Shovel

To see a shovel in a dream signifies a servant, a beneficial undertaking, and a person of zeal who removes unpleasant circumstances. A wooden shovel signifies deliverance from sorrow and grief, repayment of one’s debt, a trustworthy person in whom reliance is placed, the woman of the household, or activity in one’s work. For a single person, seeing a wooden shovel signifies a woman who keeps no secrets and squanders her property; seeing a wooden shovel in one’s hand signifies that goodness, virtue, and merit incline toward that person. It is striving, effort, a good friend, assistance, and success. It indicates that the person will resolve his problems through his own intelligence and effort.

The interpretation of seeing a shovel in a dream signifies a wife and a female servant. To see an iron shovel in a dream signifies a servant and benefit. For one who desires to take a servant, an iron shovel signifies marriage and acquiring a servant; for those engaged in agriculture, it signifies the gathering of grain and crops. At times, an iron shovel signifies having a hearty appetite. At times, an iron shovel signifies the night. Some interpreters said that an iron shovel signifies the night; others said that if work is performed with it, it signifies a child, and if no work is performed with it, a servant.

Seeing an iron shovel in a dream signifies a strong and trustworthy person who undertakes goodness and charitable deeds despite hardship and toil; therefore, everyone seeks aid and assistance from him, and by obeying him, his affair is concluded and his aim is attained. An iron shovel signifies a woman who endures toil and hardship; at times, it signifies attaining joy through livelihood and benefit, and by being delivered from illness.

Ibn Sirin: To see a rake in a dream signifies a labourer or a servant. His task is to sweep up and gather dirt or manure, and all of these signify wealth in a dream. However, one who uses a rake while awake sees it in his dream. For a single person, seeing a rake signifies marrying and preserving one’s chastity, or attaining union with one’s beloved. It may also signify crops, appetite, a ladle, offspring, comfortable financial circumstances, a hardworking man, an assistant, a hardworking and patient woman, or commercial activities.

Ibn Sirin: To see a plough with a shovel / a rake-like shovel in a dream signifies cultivating the earth and earnings.

Ibn Sirin: To see a shovel in a dream signifies a spouse for a single person; she does not keep his secrets, yet she does not stint in spending in order to save her husband from poverty. A shovel also signifies removing distress, overcoming difficulty, or paying one’s debts. It may also signify a trustworthy person upon whom one can rely in difficult days. Holding a shovel in a dream signifies attaining benefit and blessing, because a shovel gathers both earth and precious things. A shovel may also signify a woman, earnings, or commercial activities.

Ibn Sirin: To see a shovel in a dream signifies earth and work.

It can be read as a sign of easing, receiving support, gaining morale, or a fruitful development.

Underestimating opportunities, succumbing to comfort, or being late may reduce the positive effect.

In the interpretation, the themes of work and responsibility, emotional life, success and reputation, the emotional tone in the dream and how the symbol concludes in the dream should be evaluated together.