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Traditional form of word-play in Hebrew
Riddles in Hebrew are referred to as חידות ḥidot (singular חִידָה ḥidah). They have at times been a major and distinctive part of literature in Hebrew
Hebrew_riddles
Statement with a double meaning used as a puzzle
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Riddle
Narrative in the biblical Book of Judges
Carole R., "The Words of the Wise and their Riddles", in Susan Niditch (ed.), Text and Tradition: The Hebrew Bible and Folklore, Atlanta: Scholars Press
Samson's_riddle
900s CE Hebrew riddles
Arabic-inspired Andalusian Hebrew poetry. Unlike some later Andalusian Hebrew riddle-writers, Dunash focused his riddles on everyday objects in the material
Riddles_of_Dunash_ben_Labrat
Traditional form of word-play in Arabic
Riddles are historically a significant genre of Arabic literature. The Qur’an does not contain riddles as such, though it does contain conundrums. But
Arabic_riddles
Amsterdam. 1683. A collection of Talmudic and scientific Hebrew terms with some Hebrew riddles; Darkhey noam. Amsterdam. 1688. A dictionary of rabbinical
List_of_Hebrew_dictionaries
Iberian philosopher and poet (c.1075–1141)
Judah is noted as the most prolific composer of Hebrew riddles, with a corpus of at least sixty-seven riddles, some of which survive in his own hand, and
Judah_Halevi
Traditional stories featuring riddle-contests
Riddle-tales are traditional stories featuring riddle-contests. They frequently provide the context for the preservation of ancient riddles for posterity
Riddle-tale
Aramaic elaboration of Esther
fish? — Flax. Solomon solves the riddles, and the two exchange gifts. The riddles are noteworthy examples of Hebrew Riddles. In addition, there are fifteen
Targum_Sheni
Numerological practice of reading a word or phrase as a number
In numerology, gematria (/ɡəˈmeɪtriə/; Hebrew: גמטריא or גימטריה, gimatriyyā, plural גמטראות or גימטריות, gimatriyyot, borrowed via Aramaic from Koine
Gematria
Old Icelandic verse riddles
The riddles of Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, also known as Gátur Gestumblinda ('Gestumblindi's riddles'), Heiðreks gátur ('Heiðrekr's riddles') and Heiðreksmál
Gátur_Gestumblinda
riddlers especially have produced long variations on the theme, often overlapping with riddles on pens and other writing equipment. Literary riddles have
Writing-riddle
10th-century Moroccan Jewish poet and grammarian
be na'im. This body of poetry includes the riddles of Dunash ben Labrat, among the first known Hebrew riddles. In the field of grammar, Dunash's major work
Dunash_ben_Labrat
1430 book by Yihye ibn Suleiman al-Dhamari
tradition about these figures, and for its inclusion of a number of Hebrew riddles: There is an enclosure with ten doors: when one is open nine are shut;
Midrash_ha-Hefez
Me'assefim. In 178[clarification needed], he published a volume of Hebrew riddles. In 1790, Ensheim published Shalosh Ḥidot, a satire against billiards
Moses_Ensheim
Dutch rabbi, poet, and philologist
A Hebrew-Aramaic-Portuguese lexicon. Zayit ra'anan. Amsterdam. 1683. A collection of Talmudic and scientific Hebrew terms with some Hebrew riddles. Ilan
Solomon_de_Oliveyra
Open-air campus museum
The Nature Park & Galleries (NPG; Hebrew: שדרות טבע וגלריות), is a unique open-air nature museum, located on the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Edmund
The Nature Park & Galleries, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The_Nature_Park_&_Galleries,_Hebrew_University_of_Jerusalem
Broadcast personality
Chamizer" (Chamizer's riddle). His riddles were based on imagination and associative thinking rather than general knowledge. The riddles proved challenging
Dan_Chamizer
Historical figure in the Abrahamic religions
Sheba. Most of these riddles are simply Bible questions, some not of a very edifying character. The two that are genuine riddles are: "Without movement
Queen_of_Sheba
American scholar of Semitic languages (1926–1995)
the Tanakh. In 1995 a festschrift was published in his honor, Solving Riddles and Untying Knots. Biblical, Epigraphic, and Semitic Studies in Honor of
Jonas_C._Greenfield
Rhetorical device
proverb from Ethiopia) In many cultures, riddles are a form of wisdom literature, similar to proverbs. Many riddles are formed with parallelisms. Yoruba:
Parallelism_(rhetoric)
Biblical monster
Alukah (Hebrew: עֲלוּקָה, romanized: ‘ăluqā) is a feminine Hebrew word that means "horse-leech", a type of leech with many teeth that feeds on the throats
Alukah
Ancient Jewish biblical manuscripts
the canonical Hebrew scriptures. Approximately 30% are texts from the Second Temple period that ultimately were not canonized in the Hebrew Bible, such
Dead_Sea_Scrolls
Biblical Hebrew word; 2nd emanation in Kabbalah
Chokmah (Hebrew: חָכְמָה, romanized: ḥoḵmā, also transliterated as chokma, chokhmah or hokhma) is the Biblical Hebrew word rendered as "wisdom" in English
Chokmah
Israeli American mathematician (1948–2018)
Mathematical Association of America website. Cut the Knot: Probability Riddles. Champaign, IL: Wolfram Media, 2020. Published after Bogomolny's death
Alexander_Bogomolny
7th-century BCE Jerusalem amulets featuring a biblical text
surviving texts currently known from the Hebrew Bible, dated to c. 600 BCE. The text, written in the Paleo-Hebrew script, has fragmentary phrases and words
Ketef_Hinnom_scrolls
Important character from the Book of Judges of the Hebrew Bible
Samson (/ˈsæmsən/; Hebrew: שִׁמְשׁוֹן, romanized: Šimšōn, lit. 'man of the sun') was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the
Samson
Story from the Old Testament
according to the Hebrew text, while the king solves the riddle, the reader is not exposed to the solution; literally translated from the Hebrew text, Solomon
Judgement_of_Solomon
Poetry found in the Hebrew Bible
The ancient Hebrews identified poetic portions in their sacred texts, as shown by their entitling as "psalms" or as "chants" passages such as Exodus 15:1-19
Biblical_poetry
Last day of Chinese New Year celebrations
lantern and pasting riddles on the remaining three sides of the lanterns. Participants will guess the blocked side by solving the riddles, which is called
Lantern_Festival
Ancient people who inhabited Canaan's southern coast
The Philistines (Hebrew: פְּלִשְׁתִּים, romanized: Pəlištīm; LXX Koine Greek: Φυλιστιείμ, romanized: Phulistieím; Latin: Philistaei) were an ancient people
Philistines
Book of Ezekiel, chapter 17
interprets (verses 11–21), the riddle of the great eagle. The original text of this chapter is written in the Hebrew language. This chapter is divided
Ezekiel_17
Medicine in Jewish culture
practice of medicine among the Jewish people, which includes writing in both Hebrew and Arabic. As of 2024, 28% of Nobel Prize winners in medicine have been
Jewish_medicine
Israeli children's book series
Cramel (Hebrew: כראמל) is an Israeli children's book series by Meira Barnea Goldberg [he], illustrated by Keren Mai Metcalfe (books 1–4) and Rami Tal (books
Cramel
laws to still be binding abstain from pork, including Hebrew Catholics, Seventh-day Adventists, Hebrew Roots, and Messianic Jews. Thus, the Christian-majority
Religious restrictions on the consumption of pork
Religious_restrictions_on_the_consumption_of_pork
Old English poem
of riddles, including two of the most obscure passages in Old English literature, the Weallande Wulf and Vasa Mortis riddles. Saturn's first riddle describes
Solomon_and_Saturn
Book of the Bible
of Job (Biblical Hebrew: אִיּוֹב, romanized: ʾĪyyōḇ), or simply Job, is a book found in the Ketuvim ('Writings') section of the Hebrew Bible and the first
Book_of_Job
2023 armed incursions and massacres in Israel
or "Toofan Al-Aqsa". Hebrew: השבת השחורה, romanized: Ha-Shabbat Ha-Shehorah, Hebrew pronunciation: [hä.ʃe̞.ve̞t his.χu.ʁä] Hebrew: הטבח בשמחת תורה, romanized: HaTevach
October_7_attacks
American philanthropist
pioneers living in Denver, in 1872 Jacobs organized, and was president of, the Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Society. At that time, there were 300 Jewish pioneers
Frances_Wisebart_Jacobs
Children's animated comedy-drama television series
subtitled in Dutch, French, Japanese, Greek, English, Italian, Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic, Hungarian, Finnish, Serbian, Polish, German, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic
Alfred_J._Kwak
Israeli historian and philosopher (born 1976)
intellectual, and popular science writer. He is a professor of history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His first bestselling book, Sapiens: A Brief History
Yuval_Noah_Harari
Moravian Hebrew poet, translator, and writer from Austerlitz. All his literary productions—poems, metrical translations, exegetical notes, and riddles—were
Abraham_Aberle
Book of the Bible
Book of Habakkuk is the eighth book of the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Hebrew Bible. The book has three chapters. It is attributed to the prophet Habakkuk
Book_of_Habakkuk
Semitic language
appear in a few places in Judaism (where Hebrew remains predominant), Samaritanism (where Samaritan Hebrew remains predominant), and Mandaeism. The Aramaic
Aramaic
Neighborhood of Los Angeles in California, United States
value compared to Beverly Hills, and others cited a proximity to the Yavneh Hebrew Academy. As of 2007[update], there were six Jews on the 16-member board
Hancock_Park,_Los_Angeles
Deux mélodies hébraïques ("Two Hebrew Songs") is a composition of two traditional Hebrew melodies for voice and piano by Maurice Ravel. It was composed
Two_Hebrew_Songs
Near Eastern civilization during the Iron Age
Canaan". In Maeir, Aren M.; de Miroschedji, Pierre (eds.). 'I Will Speak the Riddles of Ancient Times': Archaeological and Historical Studies in Honor of Amihai
Ancient_Israel_and_Judah
Biblical figure; second son of Judah
(1994). "'Wasted Seed,' The History of a Rabbinic Idea". Hebrew Union College Annual. 65. Hebrew Union College: 137–175. ISSN 0360-9049. JSTOR 23508531
Onan
Region of ancient Israel
Samaria (/səˈmæriə, -ˈmɛəriə/), the Hellenized form of the Hebrew name Shomron (Hebrew: שֹׁמְרוֹן), is used as a historical and biblical name for the
Samaria
Time unit equal to seven days
Adile, Emmanuel Uchechukwu. Application of Igbo Proverbs, Wise Sayings and Riddles: Understanding African Cultural Pattern in Communication. Marketed via
Week
Concept in Hebrew morphology
(1995). "Paragogic nun in Biblical Hebrew: Hypercorrection as a Clue to a Lost Scribal Practice". Solving Riddles and Untying Knots: 95.{{cite journal}}:
Paragogic_nun
Spanish Kabbalah teacher (1240-1291)
Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia (Hebrew: אברהם בן שמואל אבולעפיה) was the founder of the school of "Prophetic Kabbalah". He was born in Zaragoza, Kingdom of
Abraham_Abulafia
Logic puzzle
Hidato (Hebrew: חידאתו, originating from the Hebrew word Hida=Riddle), also known as Hidoku, is a logic puzzle game invented by Dr. Gyora M. Benedek, an
Hidato
Israeli science writer
Championship. His hobby is to compose chess problems and mathematical riddles. Comay wrote popular science books about particle physics, which were based
Ofer_Comay
The scholarly consensus holds that Jesus often spoke Aramaic, but knew Hebrew and also likely spoke Greek. Aramaic was the common language of Roman Judaea
Language_of_Jesus
Biblical figure; governor of the Achaemenid province of Yehud
Zerubbabel (/zəˈrʌbəbəl/, (Biblical Hebrew: זְרֻבָּבֶל, romanized: Zerubbāḇel from Akkadian: 𒆰𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠, romanized: Zērubābili), also spelled or Zorobabel
Zerubbabel
12th-century Sephardic rabbi and astrologer
Abraham ben Meir Ibn Ezra (Hebrew: ר׳ אַבְרָהָם בֶּן מֵאִיר אִבְּן עֶזְרָא, romanized: ʾAḇrāhām ben Mēʾir ʾibən ʾEzrāʾ, often abbreviated as ראב״ע; Arabic:
Abraham_ibn_Ezra
Israeli psychologist (born 1943)
Maya Bar-Hillel (Hebrew: מיה בר-הלל; born 1943) is a professor emeritus of psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Known for her work on inaccuracies
Maya_Bar-Hillel
Extinct West Slavic Jewish language
"Contact-induced phonological change in Yiddish: Another look at Weinreich's riddles". Diachronica. 17 (1). John Benjamins Publishing Company: 85–110. doi:10
Knaanic_language
Polish-born Israeli historian (1916-1980)
Leib Talmon (Hebrew: יעקב טלמון; 14 June 1916 – 16 June 1980) was a Polish-born Israeli historian and Professor of Modern History at the Hebrew University
Jacob_Talmon
American cryptographer
Massachusetts and grew up in Jerusalem. As a child, she enjoyed solving riddles and playing strategic games. Her father, Michael Rabin, was a celebrated
Tal_Rabin
King of demons from the Book of Tobit
(/ˌæzməˈdiːəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀσμοδαῖος, Asmodaios) or Ashmedai (/ˈæʃmɪˌdaɪ/; Hebrew: אַשְמְדּאָי, romanized: ʾAšmədāy; Arabic: آشماداي; see below for other
Asmodeus
Expression for proportional punishment
"An eye for an eye" (Biblical Hebrew: עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן, ʿayin taḥaṯ ʿayin) is a commandment found in the Book of Exodus 21:23–27 expressing the principle
Eye_for_an_eye
Israeli mathematician
Ilan Amit (Hebrew: אִילָן עָמִית; (1935-01-19)January 19, 1935 – (2013-03-11)March 11, 2013) was an Israeli mathematician, spiritual philosopher, and defence
Ilan_Amit
Prophet of the Hebrew Bible
Book of Habakkuk, the eighth of the collected twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible. He is revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Almost all information
Habakkuk
Prime Minister of Israel in 2022
Yair Lapid (Hebrew: יָאִיר לַפִּיד [jaˈʔiʁ laˈpid]; born 5 November 1963) is an Israeli politician of the centrist Yesh Atid party and a former journalist
Yair_Lapid
Idol in the Torah, the Bible, and the Quran
According to the Torah, the Bible, and the Quran, the golden calf (Hebrew: עֵגֶל הַזָּהָב, romanized: ʿēḡel hazzāhāḇ) or, in the Quranic account, the calf
Golden_calf
Polish anthropologist and cannabis enthusiast
Customs of Peasant Poland (1951) Festive recipes and festival menus (1957) Riddles of many lands Carl Withers, Sula Benet (1956) "Early Diffusion and Folk
Sula_Benet
Memorial in Israel
גרוטאות. זו זירת רצח" [It's No Junkyard – It's a Crime Scene]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 19 February 2024. "ICAR - מכוניות מסיבת נובה". w.ynet.co.il
The_Car_Wall
"Šp-ra." Scholars assume that this is a hieroglyphic transliteration of the Hebrew name "Shiphrah," which also appears in Exodus 1:15–21. However, while the
List of inscriptions in biblical archaeology
List_of_inscriptions_in_biblical_archaeology
Ladder in Genesis joining Earth to heaven
Jacob's Ladder (Biblical Hebrew: סֻלָּם יַעֲקֹב, romanized: Sūllām Yaʿăqōḇ) is a ladder or staircase leading to Heaven, which featured in a dream the biblical
Jacob's_Ladder
American scholar of biblical literature
ISBN 978-0-8975-7402-0. ———; Gitin, Seymour; Sokoloff, Michael, eds. (1995). Solving Riddles and Untying Knots: Biblical Epigraphic and Semitic Studies in honor of
Ziony_Zevit
Jewish traditional folk song in Hebrew
"Hava Nagila" MIDI instrumental performance "Hava Nagila" (Hebrew: הָבָה נָגִילָה, romanized: Hāvā Nāgīlā, lit. 'Let us rejoice') is a Jewish folk song
Hava_Nagila
Hebrew children's magazine
riddles are published in every issue. They sometimes include a riddle on the content of the magazine or the page numbers. Usually only four riddles about
Einayim
the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times or later Aramaic or
List of modern names for biblical place names
List_of_modern_names_for_biblical_place_names
Sacred mountain mentioned in the Bible
Hashem el-Tarif Mount Sinai (Hebrew: הַר סִינַי, Har Sīnay) is the mountain at which the Ten Commandments were given to the Hebrew prophet Moses by God, according
Mount_Sinai_(Bible)
Genre of Arabic poetry
reflected image in the world. Other varieties of waṣf include literary riddles. This genre had a long history and later became a favorite of the troubadour
Waṣf
17th C. Jewish rabbi and poet in Yemen
Mashtā, also commonly known as Abba Sholem Shabazi or Saalem al-Shabazi (Hebrew: שלום שבזי; Arabic: سالم الشبزي). He was a Jewish rabbi and poet who lived
Shalom_Shabazi
Leviathan, Killer and Narwhal The leviathan is based on the creature from Hebrew mythology. Wolverine Normal and giant Worm Purple worm, Tenebrous worm and
List of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition monsters
List_of_Advanced_Dungeons_&_Dragons_2nd_edition_monsters
2025 single by Tame Impala
Hitlist: Weekly Chart – Week 18, 2026 | 21.04 – 27.04.2026]. Mako Hitlist (in Hebrew). 28 April 2026. Archived from the original on 28 April 2026. Retrieved
Dracula_(song)
1978 Israeli TV series or program
segment presented by Yoav Kutner, and a riddle segment for the audience to answer by phone (the detective mystery riddles featuring Sefi Rivlin became iconic)
Zehu_Ze!
jester who made the king and nobles laugh by telling rhyming jokes and riddles, and by doing physical feats like juggling. Jesters could criticise nobility
List_of_stock_characters
American children's animated TV series
have to solve (with "assistance" from the viewing audience) relating to riddles, the Spanish language, or counting. Common rituals may involve Dora's encounters
Dora_the_Explorer_(TV_series)
First leader of the Church of Jerusalem
Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord (Latin: Iacobus from Hebrew: יעקב, Ya'aqov and Ancient Greek: Ἰάκωβος, Iákōbos, can also be Anglicized
James,_brother_of_Jesus
is noted: 1050: Baldric of Dol (died 1130), abbot who wrote epitaphs, riddles, epistolary, and long form poems 1055: Fujiwara no Akisue (died 1123),
1050s_in_poetry
Israeli military historian and theorist
Martin Levi van Creveld (Hebrew: מרטין לוי ון קרפלד, pronounced [ˈmaʁtin leˈvi van ˈkʁefeld]; born 5 March 1946) is an Israeli military historian and theorist
Martin_van_Creveld
Roman-era word square with a Latin palindrome
Squares, Alphabet Jumbles, Riddles and More: The Culture of Word-Games among the Graffiti of Pompeii". The Muse at Play: Riddles and Wordplay in Greek and
Sator_Square
Israeli administrative division in the West Bank
35°00′E / 31.750°N 35.000°E / 31.750; 35.000 The Judea and Samaria Area (Hebrew: אֵזוֹר יְהוּדָה וְשׁוֹמְרוֹן, romanized: Ezor Yehuda VeShomron; Arabic:
Judea_and_Samaria_Area
Edition of the Hebrew Bible
Mikraot Gedolot (Hebrew: מקראות גדולות, lit. 'Great Scriptures'), often called a "Rabbinic Bible" in English, is an edition of the Hebrew Bible that generally
Mikraot_Gedolot
Biblical army commander
Sisera (Hebrew: סִיסְרָא, romanized: Sīsərāʾ) was commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin of Hazor, who is mentioned in Judges 4–5 of the Hebrew Bible
Sisera
Dutch humanist (c. 1466–1536)
of the previous age the oracles of the gentiles spoke of you in obscure riddles. Egyptian prophecies, Apollo's tripod, the Sibylline books, gave hints
Erasmus
1937 book by J. R. R. Tolkien
Gollum's riddles are taken from old historical sources, while those of Bilbo come from modern nursery books. It is the form of the riddle game, familiar
The_Hobbit
American surface-to-air missile system since 1981
Defense Forces' designation for the Patriot weapon system was "Yahalom" (Hebrew: יהלום, diamond). On April 30, 2024, the Israeli Air Force published an
MIM-104_Patriot
2023 battle of the Israel–Hamas war
The battle of Ofakim (Hebrew: קרב אופקים; Arabic: معركة سديروت) began on 7 October 2023, when Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack on southern
Battle_of_Ofakim
Israeli academic (1873–1951)
Hemda Ben‑Yehuda (Hebrew: חֶמְדָּה בֵּן־יְהוּדָה, lit. 'Hemda, child of Judah'; April 7, 1873 – August 25, 1951) was a Jewish journalist and author, and
Hemda_Ben-Yehuda
Terrorist attack in Sydney, Australia
linked to the Islamic State There are multiple ways to transliterate the Hebrew name of the holiday; "Hanukkah" is currently the most common spelling by
2025_Bondi_Beach_shooting
Canadian singer-songwriter and poet (1934–2016)
Jewish Congress founding president Lyon Cohen. His parents gave him the Hebrew name Eliezer, which means "God helps". His father, clothing store owner
Leonard_Cohen
American author, editor and librarian
der Lieder"), 1893, and, into English, a work by Hugo Ganz, The Land of Riddles, New York, 1905. His eldest son, Max Rosenthal, born at Krementchug, government
Herman_Rosenthal
Israeli schollar
qedem ["I Will Utter Dark Sayings of Old": Riddles and Dreams – The Riddle in Biblical Narrative] (in Hebrew). Am Oved. Zakovitch, Yair (2007). Yeshu kore
Yair_Zakovitch
with Roman citizenship inherited from his father, and thus carried both a Hebrew and a Greco-Roman name from birth, as mentioned by Luke in Acts 13:9: "
List of common misconceptions about arts and culture
List_of_common_misconceptions_about_arts_and_culture
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