Hebrew - English Dictionary
H2420 - Proverb
| Strong's No.: | H2420 |
| Hebrew: | חִידָה |
| Transliteration: | chîydâh |
| Phonetic: | khee-daw' |
| Word Origin: | From H2330 |
| Bible Usage: | dark saying ({sentence} {speech}) hard {question} {proverb} riddle. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Feminine |
| Strongs Definition: | a puzzle; hence a {trick} {conundrum } sententious maxim |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. riddle, difficult question, parable, enigmatic saying or question, perplexing saying or question a. riddle (dark obscure utterance) b. riddle, enigma (to be guessed) c. perplexing questions (difficult) d. double dealing (with 'havin') |
| Bible References:
Proverb |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
proverb ( 1 )
questions ( 2 )
riddle ( 9 )
saying ( 1 )
sayings ( 2 )
sentences ( 1 )
speeches ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.