חִידָה (ḥîdâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning riddle. It appears
17 times
in 9 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2420).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 616a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 616a)riddle, enigmatic, perplexing saying, question; enigma; perplexing questions; double-dealing; puzzle, trick, conundrum, maxim; dark saying, hard question, proverb
Strong's H2420חִידָה: a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim KJV:dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 616: חוּדḥûd — propound a riddle; tie, propound; put forth