Lexical Definition

‎מִיכָיָה‎ Mîykâyâh (me-kaw-yaw') Micaiah ^N:N-M-P
from ‎מִי‎ and (the prefix derivative from) ‎כִּי‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; who (is) like Jah?

Micah, Michaiah. Compare ‎מִיכָה‎.

• § Micah or Michaiah = "who is like God"
• Micajah, the name of two 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) 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

Extended Information

name of: מִיכָא

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.11.22
• father of: Mattaniah (מַתַּנְיָה); also called Micaiah (KJV: Michaiah; NIV: Micaiah) at Neh.12.35
• Another name of mi.kah (‎מ‎ִ‎יכ‎ָ‎א‎ "Mica" מִיכָא)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מִיכָיָה‎

proper name, masculine 1. the canonical prophet, Micah, Jer 26:18 Kt (Qr ‎מִיכָה‎, as Mic 1:1).

2. Neh 12:35 (called ‎מִיכָא‎ Neh 11:17; Neh 11:22).

3. Neh 12:41

4. 2Kgs 22:12 (|| 2Chr 34:20 ‎מִיכָה‎).

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