Meedda

MEEDDA me-ed'-a (Meedda, but Swete, Dedda, following Codex Vaticanus; the King James Version Meeda):

The head of one of the families of Nethinim (temple slaves) who went up with Zerubbabel from the captivity (1 Esdras 5:32); identical with "Mehida" of Ezra 2:52 and Nehemiah 7:54.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MEEDDA'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.