chidah (H2420) — Hebrew Word Study

Numbers1 occurrence

Numbers 12:8בְחִידֹ֔תvechidotpreposition + noun · feminine pluralI speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”here: by riddles

Judges8 occurrences

Judges 14:12חִידָ֑הchidahnoun · feminine singular“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.here: a riddle
Judges 14:13חִידָתְךָ֖chidatekhanoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularBut if you cannot solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.” “Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.”here: riddle your
Judges 14:14הַחִידָ֖הhachidahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularSo he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.” For three days they were unable to explain the riddle.here: the riddle
Judges 14:15הַ֣חִידָ֔הhachidahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularSo on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”here: the riddle
Judges 14:16הַֽחִידָ֥הhachidahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me! You do not really love me! You have posed to my people a riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?”here: the riddle
Judges 14:17הַחִידָ֖הhachidahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularShe wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the riddle to her people.here: the riddle
Judges 14:18חִידָתִֽי׃chidatinoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularBefore sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”here: riddle my
Judges 14:19הַחִידָ֑הhachidahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,here: of the riddle

1 Kings1 occurrence

1 Kings 10:1בְּחִידֽוֹת׃bechidotpreposition + noun · feminine pluralNow when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.here: by difficult matters

2 Chronicles1 occurrence

2 Chronicles 9:1בְחִיד֜וֹתvechidotpreposition + noun · feminine pluralNow when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. So she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind.here: by difficult matters

Psalms2 occurrences

Proverbs1 occurrence

Proverbs 1:6וְחִידֹתָֽם׃vechidotamconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralby understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.here: and parables their

Ezekiel1 occurrence

Ezekiel 17:2חִידָ֖הchidahnoun · feminine singular“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israelhere: a riddle

Daniel1 occurrence

Daniel 8:23חִידֽוֹת׃chidotnoun · feminine pluralIn the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.here: of intrigues

Habakkuk1 occurrence

Habakkuk 2:6חִיד֣וֹתchidotnoun · feminine pluralWill not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’here: riddles

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