חִידָה
chi.dah
“riddle”
Definition
a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim
from H2330 (חוּד);
- riddle, difficult question, parable, enigmatic saying or question, perplexing saying or question 1a) riddle (dark obscure utterance) 1b) riddle, enigma (to be guessed) 1c) perplexing questions (difficult) 1d) double dealing (with 'havin') Aramaic equivalent: a.chi.dah (*אֲחִידָה *"riddle" H0280)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
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Occurrences
חִידָה appears 16 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
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But if you cannot solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.”“Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.”
Then Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me! You do not really love me! You have posed to my people a riddle, but have not explained it to me.”“Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?”
Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,
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