Lexical Definition
מִיכָה Mîykâh (mee-kaw') Micah N:N-M-P
an abbreviated form of מִיכָיָה
Micah, Micaiah, Michah.
- § Micah or Micaiah or Michah = "who is like God"
- Micah, the name of seven Israelites
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
6) father of Abdon, a man of high station in the reign of Josiah
7) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| מִיכָה֙ | Micah | Judg.17.12 |
| מִיכָֽה | Micah | Judg.17.12 • Judg.18.13 |
| מִיכָ֜ה | Micah | Judg.17.10 |
| מִיכָ֗ה | Micah | Judg.18.26 • Judg.18.27 |
| מִיכָ֖ה | Micah | Judg.17.8 • Judg.17.9 • Judg.18.31 |
| מִיכָ֔ה | Micah | Judg.17.5 • Judg.17.13 • Judg.18.2 • Judg.18.3 • Judg.18.18 • Judg.18.22 |
| מִיכָ֑ה | Micah | Judg.18.4 • Judg.18.15 • Judg.18.22 |
| לְמִיכָ֔ה | to Micah | Judg.18.23 |
Extended Information
- A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.17.1
- Also named: mi.kha.ye.hu (מִיכָֽיְהוּ "Micah" מִיכָיְהוּ)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִיכָה
proper name, masculine 1. Micha, the Ephraimite (ᵐ5 Μειχαίας), Judg 17:5; Judg 17:8; Judg 17:9; Judg 17:10; Judg 17:12 (twice in verse); Judg 17:13; Judg 18:2 ff. (12 t.), called מִיכָֽיְהוּ Judg 17:1; Judg 17:4.
2. the prophet Micah (ᵐ5 Μειχαίας), Mic 1:1 (Jer 26:18 Kt מִיכָיָה).
3. 1Chr 5:5.
4. son of Meribbaal (Mephibosheth) 1Chr 8:34f. (ᵐ5 Μιχια), 1Chr 9:40f. (ᵐ5 Μειχα), called מִיכָא 2Sam 9:12.
5. 2Sam 23:20 (ᵐ5 Μειχας), 2Sam 24:24; 2Sam 24:25 (ᵐ5 Μειχα).
6. 2Chr 18:14 ( = מִיכָֽיְהוּ 2).
7. 2Chr 34:20 (|| 2Kgs 22:12 מִיכָיָה).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Judges | 17:1 · 17:4 · 17:5 · 17:8 · 17:9 · 17:10 · 17:12 · 17:13 · 18:2 |
| 2 Samuel | 9:12 · 23:20 · 24:24 · 24:25 |
| 2 Kings | 22:12 |
| 1 Chronicles | 5:5 · 8:34 · 9:40 |
| 2 Chronicles | 18:14 · 34:20 |
| Jeremiah | 26:18 |
| Micah | 1:1 |
Profile
Male • A priest • A man from Ephraim who set up idolatrous worship.
Priest living before Israel's Monarchy
Micah, a man from the hill country of Ephraim, set up idolatrous worship in his house, which was later adopted by the Danites (Jdg.17-18).
- A priest living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.17.1;
- referred to as Micah מִיכָה, or Micah מִיכָיְהוּ.
Micah is a man from the hill country of Ephraim who is featured in a narrative in the book of Judges (Jdg.17-18). He stole 1,100 pieces of silver from his mother but later returned them. His mother then dedicated 200 pieces of silver to the Lord for Micah to make a carved image and a metal idol (Jdg.17.1-4). Micah set up these idols in his house, along with an ephod and household gods, and installed one of his sons as his priest (Jdg.17.5). Later, a Levite from Bethlehem came to Micah's house, and Micah hired him to be his personal priest (Jdg.17.8-13). The Danites, who were seeking land to settle, sent spies who stayed at Micah's house. They later returned with 600 armed men, stole Micah's idols and his priest, and went on to conquer the city of Laish (Jdg.18.1-29). This narrative highlights the religious and moral decline in Israel during the time of the judges, when "everyone did what was right in his own eyes" (Jdg.17.6; 21.25).
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