Chud חוּד
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| חוּד | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chud |
| Strong's number | H2330 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to riddle |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Judges (3) |
Chud (Hebrew חוּד, Strong's H2330) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to riddle”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Qal) to propose a riddle, propound a riddle
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | forth (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | let me tell (1), tell us (1), you have posed (1), pose (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chud, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- Judges 14:12And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:“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.
- Judges 14:13But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.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.”
- Judges 14:16And Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?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?”
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 17:2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).