"Nearly all of the significant words in the Masonic rituals are of Hebrew origin" (Philadelphia, 1874)
Record: the document says itPattern: documents line upLens: our readingOpen: not yet proven
Year: 1874 · Places: Northeast
SUMMARY"Nearly all of the significant words in the Masonic rituals are of Hebrew origin" (Philadelphia, 1874) [Connections: Word coding & Masonic method, Nov 5, 2026]
RECORDMackey's entry "Alphabet, Hebrew" (p. 58) opens: "Nearly all of the significant words in the Masonic rituals are of Hebrew origin." It continues: "For convenience of reference, that alphabet is here given." It also notes that the Hebrews "had no figures," so each letter also stood for a number
WITNESSMasonic reference work
PATTERNMackey points the reader to Hebrew, so by his account Hebrew (and its letter-number system) is the key to reading Masonic words
LENS (WW9)By the order's own reference work, a ritual word should be traced to Hebrew first. A WW9 reading through another language is a separate Lens claim and should be labeled that way
OPENCheck Mackey's claim word by word. "Mah-hah-bone" is called meaningless in Duncan's note 120:1
SOURCEMackey 1874 full text (HathiTrust copy), p. 58.