Micah — the meaning of the Hebrew name מִיכָיָה

מִיכָיָה

Mîykâyâh · pronounced me-kaw-yaw' · Strong's H4320 · a man · also spelled Michaiah

Micah means who (is) like Jah?.

Built from

מִי mîy (from, H4310) — who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things) open in the lexicon ›

כִּי kîy (prefix derivative from, H3588) — (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below) open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H4310 and (the prefix derivative from) H3588 and H3050; who (is) like Jah?; Micajah, the name of two Israelites.

First appearance

2Kgs 22:12 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying, (KJV)

Every verse that names Micah

4 occurrences in 4 verses — 2 Kings, Nehemiah, Jeremiah

2Kgs 22:12Neh 12:35Neh 12:41Jer 26:18

Other people or places called Micah

Micah (H4318) — Micah, the name of seven IsraelitesMicah (H4321) — Mikajah, the name of three Israelites

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