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What does "Riddle" mean in the Bible?

The Orientals have always been fond of such exercises of ingenuity as were requisite to answer riddles. Riddle appears in 10 verses across 3 books of the Bible.

What does the Bible say about Riddle?

RID'DLE. The Orientals have always been fond of such exercises of ingenuity as were requisite to answer riddles. Hence it was quite in the order of things that Samson should propose one. See Samson's riddle. Jud 14:12-19. Ezekiel's riddle, Eze 17:2, was rather an allegory.

Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.

Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.

What is the Hebrew word for Riddle?

Hebrew · H2420

חִידָה

chi.dah

riddle

TBESH, STEPBible, licensed CC BY 4.0.

Where does Riddle appear in the Bible?

Riddle is referenced in 10 verses across 3 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

Judges 8Ezekiel 1Psalms 1

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Riddle.

SamsonFeastClothesWifeHateSeven

Common questions

How many times does the Bible mention Riddle?

Riddle appears in 10 verses across 3 books, most often in Judges, which accounts for 8 of them.

Which books of the Bible mention Riddle?

Judges, Ezekiel, Psalms.

Where can I read every verse about Riddle?

This page lists 10 of them. Protos carries all 10, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.

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