Imlah
יִמְלָהStrong’s H3229yimlah (yim-lah)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yimlah is the Hebrew word usually translated “imlah”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.”
Meaning
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.8
How it's translated
- imlah 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Kings 2
- 2 Chronicles 2
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Kings 22:9Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
- 2 Chronicles 18:7And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
- 2 Chronicles 18:8And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.
Hebrew dictionary
יִמְלָה yimlah · Imlah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.8; father of: Micaiah (H4321) § Imlah or Imla = "whom God will fill up" father of Michaiah the prophet
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.