'Symbol' in the Bible

He allowed the symbol of his strong presence to be captured; he gave the symbol of his splendor into the hand of the enemy.

Just as ritual circumcision cuts away the foreskin as an external symbol of dedicated covenant commitment, you must genuinely dedicate yourselves to the Lord and get rid of everything that hinders your commitment to me, people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. If you do not, my anger will blaze up like a flaming fire against you that no one will be able to extinguish. That will happen because of the evil you have done."

Listen now, Joshua the high priest, both you and your colleagues who are sitting before you, all of you are a symbol that I am about to introduce my servant, the Branch.

For this reason a woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

This was a symbol for the time then present, when gifts and sacrifices were offered that could not perfect the conscience of the worshiper.