9565. 'And there shall be a pomegranate under [the first] two branches out of it, and a pomegranate under [the second] two branches out of it, and a pomegranate under [the third] two branches out of it' means factual knowledge of good for every single truth. This is clear from the meaning of 'a pomegranate' as factual knowledge of good, dealt with in 9552; and from the meaning of 'branches' as truths derived from good, dealt with in 9555. The use of the same words three times means every single one, and in the internal sense a complete joining together; for 'three' means completeness, 2788, 4495, 7715, 9198, and 'two' a joining together, 1686, 5194, 8423.

1686. 'Four kings with five' means the union existing with the latter four and the lack of union with the other five. This becomes clear from the meaning of 'four' and from the meaning of 'five'. Consisting of two pairs, 'four' means union, as also does two when it has regard to things that are married, as also noted in 720. 'Five' however means disunity because it is associated with fewness, as shown in 649. All things depend for their particular meanings on the subjects to which they refer.