BDB2590 [H2420]
1. riddle = dark, obscure utterance Num 12:8 (J E ; opposed to פֶּהאֶֿלפֶּֿה and מַרְאֶה ); of something put indirectly and needing interpretation; — an allegory ׳ חוד ח Ezek 17:2 (|| מְשֹׁל מָשָׁל ); allegorical and figurative sayings Prov 1:6 (|| מְלִיצָה מָשָׁל and בְרֵי חֲכָמִים Di ); enigmatic sentences and comparisons, declaring fate of Chaldeans Hab 2:6 (+ מְלִיצָה ; || מָשָׁל ), perplexing moral problem Ps 49:5 (with פָּתַח open, propound ; || מָשָׁל ), a lesson taught indirectly Ps 78:2 (מִנִּי קֶדֶם ׳ ח , with הִבִּיעַ ; || מָשָׁל ).
2. riddle, enigma , to be guessed, in Judg 14:
\ \ a. with vb.חוּד Judg 14:12; Judg 14:13; Judg 14:16 propound a riddle .
\ \ b. with vb.הִגִּיד tell (give answer to) a riddle Judg 14:14; Judg 14:15; Judg 14:17; Judg 14:19.
\ \ c. with vb.מצא find out a riddle Judg 14:18.
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3. perplexing questions by which queen of Sheba put Solomon to the test (נִסָּה ) 1Kgs 10:1 = 2Chr 9:1.
The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon
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