Micah
מִיכָהStrong’s H4318mikhah (mi-khah)
Appears in 30 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Mikhah is the Hebrew word usually translated “micah” and “o micah”. It appears in 30 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.”
Meaning
- 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
- An Ephraimite during the period of the judges
- A descendant of Joel the Reubenite
- Son of Meribbaal and grandson of Jonathan
- A Kohathite Levite, the eldest son of Uzziel the brother of Amram
- Son of Mephibosheth
- A Levite who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
- Father of Mattaniah, a Gershonite Levite and descendant of Asaph
- 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
- An Ephraimite during the period of the judges
- A descendant of Joel the Reubenite
- Son of Meribbaal and grandson of Jonathan
- A Kohathite Levite, the eldest son of Uzziel the brother of Amram
- 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
- An Ephraimite during the period of the judges
- A descendant of Joel the Reubenite
- 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
- An Ephraimite during the period of the judges
- A descendant of Joel the Reubenite
- Son of Meribbaal and grandson of Jonathan
- A Kohathite Levite, the eldest son of Uzziel the brother of Amram
How it's translated
- micah 31
- to micah 1
- o micah 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Judges 17
- 1 Chronicles 8
- 2 Chronicles 2
- Nehemiah 1
- Jeremiah 1
- Micah 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Judges 17:8And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
- Judges 17:9And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
- Judges 17:10And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
- Judges 17:12And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
- Judges 17:13Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
- Judges 18:2And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.
Hebrew dictionary
מִיכָה mikhah · Micah
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.17.1 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 Amram …
מִיכָא mikah · Mica
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.9.12; son of: Mephibosheth (H4648); father of: Pithon (H6377), Melech (H4429), Tarea (H8390) and Ahaz (H0271H); also called Mica at 2Sa.9.12; Another name of mi.khah (מִיכָה "Micah" H4318H) § Micha = "who is like God" 1) son of Mephibosheth 2) a Levite who signed the covenant with Nehemiah 3) father of Mattaniah, a Gershonite Levite and descendant of Asaph
מִיכָה mikhah · Micah
A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.5; son of: Shimei (H8096L); father of: Reaiah (H7211) § 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 Amram …
מִיכָה mikhah · Micah
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.23.20; son of: Uzziel (H5816); brother of: Mishael (H4332), Elizaphan (H0469), Sithri (H5644) and Isshiah (H3449I); father of: Shamir (H8053) § 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 …
מִיכָה mikhah · Micah
A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.26.18 Also named: mi.kha.yah (מִיכָה "Micah" H4320J) § 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 Amram …
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.