מִיכָה
mi.khahProper Noun (Masculine)H4318
Micah
From: an abbreviated form of H4320 (מִיכָיָה);
Short Definition
Micah, the name of seven Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Also named: mi.kha.ye.hu (*מִיכָֽיְהוּ *"Micah" H4321I) § Micah or Micaiah or Michah = "who is like God" 1) the 6th in order of the minor prophets; a native of Moresheth, he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and was contemporary with the prophets Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah 2) an Ephraimite during the period of the judges 3) a descendant of Joel the Reubenite 4) son of Meribbaal and grandson of Jonathan 5) a Kohathite Levite, the eldest son of Uzziel the brother of ) father of Abdon, a man of high station in the reign of Josiah 7) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
30 timesAppears 30 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Judges
17
1 Chronicles
8
2 Chronicles
2
Jeremiah
1
Micah
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 23:20
- 1 Chronicles 9:40
- Judges 17:9
- Judges 18:4
- Judges 18:26
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