Shemida
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Shemida . A ‘son’ of Gilead, according to Numbers 26:32 [P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ]; called in Joshua 17:2 [JE [Note: Jewish Encyclopedia.] ] a ‘son’ of Manasseh; his descendants are enumerated in 1 Chronicles 7:19 . The gentilic name Shemidaites occurs in Numbers 26:32 .
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
Shemidah ( 1 Chronicles 7:19). Son of Gilead; ancestor of the SHEMIDAITES ( Numbers 26:32), who obtained their lot among the male children of Manasseh ( Joshua 17:2).
Smith's Bible Dictionary [3]
Shemi'da. (Wise). A son of Gilead. Numbers 26:32; Joshua 17:2. (B.C. after 1690).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]
(Heb. Shemida', שְׁמַידָע . Fame Of Knowing, i.e. wise; Sept. Σεμιρά , v.r. Συμαρίμ , Συμαέρ . etc.), one of the sons of Gilead ( Joshua 17:2), fifth named among the six, and progenitor of the family of the Shemidaites ( Numbers 26:32). His three "sons" are mentioned ( 1 Chronicles 2:19, A.V. "Shemidah"). B.C. post 1856
