Shemida

Shemida, a son of Gilead and great-grandson of Manasseh, who was the ancestor of the Shemidaite clan.

The name Shemida means “name of knowledge; that puts knowledge”

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Summary

A man from the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Numbers 26:32; referred to as Shemida (שְׁמִידָ֑ע) or Shemidaite (שְׁמִידָעִי); son of Gilead; a brother of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem and Hepher; father of Ahian, Shechem, Likhi and Aniam.

Glossary entries

Shemida, Shemidah, Shemidaite

Family members

Father: Gilead
Siblings: Abiezer Asriel Helek Hepher Shechem
Children: Ahian Aniam Likhi Shechem

Alternative names

שְׁמִידָ֑עShemida
שְׁמִידָעִיShemida

Mentions

Numbers 26:32
…the Shemidaite clan from Shemida, and the Hepherite clan from Hepher.
Joshua 17:2
So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph.
1 Chronicles 7:19
And these were the sons of Shemida: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.