Strong's Hebrew · H2330

H2330 chûwd

חוּד

khood

to riddle

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chûwd appears 4 times in Scripture, in Judges and Ezekiel. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

properly, to tie a knot, i.e. (figuratively) to propound a riddle

In the King James Version

put forth.

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 4 times in Scripture

Judges 14:12

““Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.”

Ezekiel 17:2

““Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel”

Judges 14:16

“Then Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me! You do not really love me! You have posed to my people a riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?””

Judges 14:13

“But if you cannot solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.” “Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.””

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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