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...
heere
The Lord, in the simplest terms, is love itself expressed as wisdom itself. In philosophic terms, love is the Lord's substance and wisdom is His...
mozes
Moses's name appears 814 times in the Bible (KJV), third-most of any one character (Jesus at 961 actually trails David at 991). He himself wrote...
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....
israels
'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...
vrouw
The word "woman" is used a number of different ways in the Bible – as a simple description, as someone connected to a man ("his...
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,...
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...
onrein
'Pollution' denotes the truth of faith defiled.
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...
vlees
Vlees heeft verschillende betekenissen, alleen al in zijn meest voor de hand liggende vorm. Het kan alle levende wezens betekenen, zoals wanneer de Heer spreekt...
voorhuid
Heaven is filled with the love and delight of marriage, which has its origin in the marriage of love and wisdom in the Lord and...
besneden
The Writings teach that all parts of the human body correspond to spiritual things. That includes the sex organs of both men and women, which...
dertig
'Thirty' has a twofold significance because it is is the product of five and six, and also three and ten. From five multiplied by six,...
bloed
De interne betekenis van "bloed" is een beetje lastig, omdat Swedenborg twee betekenissen geeft die nogal verschillend lijken. In de meeste gevallen verbindt Swedenborg bloed...
heiligdom
'Sanctuary' signifies the truth of heaven and the church. 'Sanctuary,' as in Ezekiel 24:21, signifies the Word.
komen
As with common verbs in general, the meaning of “come” in the Bible is highly dependent on context – its meaning is determined largely by...
zestig
'Sixty' means the full time and state of the implantation of truth in our minds.
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...
dochter
"Behold I have two daughters,” etc. (Gen. 19:8), signifies the affections of good and truth, and the blessedness perceivable from the enjoyment thereof, by those...
eenjarig
'A lamb' signifies the good of the innocence of infancy. 'A lamb' signifies the Lord regarding His divine humanity. The lamb,' as in Revelation 8:11,...
lam
'A lamb' signifies the good of the innocence of infancy. 'A lamb' signifies the Lord regarding His divine humanity. The lamb,' as in Revelation 8:11,...
duif
A dove (Gen. 8.) signifies goodness and truth. A dove, as in Hosea 11:11, signifies rational good.
brengen
Zoals met gewone werkwoorden in het algemeen is de betekenis van "brengen" sterk afhankelijk van de context, maar in het algemeen staat het voor een...
deur
In algemene zin staan deuren in de Bijbel voor de eerste verlangens naar het goede en voor concepten van waarheid die mensen introduceren tot nieuwe...
tent
'Tent' is used in the Word to signify the celestial and holy aspects of love, because in ancient time they performed holy worship in their...
priester
Priests' represent the Lord regarding His divine good. When they do not acknowledge the Lord, they lose their signification of the Lord.
heeren
The Lord, in the simplest terms, is love itself expressed as wisdom itself. In philosophic terms, love is the Lord's substance and wisdom is His...
Genoeg
'Sufficiency' relates to the reception of good, because good is the spiritual nourishment of the soul, as natural food is the nourishment of the body.
een
A company might have executives setting policy and strategy, engineers designing products, line workers building them, managers handling personnel and others handling various functions. They...
twee
The number "two" has two different meanings in the Bible. In most cases "two" indicates a joining together or unification. This is easy to see...
tortelduiven
A dove (Gen. 8.) signifies goodness and truth. A dove, as in Hosea 11:11, signifies rational good.
duiven
A dove (Gen. 8.) signifies goodness and truth. A dove, as in Hosea 11:11, signifies rational good.
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