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sign

Related Ideas:

demonstration, evidence, mark, marker, omen, proof, remind, reminder, signal

Definition:

A sign is an object, event, or action that communicates a special meaning.

  • "Reminders" are signs that "remind" people by helping them remember something, often something that was promised:
    • The rainbows God creates in the sky are signs to remind people that he has promised he will never again destroy all life with a worldwide flood.
    • God commanded the Israelites to circumcise their sons as a sign of his covenant with them.
  • Signs can reveal or point to something:
    • An angel gave shepherds a sign that would help them know which baby in Bethlehem was the newborn Messiah.
    • Judas kissed Jesus as a sign to the religious leaders that Jesus was the one they should arrest.
  • Signs can prove that something is true:
    • The miracles performed by the prophets and apostles were signs that proved they were speaking God's message.
    • The miracles that Jesus performed were signs that proved he was truly the Messiah.
  • A "signal flag" is a flag that a king would raise as a sign so that people could see it and come to him or go into battle.
  • An "omen" is an event that people think tells that something else will happen in the future.

Translation Suggestions:

  • Depending on its context, "sign" could also be translated as "signal" or "symbol" or "mark" or "evidence" or "proof" or "gesture."
  • To "make signs with the hands" could also be translated as "motion with the hands" or "gesture with the hands" or "make gestures."
  • In some languages, there may be one word for a "sign" that proves something and a different word for a "sign" that is a miracle.

(See also: miracle, apostle, Christ, covenant, circumcise)

Bible References:

Word Data:

  • Strong's: H226, H852, H926, H2368, H2865, H3824, H4150, H4159, H4864, H5162, H5251, H5824, H5953, H6161, H6725, H6734, H7560, H7725, H8074, H8540, G364, G1271, G1382, G1730, G1732, G1770, G1839, G2298, G4102, G4592, G4953, G4973, G5059, H5172, G5280, G5480, G5590

Forms Found in the English ULB:

demonstration, evidence, mark, marker, omen, omens, proof, remind, reminded, reminder, reminders, reminding, reminds, sign, signal, signal flag, signs