Judges 14:17:15Judg.14.17.W15TAB

הַחִידָ֖ה

hakhida

the riddle

Transliteration
ha-khi-DA
Extended
hah-khih-DAA
IPA
/haħiːˈdaː/

Meaning by language

English
the riddle

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הַ + חִי + דָ֖ה
ha + khi + da
hakhida

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-khi-DA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-tag-GED ha-khi-DA

  3. clause

    va-ye-HI ba-YOM ha-she-vi-I va-yag-GED-la KI he-tsi-KAT-he-hu va-tag-GED ha-khi-DA liv-NE a-MA

  4. sentence

    va-TEV-k a-LAV shiv-AT ha-ya-MIM a-SHER-ha-YA la-HEM ha-mish-TE va-ye-HI ba-YOM ha-she-vi-I va-yag-GED-la KI he-tsi-KAT-he-hu va-tag-GED ha-khi-DA liv-NE a-MA

Root and etymology

Rootḥ-d-h

riddle, enigma

In contextJudges 14:17

And she wept upon him for the seven days of the feast, and on the seventh day he told her, because she pressed him , and she told the riddle to the sons of her people.

About this coordinate

Judges 14:17:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Judges 14:17, so the Hebrew word הַחִידָ֖ה (hakhida) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Judg.14.17.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.14.17.W15.S1) and character.