What does the word helpmeet mean?
Helpmeet means a complement—that which makes complete. Adam was not complete until God brought him the woman as his helpmeet. The New Testament uses the same word for Christ and the Church, where the Church is the complement, the completion of Christ.
Les explains that 'helpmeet' is an interesting word that means a complement, spelled with an E. It is that which makes complete. Adam was not complete until God brought him the woman as his helpmeet. Les also notes the New Testament uses the same word regarding Christ and the Church: the Church is the complement, and Christ looks forward to having the body of Christ with Him. We become the completion of Christ. This correlates with Adam and Eve, husband and wife, as seen in Ephesians.
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.