Boaz and Jachin: the two pillar names become grip words (Hebrew Bible → US ritual)
Record: the document says itPattern: documents line upLens: our readingOpen: not yet provenCode: a stated code
Year: 2026
SUMMARYBoaz and Jachin: the two pillar names become grip words (Hebrew Bible → US ritual) [Connections: Word coding & Masonic method, Nov 5, 2026]
RECORD1 Kings 7:21 (KJV): "he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz." In Morgan, Boaz is the Entered Apprentice grip (p. 23). The Fellow Craft's real grip is "Jachin" (p. 54, p. 59), given in halves as "J A." and "CHIN." (p. 54). Duncan gives the same split, "Ja" and "Chin" (p. 67)
CODEThese are biblical proper names used as passwords, each tied to a specific handgrip
PATTERNThe ritual takes its words from scripture, so the hidden "meaning" of each word is its scriptural setting (Solomon's Temple), not a sound-alike
LENS (WW9)The source of these words is documented, and it is the Bible. Read them through 1 Kings before reading them through sound