H2420
חִידָה
riddle
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') Aramaic equivalent: a.chi.dah (אֲחִידָה "riddle" H0280)
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
חִידָה noun feminine riddle, enigmatic, perplexing saying or question; — absolute ׳ח Judg 14:12 + 6 t.; suffix חִידָתִי Judg 14:18; Ps 49:5 חִידָֽתְךָ Judg 14:13 plural absolute חִידוֺת 1Kgs 10:1 + 4 t.; חִידֹת Num 12:8 suffix חִידֹתָם Prov 1:6 —
1. riddle = dark, obscure utterance Num 12:8 (J E; opposed to פֶּהאֶֿלפֶּֿה and מַרְאֶה); of something put indirectly and needing interpretation; — an allegory ׳חוד ח Ezek 17:2 (|| מְשֹׁל מָשָׁל); allegorical and figurative sayings Prov 1:6 (|| מְלִיצָה מָשָׁל and בְרֵי חֲכָמִים Di); enigmatic sentences and comparisons, declaring fate of Chaldeans Hab 2:6 (+ מְלִיצָה; || מָשָׁל), perplexing moral problem Ps 49:5 (with פָּתַח open, propound; || מָשָׁל), a lesson taught indirectly Ps 78:2 (מִנִּי קֶדֶם ׳ח, with הִבִּיעַ; || מָשָׁל).
2. riddle, enigma, to be guessed, in Judg 14:
a. with vb. חוּד Judg 14:12; Judg 14:13; Judg 14:16 propound a riddle.
b. with vb. הִגִּיד tell (give answer to) a riddle Judg 14:14; Judg 14:15; Judg 14:17; Judg 14:19.
c. with vb. מצא find out a riddle Judg 14:18.
a. with vb. חוּד Judg 14:12; Judg 14:13; Judg 14:16 propound a riddle.
b. with vb. הִגִּיד tell (give answer to) a riddle Judg 14:14; Judg 14:15; Judg 14:17; Judg 14:19.
c. with vb. מצא find out a riddle Judg 14:18.
3. perplexing questions by which queen of Sheba put Solomon to the test (נִסָּה) 1Kgs 10:1 = 2Chr 9:1.
4. with הֵבִין skilled in double-dealing Dan 8:23 (Bev).
14 occurrences
Numbers (1), Judges (8), II Chronicles (1), Psalms (1), Proverbs (1), Ezekiel (1), Habakkuk (1)