dark saying sentence, speech, hard question, proverb, riddle
From chuwd; a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim -- dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.
see HEBREW chuwd
1) 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’)
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H2330
Same Word by TWOT Number: 616a
חִידָהnoun feminineriddle, enigmatic, perplexing saying or question; — absolute
׳חJudges 14:12 6t.; suffix
חִידָתִיJudges 14:18;
Psalm 49:5;
חִידָֽתְךָJudges 14:13; plural absolute
חִידוֺת1 Kings 10:1 4t.;
חִידֹתNumbers 12:8; suffix
חִידֹתָםProverbs 1:6; —
1riddle=dark, obscure utterance Numbers 12:8 (J E; opposed to מֶּהאֶֿלמֶּֿה and מַרְאֶה); of something put indirectly and needing interpretation; — an allegory ׳חוד חEzekiel 17:2 ("" מְשֹׁלמָשָׁל); 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 מָּתַחopen, propound; "" מָשָׁל), a lesson taught indirectly Psalm 78:2 (מִנִּי קֶדֶם׳ח, with הִבִּיעַ; "" מָשָׁל).
2riddle, enigma, to be guessed, in Judges 14:
a.with vb. חוּדJudges 14:12,13,16 propound a riddle.
b.with vb. הִגִּידtell (give answer to) a riddleJudges 14:14,15,17,19.
c.with vb. מצאfind out a riddleJudges 14:18.
3perplexing questions by which queen of Sheba put Solomon to the test (נִסָּה) 1 Kings 10:1 2Chronicles 9:1.
4 with הֵבִין skilled in double-dealingDaniel 8:23 (Bev).
Strong's Hebrew: 2420. חִידָה (chidah) — 17 Occurrences
Numbers 12:8
HEB:וּמַרְאֶה֙ וְלֹ֣א בְחִידֹ֔ת וּתְמֻנַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה
NAS: Even openly, and not in dark sayings, And he beholds
KJV: even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude
INT: openly not dark the form of the LORD
Judges 14:12
HEB:נָּ֥א לָכֶ֖ם חִידָ֑ה אִם־ הַגֵּ֣ד
NAS: propound a riddle to you; if
KJV: unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly
INT: propound now A riddle if will indeed
Judges 14:13
HEB:ל֔וֹ ח֥וּדָה חִידָתְךָ֖ וְנִשְׁמָעֶֽנָּה׃
NAS: to him, Propound your riddle, that we may hear
KJV: unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear
INT: said Propound your riddle may hear
Judges 14:14
HEB:יָכְל֛וּ לְהַגִּ֥יד הַחִידָ֖ה שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת יָמִֽים׃
NAS: not tell the riddle in three
KJV: days expound the riddle.
INT: could tell the riddle three days
Judges 14:15
HEB:לָ֙נוּ֙ אֶת־ הַ֣חִידָ֔ה פֶּן־ נִשְׂרֹ֥ף
NAS: so that he will tell us the riddle, or
KJV: that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn
INT: your husband will tell the riddle or will burn
Judges 14:16
HEB:וְלֹ֣א אֲהַבְתָּ֔נִי הַֽחִידָ֥ה חַ֙דְתָּ֙ לִבְנֵ֣י
NAS: me; you have propounded a riddle to the sons
KJV: me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children
INT: not love A riddle have propounded to the sons
Judges 14:17
HEB:הֱצִיקַ֔תְהוּ וַתַּגֵּ֥ד הַחִידָ֖ה לִבְנֵ֥י עַמָּֽהּ׃
NAS: She then told the riddle to the sons
KJV: upon him: and she told the riddle to the children
INT: pressed told the riddle to the sons of her people
Judges 14:18
HEB:לֹ֥א מְצָאתֶ֖ם חִידָתִֽי׃
NAS: You would not have found out my riddle.
KJV: ye had not found out my riddle.
INT: not have found my riddle
Judges 14:19
HEB:הַחֲלִיפ֔וֹת לְמַגִּידֵ֖י הַחִידָ֑ה וַיִּ֣חַר אַפּ֔וֹ
NAS: [of clothes] to those who told the riddle. And his anger
KJV: of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger
INT: the changes told the riddle burned and his anger
1 Kings 10:1
HEB:וַתָּבֹ֥א לְנַסֹּת֖וֹ בְּחִידֽוֹת׃
NAS: to test him with difficult questions.
KJV: to prove him with hard questions.
INT: came to test difficult
2 Chronicles 9:1
HEB:אֶת־ שְׁלֹמֹ֨ה בְחִיד֜וֹת בִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗ם בְּחַ֣יִל
NAS: Solomon with difficult questions. She had a very
KJV: Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem,
INT: to test Solomon difficult to Jerusalem retinue
Psalm 49:4
HEB:אֶפְתַּ֥ח בְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹר חִידָתִֽי׃
NAS: I will express my riddle on the harp.
KJV: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
INT: will express the harp my riddle
Psalm 78:2
HEB:פִּ֑י אַבִּ֥יעָה חִ֝יד֗וֹת מִנִּי־ קֶֽדֶם׃
NAS: I will utter dark sayings of old,
KJV: I will utter dark sayings of old:
INT: my mouth will utter dark at of old
Proverbs 1:6
HEB:דִּבְרֵ֥י חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים וְחִידֹתָֽם׃
NAS: of the wise and their riddles.
KJV: of the wise, and their dark sayings.
INT: the words of the wise and their riddles
Ezekiel 17:2
HEB:אָדָ֕ם ח֥וּד חִידָ֖ה וּמְשֹׁ֣ל מָשָׁ֑ל
NAS: propound a riddle and speak
KJV: put forth a riddle, and speak
INT: of man propound A riddle and speak A parable
Daniel 8:23
HEB:פָּנִ֖ים וּמֵבִ֥ין חִידֽוֹת׃
NAS: Insolent and skilled in intrigue.
KJV: and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
INT: countenance and skilled intrigue
Habakkuk 2:6
HEB:יִשָּׂ֔אוּ וּמְלִיצָ֖ה חִיד֣וֹת ל֑וֹ וְיֹאמַ֗ר
NAS: him, Even mockery [and] insinuations against him And say,
KJV: against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say,
INT: take mockery insinuations and say Woe
