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The tables below contain common means of various colours, numbers, animals and other elements seen in dreams, visions or nature. Note there are several means for each which can be positive or negative, it requires Holy Spirit to highlight the correct meaning which may not be included here. Note a number 2 could mean multiplication, but it could also mean see a friend at No. 2 down the road. Use the Quick links above to jump to what they also mean in the Bible.
Colours
| Colour | Meaning |
|---|---|
| White | Pure, Clean |
| Black | Darkness, Evil, Mystery |
| Blue | Sky |
| Green | Envy |
| Orange | Fire |
| Red | Anger, Blood, Love |
| Purple | Royalty |
| Yellow | Joy, Fear |
| Bronze | Strength / Endurance (Job 6:12, Job 40:18, Psa 18:34, Jer 15:12, Deut 33.25, Jer 15:20, Eze 8:16), Obstinate / Unyielding / Hard (Isa 48:4, Deut 28:23, Lev 26:19), Corrupt (Jer 6:28, Eze 22:18, Eze 24:11) |
| Silver | Inferior (1 Kings 10:21), Words of God are totally pure (Psa 12:6, Prov 30:5), Words of righteousness / Righteousness (Prov 10:20, Prov 25:4-5) |
| Gold | Precious, Pure |
Numbers
| Number | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 1 | God (Deut 4:5-6, Deut 6:4-5, Mal 2:10), Unity / Oneness (Eph 4:3-6, Eze 37:22), Beginning / Start / New (Gen 1:1), First as in step or order (Gen 1:5), First in rank / Leader (Matt 22:37-38, Matt 6:33), First as in best (Deut 18:4), First love (Rev 2:4), Unique |
| 2 | Division, Multiplication, Agreement (Amos 3:3, Matt 18:19-20), Double |
| 3 | Holy Trinity, No. of days before resurrection |
| 4 | God’s creative work |
| 5 | Grace, Redemption, Favour, Five fold ministry (Num 3:47-48, Num 18:16, Gen 43:34, Gen 45:22) |
| 6 | Man / Humanity, Period of work (Lev 25:3, Ex 20:9, Ex 23:10, Ex 16:26, Gen 31:41, Ex 21:2, Ex 31:15-17) |
| 7 | Perfection, Completion, Fullness, Rest (Gen 2:2, Heb 4:4, Ex 20:8-10) |
| 8 | New beginnings, Teacher |
| 9 | Fruits of the Spirit, Evangelist |
| 10 | Tithe (Lev 27:30), Pastor |
| 11 | Stand in the gap, 11th hour, Prophet |
| 12 | Government, Leadership, Apostle (Rev 21:14, Ex 28:21, Ezra 8:24, Matt 19:28, 1 Kings 4:7, Gen 17:20) |
| 13 | Love (Hebrew letters add up to), Rebellion (Gen 14:4) |
| 14 | Double anointing |
| 15 | |
| 16 | Established new beginnings (double 8) |
| 17 | |
| 18 | |
| 19 | |
| 20 | Vision (20:20) |
| 23 | |
| 25 | Ready to serve in ministry (Num 8:24) |
| 30 | Days in a month |
| 40 | Period of testing or preparation (Deut 8:2, 1 Sam 17:16, Acts 7:30, Mark 1:13) |
| 50 | Jubilee, Freedom, Release of debts (Lev 25:10-13) |
| 60 | |
| 70 | |
| 80 | |
| 100 | |
| 120 | |
| 153 | Kingdom multiplication / Fisher of men (John 21:11) |
Animals
| Animal | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ant | Hard working, Team worker, Pest, Irritation, Stores up, Industrious |
| Bird | Freedom |
| Butterfly | Delicate, Fragile |
| Cat | Independent, Curious, Crafty, Mischievous |
| Chicken | Mothering, Cowardliness |
| Dog | Friendly, Threatning |
| Dove | Peace |
| Elephant | Wise, Strong |
| Fish | |
| Moth | Fragile (Job 4:19) |
| Snake | Wisdom, Cunning, Dangerous bite |
Miscellaneous
| Element | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Airplane | A ministry or company flying high in the spirit |
| Attic | |
| Basement | |
| Bed / Bedroom | Place of refreshing / rejuvenation |
| Bicycle | Freedom, Doing something in your own strength |
| Bus | |
| Car | |
| Door | Opportunity, Boundary, Jesus (Rev 3:8,20, 1 Cor 16:9, 2 Cor 2:12) |
| Garage | |
| House | Your life |
| Hotel | |
| Knife | Close combat |
| Motorbike | |
| Sand | Multiple (Gen 22:17, Gen 32:12, ) |
| Speed boat | |
| Snow | Pure, Holy (Matt 28:3, Lam 4:7, Isa 1:18, Ps 51:7) |
| Sword | The Word (Heb 4:12) |
| Table | Place of fellowship / friendship, Place of provision (Matt 26:7, 20, Neh 5:17, Ps 23:5, Luke 6:21) |
| Train | |
| Wind | Holy Spirit |
| Window | Vision |