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What does the Hebrew word chug mean in Isaiah 40:22?
What does the Hebrew word chug mean in Isaiah 40:22?
Answer
Chug means “circle” or “roundness.” Sungenis explained that some flat-earthers misread it as “disc,” while others misuse it to claim proof of a sphere. Hebrew has about 8,000 words, compared to more than 100,000 in Greek, and its grammar is simpler. It lacks words for “sphere,” “triangle,” and similar geometric terms. Therefore, it cannot express these distinctions precisely. The text is poetic and theological, not mathematical. Interpreting chug as scientific evidence, in either direction, goes beyond what the Hebrew language allows.
— Dr. Robert Sungenis