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Riddles, enigmas (Aramaic plural noun referring to difficult puzzles or mysteries requiring interpretation)
This Aramaic term appears in Daniel 5:12, referring to the riddles or enigmas that Daniel possessed the ability to interpret. The word describes mysteries or difficult puzzles that require special wisdom or divine insight to solve. In the context, it's one of several extraordinary abilities attributed to Daniel—excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting dreams, solving problems, and explaining riddles. These gifts made him invaluable to the royal court.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Difficult riddles or enigmatic puzzles requiring interpretation, mentioned as one category of problems Daniel could solve. In Daniel 5:12, Queen Mother recalls Daniel's abilities to Belshazzar, emphasizing his capacity for "explaining riddles" (literally "the declaring of riddles"). This echoes the story of Samson's riddle in Judges, though here it represents a broader capacity to penetrate mysteries and reveal hidden meanings, a gift ultimately sourced in divine wisdom. 1×
AR["الأَلْغَازِ"]·ben["রহস্যের"]·DE["[אחידן]"]·EN["riddles"]·FR["énigme"]·heb["חידות"]·HI["पहेलियों"]·ID["teka-teki"]·IT["[אחידן]"]·jav["cangkriman"]·KO["수수께끼들-을"]·PT["enigmas"]·RU["загадки"]·ES["enigmas"]·SW["mafumbo"]·TR["bilmeceleri"]·urd["معموں-کا"]
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [אֲחִידָה] n. f. riddle;—fpl. abs. אֲחִידָן Dn 5:12.