Hele ????

The word hele gets used quite often in our ritual, in fact my spell check just gave it a red underline which means in this modern age that the word is not spelled correctly.

Well the word hele is now considered archaic. The meaning is: to hide, to cover, to roof.

I hele...... I conceal......means the first person is saying that he is hiding or covering something, the second person acknowledges that he is concealing as well.

If you've ever shook hands with an older Prince Hall Affiliated Mason or even some of the older brothers from mainstream Masonry they will shake hands and "cover" with the other hand to "conceal" the grip. Usually the casual observer has no clue to the actual grip being given.

con·ceal

 

1.

to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.

2. to keep secret; to prevent or avoid disclosing or divulging: to c

So, essentially they are saying and doing the same thing. Perhaps the word hele is used as to not be repetitious, but I'm not really sure.

The next time you hear hele hopefully it will take on a whole new meaning.

Have fun brothers.....and listen up........you never know when a word might just jump right out at you !!!