שְׁמִידָעShᵉmîydâʻ
proper name, masculine: in Manasseh (Numbers 26:22; Joshua 17:2; 1 Chronicles 7:19)
Pronunciation: shem-ee-daw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8061
Same root
- שֵׁםshêm · H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- יָדַעyâdaʻ · H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
- שְׁמִידָעִיShᵉmîydâʻîy · H8062a Shemidaite (collectively) or descendants of Shemida
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Numbers 26:32 The Shemidaites, named after their ancestor Shemida. The Hepherites, named after their ancestor Hepher.
- Joshua 17:2 So the allotment on the west side of the Jordan was for the remaining families within the clans of the tribe of Manasseh: Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These clans represent the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph.
- 1 Chronicles 7:19 The sons of Shemida were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).