ปุโรหิต
Priests' represent the Lord regarding His divine good. When they do not acknowledge the Lord, they lose their signification of the Lord.
บัญชา
To command is to give an order that something must be done, and is directed to an individual, or a group. It is an imperative,...
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...
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...
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...
ฟัง
'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...
ส่ง
In every instance, however, 'being sent' means coming forth, (or going forth), in the internal sense, as in John 17:8. In similar manner, it is...
ดู
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...
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...
ชีวิต
'Lives' is used in the plural, because of the will and understanding, and because these two lives make one.
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...
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...
ความจริง
There's a great deal of talk in Swedenborg about "truth" as a concept – it's how we learn the Lord's will, what we must seek...
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...
ความชั่วช้า
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...
ฝีปาก
'A lip' signifies doctrine. A lip,' as in Isaiah 6:3, 7, signifies the interior parts of a person, consequently, internal worship, where adoration is grounded....
ดำเนิน
To walk in the Bible represents living, and usually means living according to the true things taught to us by the Lord -- to "walk...
หัน
Swedenborg says that the Lord is the sun of heaven, and like the natural sun of our world shines on everyone, good or evil. What...
แสวงหา
The meaning of "to seek" in the Bible is pretty straightforward, but there is a bit of nuance: Swedenborg tells us that in most cases...
แสวง
The meaning of "to seek" in the Bible is pretty straightforward, but there is a bit of nuance: Swedenborg tells us that in most cases...
ของพระ
Priests' represent the Lord regarding His divine good. When they do not acknowledge the Lord, they lose their signification of the Lord.
ทาง
'To set a way,' as in Genesis 30:36, signifies being separated.
สะดุด
To 'stumble' denotes being scandalized or offended, and falling, as a result, from truths into falsities.
ดูหมิ่น
We tend to think of "despising" something or someone as just a strong way of expressing dislike, but there is a further shade of meaning...
เรา
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,...
สร้าง
The creation of heaven and earth in the first chapter of Genesis means the new creation of the celestial church called 'Man'.
พี่น้อง
Brethren (Gen. 27:29) signify the affections of good.
บรรพบุรุษ
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...
ยูดาห์
City of Judah,' as in Isaiah 40:9, signifies the doctrine of love towards the Lord and love towards our neighbor in its whole extent.
อิสราเอล
'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...
เยรูซาเล็ม
Jerusalem, on Mount Zion, signifies the doctrine of love to the Lord, and how it governs your life. Jerusalem first comes to our attention in...
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...
ชาย
The relationship between men and women is deep and nuanced, and one entire book of the Writings – Conjugial Love or Love in Marriage –...
เต็นท์
'The tabernacle' has almost the same meaning as 'temple,' that is, in the highest sense, the Lord’s divine humanity, and in a relative sense, heaven...
น้ำตา
'A tear' signifies grief because of a lack of understanding of truth.
แท่นบูชา
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...
ร้องไห้
'Weeping' represents both sorrow and love.
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...
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...
ลม
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...
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...
ใส่
'To satiate' relates to the extent of a person's will, for good or evil.
เกลียด
If you truly hate someone, that means you would kill them and destroy their reputation if you could do so without repercussion – not a...
ปก
The "high mountains being covered " (Gen. 7:19) signifies that all the good things of charity were extinguished.
ปกปิด
The "high mountains being covered " (Gen. 7:19) signifies that all the good things of charity were extinguished.
เสื้อผ้า
'Vestments' signify truth, and in relation to the Lord, divine truth. 'Vesture' signifies truth clothing good, and when describing the Word, it signifies the Word...
คำ
'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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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