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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 BoxNum 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:8 - I will speak to him mouth to mouth apparently, and not in dark speeches; and he has seen the glory of the Lord; and why were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:12 - And Sampson said to them, I propound you a riddle: if ye will indeed tell it me, and discover it within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty sheets and thirty changes of raiment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:13 - And if ye cannot tell it me, ye shall give me thirty napkins and thirty [fn]changes of apparel: and they said to him, Propound thy riddle, and we will hear it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:14 - And he said to them, Meat came forth of the eater, and sweetness out of the strong: and they could not tell the riddle for three days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:15 - And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they said to the wife of Sampson, Deceive now thy husband, and let him tell thee the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: did ye invite us to do us violence?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:16 - And Sampson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not; for the riddle which thou hast propounded to the children of my people, thou hast not told me: and Sampson said to her, If I have not told it to my father and my mother, shall I tell it to thee?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:17 - And she wept before him the seven days, during which their banquet lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she troubled him; and she told it to the children of her people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:18 - And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day, before sunrise, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? and Sampson said to them, If ye had not ploughed with my heifer, ye would not have known my riddle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:19 - And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him powerfully, and he went down to Ascalon, and destroyed of [fn]the inhabitants thirty men, and took their garments, and gave the changes of raiment to them that told the riddle; and Sampson was very angry, and went up to the house of his father.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:1 - And the queen of Saba heard of the name of Solomon, and the name of the Lord, and she came to try him with riddles.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:1 - And the queen of Saba heard of the name of Solomon, and she came to Jerusalem with a very large force, to prove Solomon with hard questions, and she had camels bearing spices in abundance, and gold, and precious stones: and she came to Solomon, and told him all that was in her mind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:4 - (LXX 48:5) I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my [fn]riddle on the harp.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:2 - (LXX 77:2) [fn] I will open my mouth in parables: I will utter dark sayings which have been from the beginning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:6 - and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the sayings of the wise also, and riddles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:2 - Son of man, relate a tale, and speak a parable to the house of Israel:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:23 - And at the latter time of their kingdom, when their sins are coming to the full, there shall arise a king bold in countenance, and understanding riddles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:6 - Shall not all these take up a parable against him? and a proverb to tell against him? and they shall say, Woe to him that multiplies to himself the possessions which are not his! how long? and who heavily loads his yoke.
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