Strong’s definition
a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim
KJV gloss list in the source
dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.
Source pronunciation notation: khee-daw'
Derivation recorded by Strong
from H2330 (חוּד);
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