Shemidaites

SHEMIDAITES (shē-mī'da-īts, Heb. shem- îdhā‘). The family descended from Shemida (Num.26.32; Josh.17.2), belonging to the half-tribe of Manasseh. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) she-mi’-da, she-mi’-da-its (shemidha): A Gileadite clan belonging to Manasseh (Nu 26:32; Jos 17:2, Codex Vaticanus Sumareim; Codex Alexandrinus Semirae; Lucian, Samidae; 1Ch 7:19, the [[King James Version]] "Shemidah," after whom the Shemidaites (Nu 26:32) were called).