Hebrew word study
חִידָהchîydâh — a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim
Pronounced “khee-daw'”
a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim
Translated in the King James as: dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.
Appears 17 times in Scripture
Origin: from H2330 (חוּד);
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Numbers — 1×
Judges — 8×
1 Kings — 1×
2 Chronicles — 1×
Psalms — 2×
Proverbs — 1×
Ezekiel — 1×
Daniel — 1×
Habakkuk — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.