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חִידָה — Brown–Driver–Briggs | Berean Institutes

Brown–Driver–Briggs: חִידָה

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חִידָה

ḥîdâ

riddle

חִידָה n.f. riddle, enigmatic, perplexing saying or question

1. riddle = dark, obscure utterance

2. riddle, enigma, to be guessed

3. perplexing questions by which queen of Sheba put Sol. to the test

4. skilled in double-dealing

Brown–Driver–Briggs — CC-BY-4.0

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB) Hebrew Lexicon, openscriptures/HebrewLexicon, CC BY 4.0. Curated by Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project.