น้องสาว
The Lord calls people who are in truth from the good of charity from Him 'sisters,' as in Matthew 12:50. 'Sister' denotes intellectual truth, when...
มารดา
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...
ภรรยา
The Hebrew of the Old Testament has six different common words which are generally translated as "wife," which largely overlap but have different nuances. Swedenborg...
สามี
In general, men are driven by intellect and women by affections, and because of this men in the Bible generally represent knowledge and truth and...
สายตา
The symbolic meaning of "seeing" is "understanding," which is obvious enough that it has become part of common language (think about it; you might see...
เปลือยเปล่า
As in Micah 1:8, 'to be stripped' signifies being without goods, and 'to be naked' signifies being without truths.
เปลือย
Clothing in general represents day-to-day knowledge about spiritual things, held in the memory so it can be used for the goodness of life. For someone...
วัน
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...
เกิด
To beget or to be begotten is very similar in meaning to birth: It represents one spiritual state leading to the next spiritual state. "Beget,"...
ให้
Like other common verbs, the meaning of "give" in the Bible is affected by context: who is giving what to whom? In general, though, giving...
กล่าวว่า
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...
กล่าว
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...
คนรัก
To some degree, there really is no spiritual meaning to the word “love” in the Bible. Why? Because if you truly love another, that is...
รัก
To some degree, there really is no spiritual meaning to the word “love” in the Bible. Why? Because if you truly love another, that is...
อาหาร
Just as natural food feeds the natural body, so spiritual food feeds the spiritual body. And since our spiritual body is the expression of what...
น้ำ
Water was obviously of tremendous importance in Biblical times (and every other time). It is the basis of life, the essential ingredient in all drinks,...
น้ำมัน
Oil – typically olive oil – was an extremely important product in Biblical times, for food preparation, medicinal ointment and for burning in lamps. As...
ทาง
'To set a way,' as in Genesis 30:36, signifies being separated.
กั้น
'A hedge,' as mentioned in Matthew 21:33, signifies preservation from falsities of evil which are from hell.
หา
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...
พบ
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...
ดี
It seems rather circular to say that “good” in the Bible represents good, but in a general sense it’s true! The case is this: The...
ทราบ
Like so many common verbs, the meaning of "know" in the Bible is varied and dependent on context. And in some cases – when it...
เงิน
'Money' relates to truth.
ทอง
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...
รับ
Like other common verbs, the meaning of "give" in the Bible is affected by context: who is giving what to whom? In general, though, giving...
พระบาอัล
Baalim and her lovers (Hosea 2:13) signify those things which belong to the natural man, and are loved; such as the lusts and falsities thence...
บาอัล
Baalim and her lovers (Hosea 2:13) signify those things which belong to the natural man, and are loved; such as the lusts and falsities thence...
กลับ
Everyone knows the phrase "the natural order of things." It means that everything is in its proper place, occupying the niche it is meant to...
คืน
Everyone knows the phrase "the natural order of things." It means that everything is in its proper place, occupying the niche it is meant to...
ปกปิด
The "high mountains being covered " (Gen. 7:19) signifies that all the good things of charity were extinguished.
ปก
The "high mountains being covered " (Gen. 7:19) signifies that all the good things of charity were extinguished.
ตา
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...
มือ
Scientists believe that one of the most crucial developments in the evolution of humans was bipedalism – walking on two legs. That left our hands...
วันสะบาโต
In Exodus 31:13, 'verily my Sabbaths ye shall keep,' signifies continuous holy thought about the union of the Lord’s divine with His human.
ต้นมะเดื่อ
The Writings tell us that the fig tree represents the "natural human," which is our outward life in the world, and the thoughts and feelings...
มะเดื่อ
The Writings tell us that the fig tree represents the "natural human," which is our outward life in the world, and the thoughts and feelings...
ป่า
Plants in general stand for facts, knowledge, ideas, so it makes sense that a forest in the Bible represents a collection or system of external,...
กิน
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...
พระ
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...
ลืม
To forget, in the internal sense, signifies nothing else but removal and apparent privation.
เยโฮวาห์
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...
หุบเขา
Mountains in the Bible represent people's highest points, where we are closest to the Lord - our love of the Lord and the state of...
ประตู
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...
อียิปต์
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...
ตรัสว่า
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...
เจ้า
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...
ชื่อ
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...
ปาก
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...
ระลึก
'To remember,' as in Genesis 41:9, signifies conjunction. 'Remembering' denotes conjunction because the remembrance of anyone in the other life joins them together, because as...
นก
Fowl signify spiritual truth; a bird, natural truth; and a winged thing, sensual truth. Fowl signify intellectual things. Fowl signify thoughts, and all that creeps...
อากาศ
"Air" in the Bible represents thought, but in a very general way – more like our capacity to perceive ideas and the way we tend...
ทำลาย
To “break” something creates an image that is much different from “attacking,” “destroying,” or “shattering.” It is less emotional, less violent in its intent; it...
คันธนู
A bow signifies falsity of doctrine destroying truth, and spear, the falsity of evil destroying good. (Jer. 6:23.)
ดาบ
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...
สงคราม
War in the Word represents the combat of temptation when what is good is assaulted by what is evil or false. The evil that attacks...
ความชอบธรรม
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...
ชอบธรรม
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...
ความยุติธรรม
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...
ความเมตตา
In regular language, "mercy" means being caring and compassionate toward those who are in poor states. That's a position we are all in relative to...
เมตตา
In regular language, "mercy" means being caring and compassionate toward those who are in poor states. That's a position we are all in relative to...
ซื่อ
In the modern world, we’re used to thinking of “faith” as primarily an emotional state. When Swedenborg talks about “faith” – which his books do...
รู้
Like so many common verbs, the meaning of "know" in the Bible is varied and dependent on context. And in some cases – when it...
สวรรค์
"Air" in the Bible represents thought, but in a very general way – more like our capacity to perceive ideas and the way we tend...
พูด
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...
พระเจ้า
When the Bible speaks of "Jehovah," it is representing love itself, the inmost love that is the essence of the Lord. That divine love is...
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