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HebrewH4321Proper Noun (Masculine)

מִיכָֽיְהוּ

mi.kha.ye.hu

21Occurrences
H4321Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Mikajah, the name of three Israelites

or מִכָיְהוּ; (Jeremiah 36:11), abbreviated form for H4322 (מִיכָיָהוּ);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Imlah (H3229) § Micah or Micaiah or Michaiah = "who is like God" 1) an Ephraimite during the period of the judges 2) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel 3) son of Gemariah in the time of Jeremiah

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

מִיכָֽיְהוּ appears 21 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Kings
9
2 Chronicles
8
Judges
2
Jeremiah
2

Key Passages

1 Kings 22:8BSB

The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”“The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

1 Kings 22:15BSB

When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?”“Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will give it into the hand of the king.”

1 Kings 22:28BSB

But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”

2 Chronicles 18:13BSB

But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”

2 Chronicles 18:27BSB

But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.