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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

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

Translation
Occurrences:
proverb ( 1 )
questions ( 2 )
riddle ( 9 )
saying ( 1 )
sayings ( 2 )
sentences ( 1 )
speeches ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.