reč
'Word,' as in Psalms 119:6-17, stands for doctrine in general. 'The Word,' as in Psalms 147:18, signifies divine good united with divine truth. 'Word,' as...
govori
Like "say," the word "speak" refers to thoughts and feelings moving from our more internal spiritual levels to our more external ones – and ultimately...
Gospod
The Bible refers to the Lord in many different ways, which from the text seem indistinguishable and interchangeable. Understood in the internal sense, though, there...
sinovi
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....
Izrailjevi
'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...
bezakonja
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...
lav
'A lion' signifies the good of celestial love and the truth from that good.
glas
'Voice' signifies what is announced from the Word. 'Voice' often refers and is applied to things that cannot have a voice, as in Exodus 4,...
ptica
"Birds" mean rational concepts in the external man and intellectual concepts in the internal man.
pasti
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...
zemlju
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...
nema
For something to “fail” in the Bible means there is not enough understanding of truth and desire for good for someone to attain a higher...
ne
For something to “fail” in the Bible means there is not enough understanding of truth and desire for good for someone to attain a higher...
zamke
'To be in a snare' signifies being taken and seduced by one’s own evil and falsity.
truba
'Trumpets,' and all other wind instruments, relate to celestial affections.
nesreća
Matthew 24:21 mentions an affliction "such as was not from the beginning of the world, no nor ever shall be". There, the affliction means the...
zemlji
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...
veli
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...
pastir
The Writings tell us that shepherds represent those who lead and teach others, using knowledge and true ideas to help people reach the goodness of...
usta
In most cases, "mouth" in the Bible represents thought and logic, especially the kind of active, concrete thought that is connected with speech. The reason...
dve
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...
Noge
'Legs' signify the exteriors of the natural man.
Samariji
'Samaria,' as in Amos 4:1. 6:1, signifies the spiritual church perverted.
Bog
The Lord is called "Jehovah" in the Bible when the text is referring to his essence, which is love itself. He is called "God" when...
vojskama
Armies of the heavens and the sands of the sea ('Jeremiah 33:15-22') signify the knowledges of truth and good in the spiritual and natural ma{ign21}
rogovi
'A horn,' when spoken of the Lord, signifies omnipotence. 'The little horn that rose up,' as mentioned in Daniel 7:3-8, signifies the full perversion of...
oltaru
The first altar mentioned in the Word was built by Noah after he came out of the ark. On that altar, he sacrificed clean animals...
kuća
A "house" is essentially a container - for a person, for a family, for several families or even for a large group with shared interests...
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