Chet KeyWords

But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

1 Thessalonians 2:7f (Spoke 8, Cycle 3)

The letter Chet represents a fence, hedge, wall, or enclosure. This coheres with its ancient form that looks like two fence poles with two (or three) rails, which gave rise to the Greek and Latin forms of the letter H (cf. Chet Alphabetic Verses). The Chet KeyWords (which includes the words God used in the Alphabetic Verses) have an extremely strong association with the ideas such as wall, fence, hedge, boundary, chamber, join, unite, bond, bind, wrap and so forth. Almost every Hebrew word beginning with Chet agrees with one or more of these themes. Its the strongest thematic flow I have seen yet governed by a single Hebrew letter, but that could be because I am still learning. There are many words I have yet to put on this page - there's so much work to do!

Chob: Bosom

The KeyWord חב (chob, bosom, S# H2243) is the first Chet word in the Hebrew language. It appears in only one verse of the Bible: "If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom" (Job 31:33). This KeyWord sets the tone for a whole sequence of Chet KeyWords that begin with the letters Chet - Bet. The associated idea of "hiding" coheres with the Chet KeyWord chaba - hidden - which is formed by suffixing an Aleph to chob, as below. This word can be understood analysed as chob (bosom) = chet (enclosure) . bet (inward)

The idea of the bosom is the inward enclosure - like hold something close to the heart (Lev), which itself is understood as "pointing to (Lamed) the inward part (Beyt)." The idea of the bosom is strongly integrated with Chet, there being two Chet KeyWords that mean Bosom, the other being Cheyq, listed below. This reveals the essence of the great overriding theme of Spoke 8.

Many of the Chet KeyWords are based on the two-letter root chob, meaning "bosom." It just so happened that Spoke 8 was the last Spoke to be completed in the documentation of the Wheel. This was unintentional - I just put it off because it seemed like the one I knew least about. This seems providential in light of the fact that Chet signifies the ideas of binding pieces together to form a whole - very appropriate topic for the last Spoke to be documented. We have finally come full circle, closing and sealing (Chotham - see below) the Bible Wheel site with these articles on Chet.

Chaba: Hidden

The KeyWord חבא (chaba, S# H2244) is a natural extension of the idea of bosom - where one hides what he cherishes. Chaba first appears in Genesis 3 when Adam and Eve tried to hide their sin. This also is the debut of the Chet KeyWord Chagor (Girdle - translated as aprons) which God used in the Chet alphabetic verses of Proverbs.

Chabab: Cherish, Love

The Keyword חבב (chabab, S# H2245) is the root of chob (bosom) which literally means "cherisher." Thus Jesus the Son is cherished by the Father, and so said to reside in His bosom:

No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

John 1:18

Chub: Debt, Guilt, Legal Binding

The KeyWord חוב (chub, S# H2325) is the verbal root of the noun of the same spelling, pronounced chob (S# H2326), which appears with the KeyWord chebol, cognate with chebel (bond - see below) in God's definition of who is righteous in Ezekiel 18:

And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor [Chob] his pledge [Chebel], hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

Ezekiel 18:7

Chebel: Rope, Binding

The KeyWord חבל (chebel, S# H2256 means line, rope, or cable, the latter being a near homophone of the English synonym "cable." God used it in the fifth Chet verse of Psalm 119 (vs. 61), translated as "bands." It appears in conjunction with two other Chet KeyWords in Amos 7.17:

Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword [Cherev], and thy land shall be divided [Chulaq] by line [Chebel]; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land.

Amos 7:17 (Spoke 8, Cycle 2)

This is the root of chobel (S# H2259) meaning sailor or seaman through the idea of being a worker of ropes, riggings and cables. Chebel is also the root of chabol (pledge, S# H2258) through the idea of binding oneself through giving your word.

Chabaq: To Embrace

The KeyWord חבק )chabaq, S# H2263 is the root of Habakkuk (embraced), which lies on Spoke 13 with Philemon (kissed) to form the couplet "embraced and kissed" (cf. For Love's Sake). Chabaq is found in conjunction with the Chet KeyWord cheyq (bosom) in Proverbs 5.20: "And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?"

Chabar: To Join, To Unite, Friend, Companion

The KeyWord חבר (chavar, S# H2270 brings many of the Chet themes together. It speaks of a band of people, united by some common origin or cause. It is the root of chaverah (association, company) and chavrot (Modern Hebrew: society or membership). God used this in the last Chet Verse of Psalm 119 where it is translated as translated as "companion":

• AV Psalm 119:63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

It also appears in conjunction with two other Chet KeyWords chut (cord) and cham (heat) in this famous "threefold cord" passsage from Ecclessiastes 4:

Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail. Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow [Chavar]: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Again, if two lie together, then they have heat [Cham]: but how can one be warm [Cham] alone? And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord [Chut] is not quickly broken.

Ecclesiastes 4:7ff

Chabash: Bind, Wrap, Turban

This KeyWord חבש (chabash, S# H2280 embodies the general Chet theme. It appears in many verses, such as this from Isaiah:

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

Isaiah 61:1

And this verse from Jonah which clearly illustrates its relation to the idea of a turban:

The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.

Jonah 2:5

Chut: Line, Cord

The KeyWord חוט (chut, S# H2339 appears in conjunction with cham (heat) and chavar (friend) the famous "threefold cord" passage from Ecclessiastes 4 above.

Cheyq: Bosom

The KeyWord חיק (cheyq, S# H2436 is based on the common Chet theme meaning "to enclose." This word is found in one of the most popular of Scriptures refering to Christ as our Great Shepherd:

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

Isaiah 40:11

It also appears together with chabaq (embrace).

Cheytz: Wall

According to Gesenius, the KeyWord חיץ (cheytz, S# H2434 is probably the root of the name of the eigth letter, Chet. It appears in one verse of the Bible:

Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:

Ezekiel 13:10

Cheytz is cognate with chatzah, which God used in the sixth Chet verse of Psalm 119.

Chomah: Wall

The KeyWord חומה (chomah, S# H2346): links to the fundamental meaning of Chet as a wall, fence, or hedge. It is part of a strong link between Isaiah 30 and Amos:

There are three similar repetitions of the theme of "fire on the wall" in Amos (Spoke 8, Cycle 2). This is an example of the profound integration of the Bible Wheel, the Hebrew Alphabet, and the Isaiah-Bible Correlation.

Chasah: Refuge, Trust

The KeyWord חסה (shasah, S# H2620) is built with the letters Chet (Fence) and Samek (Support), so it carries the idea of a fenced area of support, a natural image of a refuge. This coincides exactly with the analys of Dr. Frank Seekins in his