The meaning of “חִידָה”
Understanding chîydâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle. - a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim...
חִידָה
dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle. - a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim 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')
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 12:8 | “With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” Word: חִידָה (chîydâh) | |
| Judges 14:16 | “And Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?” Word: חִידָה (chîydâh) | |
| 1 Kings 10:1 | “And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with hard questions.” Word: חִידָה (chîydâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 9:1 | “And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.” Word: חִידָה (chîydâh) | |
| Psalms 78:2 | “I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:” Word: חִידָה (chîydâh) |
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