From chuwd; a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim -- dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.
see HEBREW chuwd
H2420. chidah
חִידָה noun feminine riddle, enigmatic, perplexing saying or question; — absolute ׳ח Judges 14:12 6t.; suffix חִידָתִי 14:18; Psalm 49:5; חִידָֽתְךָ Judges 14:13; plural absolute חִידוֺת 1 Kings 10:1 4t.; חִידֹת Numbers 12:8; suffix חִידֹתָם Proverbs 1:6; —
1 riddle = dark, obscure utterance Numbers 12:8 (J E; opposed to מֶּהאֶֿלמֶּֿה and מַרְאֶה); of something put indirectly and needing interpretation; — an allegory ח ׳חוד Ezekiel 17:2 ("" מָשָׁל מְשֹׁל); allegorical and figurative sayings Proverbs 1:6 ("" מָשָׁל מְלִיצָה and חֲכָמִים בְרֵי Di); enigmatic sentences and comparisons, declaring fate of Chaldeans Habakkuk 2:6 (+ מְלִיצָה; "" מָשָׁל), perplexing moral problem Psalm 49:5 (with מָּתַח open, propound; "" מָשָׁל), a lesson taught indirectly 78:2 (׳ח קֶדֶם מִנִּי, with הִבִּיעַ; "" מָשָׁל).
2 riddle, enigma, to be guessed, in Judges 14:
a. with vb. חוּד Judges 14:12-13, 16 propound a riddle.
b. with vb. הִגִּיד tell (give answer to) a riddle Judges 14:14-15, 17, 19.
c. with vb. מצא find out a riddle Judges 14:18.
3 perplexing questions by which queen of Sheba put Solomon to the test (נִסָּה) 1 Kings 10:1 2 Chronicles 9:1.
4 with הֵבִין skilled in double-dealing Daniel 8:23 (Bev).