Bible Dictionary

Perida

The name Perida means “separation; division”.

Easton's Bible Dictionary 1897

Kernel, Neh. 7:57. (See PERUDA.)

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(grain, kernel), The children of Perida returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Nehemiah 7:57) (B.C. before 536.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

pe-ri'-da (peridha' "recluse"): A family of "Solomon's servants" (Ne 7:57). In Ezr 2:55, a difference in the Hebrew spelling gives "Peruda" for the same person, who is also the "Pharida" of 1 Esdras 5:33.