Bible Person

Mehida

Meaning: a riddle; sharpness of wit · Male · 2 cross references

Mehida is a Nethinim family or servant-house name preserved in the returnee lists of Ezra and Nehemiah. It belongs to the service communities whose labor supports restored temple life after exile. First appears in Ezra 2:52.1

AI summary: Mehida matters because the cross references place the name among the temple-servant groups that made the practical life of the restored community possible. These brief entries widen the story of return by showing that restoration depended on more than the famous leaders. Taken together, the material presents Mehida as a servant-house contributing to the everyday functioning of post-exilic worship.1

Central Figure

Mehida

Meaning: a riddle; sharpness of wit