äta
When we eat, our bodies break down the food and get from it both energy and materials for building and repairing the body. The process...
landet
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...
man
The relationship between men and women is deep and nuanced, and one entire book of the Writings – Conjugial Love or Love in Marriage –...
blod
Bloods signify evil, in Ezek. 16:9.
dag
"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...
komma
As with common verbs in general, the meaning of “come” in the Bible is highly dependent on context – its meaning is determined largely by...
famn
"Bosom" in general terms means the chest, but more as the seat of the emotions than simply as part of the body. You'd think of...
dörrar
In a general sense, doors in the Bible represent the initial desires for good and concepts of truth that introduce people to new levels of...
fader
Father in the Word means what is most interior, and in those things that are following the Lord's order, it means what is good. In...
moder
In general, mothers in the Bible represent the Lord's church on earth, or the church among those who know and follow the Lord. In some...
fiender
An enemy in the Bible refers to people who are in the love of evil and the false thinking that springs from evil. On a...
HERREN
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...
Gud
Herren är själv kärlek, uttryckt i form av visdom i sig. Kärlek är alltså Hans väsen, Hans inre. Vishet - den kärleksfulla förståelsen för hur...
höra
'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...
sitter
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...
mörkret
"Darkness" är ett tillstånd utan ljus. "Ljus" är sanning från Herren, så "mörker" representerar ett tillstånd där sanningen saknas. Här är en cogent passage från...
Ljus
4 november 1879: Thomas Edison lämnade in patent för en långbränd glödlampa. 5 november 1879: Glödlampan accepterades allmänt som symbolen för en idé. Okej, vi...
ljuset
4 november 1879: Thomas Edison lämnade in patent för en långbränd glödlampa. 5 november 1879: Glödlampan accepterades allmänt som symbolen för en idé. Okej, vi...
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...
rättfärdighet
The word "righteous" has taken on a bit of negative shading in modern language. That may be because we hear it most often as part...
skam
On a natural level, there are a variety of things that can cause shame. We might be ashamed of physical weakness or ugliness; we might...
säga
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...
ögon
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...
en dag
"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...
städer
Cities of the mountain and cities of the plain (Jeremiah 33:13) signify doctrines of charity and faith.
floden
A flood signifies truths in abundance. The flood, as in Genesis 7, not only signifies the temptations which the man of the church called Noah...
hav
Water generally represents what Swedenborg calls “natural truth,” or true concepts about day-to-day matters and physical things. Since all water ultimately flows into the seas,...
berg
'Hills' signify the good of charity.
jorden
"Jorden" i Bibeln kan betyda en person eller en grupp likasinnade människor som i en kyrka. Men det hänvisar specifikt till det yttre i personens...
frukt
We tend to think of "fruit" in two ways in natural language. One is as food that grows on trees and vines, sweet and delicious,...
hjord
A flock, as in Genesis 26, denotes interior or rational good. A flock signifies those who are in spiritual good. A flock signifies natural interior...
får
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,...
Karmel
Carmel (Isa. 16:10) signifies the good of the church. Carmel also signifies the celestial church. (Isa. 35:2.)
Gilead
Gilead, as in Genesis 31:21, 23, was a boundary of the land of Canaan, in a wide sense. In the spiritual sense, it means "the...
dagar
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...
Egyptens
In the Bible, Egypt means knowledge and the love of knowledge. In a good sense that means knowledge of truth from the Lord through the...
Land
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...
Makt
'Might' denotes the forces or power of truth.
stoftet
Dust, in Ezekiel 26:12, signifies the lowest things which are of the sensual principle of man. In Isaiah 40:12, the dust signifies exterior or natural...
ormar
Serpents in the Bible represent reasoning that is based on what we know through our senses. This is the lowest and most outward mode of...
frukta
Rädsla för det okända och rädsla för förändring är båda vanliga idéer, och täcker tillsammans ett brett spektrum av rädsla vi tenderar att ha i...
arvedel
In Biblical times, possessions passed from fathers to sons, a patriarchal system that would not be accepted in today's society – but one that is...
missgärning
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...
överträdelse
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...
vrede
Ilska är en känsla så vanligt för människor att den inte kräver någon definition. Men ett par intressanta punkter kan tas upp. 1) Herren är...
evinnerligen
In many cases, the use of “eternity” in the Bible is pretty literal, simple meaning forever. This is especially true when the text is referring...
oss
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,...
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...
synder
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...
djup
The deeps mentioned in Psalms 148:7 signify the ultimate heavens, in which the spiritual natural angels are ; also divine truths in abundance, and arcana...
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...
Abraham
Abraham (eller Abram, som han heter i början av sin berättelse) är en av huvudpersonerna i berättelsen om den heliga skriften. Han var förfader till...
ed
'To sware' is a binding.
fäder
Father in the Word means what is most interior, and in those things that are following the Lord's order, it means what is good. In...