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Lexicon :: Strong's H2420 - ḥîḏâ

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חִידָה
Transliteration
ḥîḏâ
Pronunciation
khee-daw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 616a

Strong’s Definitions

חִידָה chîydâh, khee-daw'; from H2330; a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim:—dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H2420 in the following manner: riddle (9x), dark sayings (3x), hard question (2x), dark sentence (1x), proverb (1x), dark speech (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H2420 in the following manner: riddle (9x), dark sayings (3x), hard question (2x), dark sentence (1x), proverb (1x), dark speech (1x).

  1. riddle, difficult question, parable, enigmatic saying or question, perplexing saying or question

    1. riddle (dark obscure utterance)

    2. riddle, enigma (to be guessed)

    3. perplexing questions (difficult)

    4. double dealing (with 'havin')

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חִידָה chîydâh, khee-daw'; from H2330; a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim:—dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.
STRONGS H2420: Abbreviations
† חִידָה noun feminine riddle, enigmatic, perplexing saying or question; — absolute ח׳ Judges 14:12 + 6 times; suffix חִידָתִי Judges 14:18; Psalm 49:5; חִידָֽתְךָ Judges 14:13; plural absolute חִידוֺת 1 Kings 10:1 + 4 times; חִידֹת Numbers 12:8; suffix חִידֹתָם Proverbs 1:6; —
1. riddle＝dark, obscure utterance Numbers 12:8 (J E; opposed to פֶּה־אֶל־פֶּה and מַרְאֶה); of something put indirectly and needing interpretation; — an allegory חוד ח׳ Ezekiel 17:2 (|| מְשֹׁל מָשָׁל); allegorical and figurative sayings Proverbs 1:6 (|| מְלִיצָה מָשָׁל and בְרֵי חֲכָמִים Di); enigmatic sentences and comparisons, declaring fate of Chaldeans Habakkuk 2:6 (+ מְלִיצָה; || מָשָׁל), perplexing moral problem Psalm 49:5 (with פָּתַח open, propound; || מָשָׁל), a lesson taught indirectly Psalm 78:2 (מִנִּי קֶדֶם ח׳, with הִבִּיעַ; || מָשָׁל).
2. riddle, enigma, to be guessed, in Judges 14:
a. with verb חוּד Judges 14:12, 13, 16 propound a riddle.
b. with verb הִגִּיד tell (give answer to) a riddle Judges 14:14, 15, 17, 19.
c. with verb מצא find out a riddle Judges 14:18.
3. perplexing questions by which queen of Sheba put Solomon to the test (נִסָּה) 1 Kings 10:1 2 Chronicles 9:1.
4. with הֵבִין skilled in double-dealing Daniel 8:23 (Bev).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

12:8; 12:8

Judges

14; 14:12; 14:12; 14:13; 14:13; 14:14; 14:15; 14:16; 14:17; 14:18; 14:18; 14:19

1 Kings

10:1; 10:1

2 Chronicles

9:1

Psalms

49:5; 49:5; 78:2

Proverbs

1:6; 1:6

Ezekiel

17:2

Daniel

8:23

Habakkuk

2:6

H2420

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2420 matches the Hebrew חִידָה (ḥîḏâ),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:8 - With him I speak face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:12 - “Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can give me the answer within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:13 - If you can’t tell me the answer, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.” “Tell us your riddle,” they said. “Let’s hear it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:14 - He replied, “Out of the eater, something to eat; out of the strong, something sweet.” For three days they could not give the answer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:15 - On the fourth[fn] day, they said to Samson’s wife, “Coax your husband into explaining the riddle for us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to steal our property?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:16 - Then Samson’s wife threw herself on him, sobbing, “You hate me! You don’t really love me. You’ve given my people a riddle, but you haven’t told me the answer.” “I haven’t even explained it to my father or mother,” he replied, “so why should I explain it to you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:17 - She cried the whole seven days of the feast. So on the seventh day he finally told her, because she continued to press him. She in turn explained the riddle to her people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:18 - Before sunset on the seventh day the men of the town said to him, “What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?” Samson said to them, “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:19 - Then the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him. He went down to Ashkelon, struck down thirty of their men, stripped them of everything and gave their clothes to those who had explained the riddle. Burning with anger, he returned to his father’s home.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:1 - When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship to the LORD, she came to test Solomon with hard questions.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:1 - When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. Arriving with a very great caravan—with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones—she came to Solomon and talked with him about all she had on her mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:4 - I will turn my ear to a proverb; with the harp I will expound my riddle:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:2 - I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old—

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:6 - for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:2 - “Son of man, set forth an allegory and tell it to the Israelites as a parable.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:23 - “In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a fierce-looking king, a master of intrigue, will arise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:6 - “Will not all of them taunt him with ridicule and scorn, saying, “ ‘Woe to him who piles up stolen goods and makes himself wealthy by extortion! How long must this go on?’
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