Nails in a dream

Biblical meaning from Hearing God's Voice in Dreams by Apostle Nicholas V. Mbanjwa

Also: Fingernails, Toenails, Nail, Nail polish

What it means

Character; a change of life; transformation.

Hygiene; the condition of the heart; a representation of one's life.

The captive woman was to pare her nails before entering a new household — the outward trimming marked the leaving of a former life.

✦ When it is positive

Trimmed and clean nails, representing a clean and changed character

⚠ When it is a warning

Dirty and long nails, representing bad character and an unclean heart

How to tell the difference

The COLOUR of nail polish represents the mood or tone of the person's character. Cutting long nails short represents transformation from the past. A broken nail that grows back represents recovery. Note whose nails are shown.

Scripture

then you shall bring her home to your house. She shall shave her head and trim her nails.
Deuteronomy 21:12 (WEB)

This was fulfilled the same hour on Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from men and ate grass like oxen; and his body was wet with the dew of the sky until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.
Daniel 4:33 (WEB)