בתא הסודי יש חידה.

There is a riddle in the secret compartment.

Breakdown of בתא הסודי יש חידה.

• יש: there is
• חידה: riddle; puzzle
• תא סודי: secret compartment

Questions & Answers about בתא הסודי יש חידה.

What does בתא mean exactly, and what is the ב־ doing there?

ב־ is the preposition in attached directly to the noun.

So:

• תא = cell / compartment / chamber / cubicle
• בתא = in a cell / in the cell, depending on context

Hebrew often attaches short prepositions like ב־ (in), ל־ (to), and כ־ (like/as) directly to the next word.

In this sentence, בתא הסודי means in the secret compartment/chamber.

Why does הסודי come after תא instead of before it?

Because in Hebrew, adjectives normally come after the noun they describe.

So:

• תא סודי = a secret cell/compartment
• התא הסודי = the secret cell/compartment

This is the normal Hebrew word order for noun + adjective.

Why does the noun seem to have no visible ה־ even though the phrase means the secret compartment?