חוּד

chudto riddleHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb4 occurrences2 books4 verses

Definition

a primitive root; properly, to tie a knot, i.e. (figuratively) to propound a riddle
Traditional renderings: put forth.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

4 total
  1. Judges 14:12אָחֽוּדָה־ · Let me tell
    “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.
  2. Judges 14:13ח֥וּדָה · Tell us
    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.”
  3. Judges 14:16חַ֙דְתָּ֙ · You have posed
    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?”
  4. Ezekiel 17:2ח֥וּד · pose
    “Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel