' as mentioned in Genesis 32:7, denotes exterior or natural good, and also not good things.
Gosen
‘The land of Goshen,’ as in Genesis 46:28, signifies the innermost parts of the natural mind.
de Jordaan
The river Jordan separates the land of Canaan from the lands to the east. This separation represents the division of the human mind into an internal...
jordaan
The land of Jordan,' as in Psalm 42:6, signifies what is lowly, consequently, what is distant from the celestial, as the external parts of a...
zeven
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,...
inwoners
Inhabitants,' in Isaiah 26:9, signify the men of the church who are in good of doctrine, and thence in the good of life.
egyptenaren
Egyptians represent those who are in natural science, thus the natural, but the Hebrews, those who are of the church, thus respectively the spiritual. The...
noemde
Iemand oproepen of ontbieden vertegenwoordigt in de Bijbel een verlangen naar verbinding tussen hogere en lagere staten van leven. Bijvoorbeeld, stel je iemand voor in...
naam
It's easy to see that names are important in the Bible. Jehovah changed Abram and Sarai to Abraham and Sarah, changed Jacob to Israel and...
Mizraim
'Mizraim' signifies the same thing as Egypt.
zonen
A child is a young boy or girl in the care of parents, older than a suckling or an infant, but not yet an adolescent....
akker
Een "akker" staat in de Bijbel meestal voor de kerk van de Heer, en meer in het bijzonder voor het verlangen naar het goede binnen...
Machpela
'Macpelah,' as in Genesis 23:17, signifies regeneration by truth, which relates to faith.
abraham
Abraham (of Abram, zoals hij in het begin van zijn verhaal wordt genoemd) is een van de belangrijkste personages in het verhaal van de heilige...
Efron
Ephron (Gen. 23:8, 17) signifies those with whom the good and truth of faith, which are the constituents of the church, might be received.
hethiet
'A Hittite' in a good sense, signifies the spiritual church, or the truth of the church. The Hittites were among the upright Gentiles who were...
Mamre
Mamre was an Amorite who lived in the land of Canaan, in the area called Hebron in what would much later be the kingdom of...
jozefs
Joseph, Jacob’s eleventh son, is one of the favorite characters in the Bible, with his troubles, his triumphs over them, and his constant trust in...
dood
Dead (Gen. 23:8) signifies night, in respect to the goodnesses and truths of faith.
ons
Angels do give us guidance, but they are mere helpers; the Lord alone governs us, through angels and spirits. Since angels have their assisting role,...
kwaad
To do “harm” in the Bible specifically means attacks and injury by evil and falsity against what is good and true. The reverse is never...
zeggen
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...
overtreding
In the Word three terms are used to mean bad things that are done. These three are transgression, iniquity, and sin, and they are here...
zonde
In the Word three terms are used to mean bad things that are done. These three are transgression, iniquity, and sin, and they are here...
god
De Heer is de liefde zelf, uitgedrukt in de vorm van de wijsheid zelf. Liefde is dan ook zijn essentie, zijn in wezen. Wijsheid -...
dage
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...
troostte
When the Bible talks about someone being comforted or consoled, it generally means that they are being offered ideas that will help bring them to...
hart
The heart means love. A good heart means love to the Lord and to the neighbor while a hard or stony heart means the love...
huis
Veel mensen waren in Bijbelse tijden, vooral in de tijd van het Oude Testament, nomadisch en woonden in tenten die snel geslagen, verplaatst en weer...
honderd
It's a landmark for a young child to count to 100; it sort of covers all the "ordinary" numbers. One hundred is obviously significant for...
tien
Most places in Swedenborg identify “ten” as representing “all,” or in some cases “many” or “much.” The Ten Commandments represent all the guidance we get...
zag
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...
efraim
Efraïm was de tweede zoon van Jozef die in Egypte werd geboren en werd, samen met zijn oudere broer Manasse, door Jakob tot dezelfde status...
kinderen
A child is a young boy or girl in the care of parents, older than a suckling or an infant, but not yet an adolescent....
Machir
Machir' signifies the same as 'Manasseh' because Machir was the son of Manasseh.
zoon
'A son,' as in Genesis 5:28, signifies the rise of a new church. 'Son,' as in Genesis 24:3, signifies the Lord’s rationality regarding good. 'A...
manasse
'Manasseh' signifies the will of the spiritual church.
knieen
A knee,' as in Genesis 30:5, signifies conjugial love. The king,' as in Isaiah 66:12, signifies celestial love. A knee,' as in Ezekiel 7:17, signifies...
geboren
In algemene zin vertegenwoordigt het "geboren worden" in de Bijbel de ene geestelijke toestand die een andere voortbrengt, meestal een vorm van liefde of genegenheid...
izak
'Isaac' represents spiritual love. 'Isaac,' in Genesis 17:19, signifies the rational divine. 'Isaac' signifies the Lord's divine rational in reference to divine good. Isaac' signifies...
jakob
Jacob is told twice that his name will now be Israel. The first time is when he wrestles with an angel on his journey to...
gezworen
The Lord swearing by himself signifies that divine truth testifies, for He is divine truth itself, and this testifies from itself and means itself. It...
beenderen
Botten zijn sterk en ondersteunend, bieden een kader voor ons lichaam en maken beweging en actie mogelijk. Ze zijn ook het minst "levende" deel van...
oud
Swedenborg tells us that space and time in the physical world correspond to states of life in the spiritual world. So when the Bible talks...
kist
Er worden drie arken genoemd in het Woord, de ark van Noach, de ark van biezen voor de baby Mozes, en de ark van het...
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