Bible Dictionary

Mehida

The name Mehida means “a riddle; sharpness of wit”.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(famous, noble), a family of Nethinim, the descendants of Mehida. returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:52; Nehemiah 7:54)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

me-hi'-da (mechidha', "renowned"; "Meeda" (1 Esdras 5:32)): Ancestor and patronymic of a family of Nethinim who came back from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:52; Ne 7:54).