זהב
Gold means good, and just as gold was the most precious metal known to ancient mankind so it represents the good of the highest and...
אבני
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...
יוצר
Forming from the womb, as in Isaiah 44:2, 24; 49:1, 5, signifies the reformer. For references to the Lord as Reformer and Regenerator, see Doctrine...
שד
The breast (Ezek. 16:7), signifies natural good.
בת
Marriages among people – both in the Bible and in life – represent spiritual marriage. Women represent the desire to be good and to do...
לשון
'The tongue,' as an organ, signifies doctrine, but as speech, or language, it signifies religion. 'Tongue' signifies perception of truth with respect to speech, and...
יונק
To 'suck,' as in Isaiah 66:11, signifies influx from the Lord. To' suck the abundance of the sea' signifies imbibing truths of doctrine from the...
לחם
The word “bread” is used two ways in the Bible. In some cases it means actual bread; in others it stands for food in general....
עון
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...
עצם
Bones are strong and supportive, providing a framework for our bodies and making motion and action possible. They are also the least "alive" part of...
יבש
'Withering and drying up,' as in Ezekiel 17:10, referring to the east wind, signifies when there is no good or truth.
חרב
A 'sword,' in the Word, signifies the truth of faith combating and the vastation of truth. In an opposite sense, it signifies falsity combating and...
נשים
The word "woman" is used a number of different ways in the Bible – as a simple description, as someone connected to a man ("his...
יהוה
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...
אש
Just as natural fire can be both comforting in keeping you warm or scary in burning down your house, so fire in the spiritual sense...
ארץ
Generally in the Bible a "country" means a political subdivision ruled by a king, or sometimes a tribe with a territory ruled by a king...
דם
Bloods signify evil, in Ezek. 16:9.
צדיקים
He is said to be 'just' in a spiritual sense, who lives according to divine laws. They on the right hand being called 'just,' as...
טמא
'Pollution' denotes the truth of faith defiled.
כהנים
Priests' represent the Lord regarding His divine good. When they do not acknowledge the Lord, they lose their signification of the Lord.
זקנים
Elders are mentioned in the Bible mainly in two ways: First the elders of Israel: and second the 24 elders seated about the throne of...
בא
As with common verbs in general, the meaning of “come” in the Bible is highly dependent on context – its meaning is determined largely by...
שמים
Heavens are celestial and spiritual things. Consequently, they are inmost things, both of the Lord's kingdom in heaven the and in the earth. This also...
לנו
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,...
רוח
Because a nearer and stronger divine influx through the heavens disperses truths among the wicked, 'wind' signifies this dispersion of truth and the resulting conjunction...
משיח
'Messiah' signifies divine truth.
אדום
'Edom' or 'Idumea,' as in Isaiah 34:5, signifies those who are in evil and in falsities thence derived.
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