Lexical Definition

‎מִיכָא‎ Mîykâʼ (mee-kaw') Mica ^N:N-M-P
a variation for ‎מִיכָה‎

Micha.

• § Micha = "who is like God"
• Mica, the name of two Israelites

1) son of Mephibosheth
2) a Levite who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
3) father of Mattaniah, a Gershonite Levite and descendant of Asaph

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.11

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מִיכָא‎ proper name, masculine (so in Palmyrene, Vog^{No. 36a}).

1. son of Mephibosheth (ᵐ5 Μειχα), 2Sam 9:12 ( = ‎מִיכָה‎ 4)

2. Neh 10:2*.

3. Neh 11:7 ( = 1Chr 9:15), v1Chr 9:22 (called ‎מִיכָיָה‎ 1Chr 12:35*).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned priest • A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Mica, a priest, was among those who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (Neh.10.11).

• A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.11;
• only referred to as Mica מִיכָא.

Mica is mentioned in the book of Nehemiah as one of the priests who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (Neh.10.11). After the completion of the wall of Jerusalem and the public reading of the Law, the people of Israel made a covenant to follow God's commandments and ordinances. The leaders, Levites, and priests, including Mica, sealed this covenant, pledging to uphold its stipulations. This act demonstrated Mica's commitment to the spiritual renewal and obedience of the Jewish community in the post-exilic period.

All entries for Mica: מִיכָא