RIDDLE

Riddle. Riddle
(Heb. hodah). The oldest and, strictly speaking, the only example of a riddle was that propounded by Samson (Judg. 14:12-18). The parabolic prophecy in Ezek. 17:2-18 is there called a “riddle.” It was rather, however, an allegory. The word “darkly” in 1 Cor. 13:12 is the rendering of the Greek enigma; marg., “in a riddle.”

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RIDDLE. → Used as a test of wit: at Samson' s feast Jud 14:12-18 → By Agur Pr 30:15,16,18-31 → See PARABLE → See PROVERBS

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riddle. Riddle, v.t. to solve, sift, run through a sieve

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Rid″dle (?), n. [[OE. ridil, AS. hridder; akin to G. reiter, L. cribrum, and to Gr. ��� to distinguish, separate, and G. rein clean. See Crisis, Certain.]] 1. 1. A sieve with coarse meshes, usually of wire, for separating coarser materials from finer, as chaff from grain, cinders from ashes, or gravel from sand.
2. 2. A board having a row of pins, set zigzag, between which wire is drawn to straighten it.