Micah
מִיכָהStrong’s H4320mikhah (mi-khah)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Mikhah is the Hebrew word usually translated “micaiah”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“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,”
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
- 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
- Father of Achbor, a man of high station in the reign of Josiah
- One of the priests at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem
- 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
- Father of Achbor, a man of high station in the reign of Josiah
- One of the priests at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem
How it's translated
- micaiah 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Nehemiah 2
- 2 Kings 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Nehemiah 12:35And certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
- Nehemiah 12:41And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
Hebrew dictionary
מִיכָה mikhah · Micah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.22.12; father of: Achbor (H5907H); also called Micah at 2Ch.34.20; Another name of mi.kha.yah (מִיכָיָה "Micaiah" H4320G) § 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 …
מִיכָיָה mikhayah · Micaiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.41 § Micah or Michaiah = "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) father of Achbor, a man of high station in the reign of Josiah 3) one of the priests at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem
מִיכָיָה mikhayah · Micaiah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.22.12; father of: Achbor (H5907H); also called Micah at 2Ch.34.20; Also named: mi.khah (מִיכָה "Micah" H4318M) § Micah or Michaiah = "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) father of Achbor, a man of high station in the reign of Josiah 3) one of the priests at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem
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.