Lexical Definition

‎מִיכָיְהוּ‎ Mîykâyᵉhûw (me-kaw-yeh-hoo') Micaiah ^N:N-M-P
or מִכָיְהוּ Mikâyᵉhûw (me-kaw-yeh-hoo'); (Jeremiah 36:11), abbreviated form for ‎מִיכָיָהוּ‎

Micah, Micaiah, Michaiah.

• § Micah or Micaiah or Michaiah = "who is like God"
• Mikajah, the name of three Israelites

1) an Ephraimite during the period of the judges
2) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel
3) son of Gemariah in the time of Jeremiah

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.36.11
• son of: Gemariah (גְּמַרְיָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מִיכָֽיְהוּ‎ proper name, masculine (so on an Israel scarab, Ganneau^{JAS 1883, 156, No. 42}) —

1. an Ephraimite, Judg 17:1; Judg 17:4 (in Judg 17:5ff., Judg 18:2ff called ‎מִיכָה‎).

2. a prophet, the son of Imlah (ᵐ5 Μειχαίας), 1Kgs 22:8-26 (9 t.), || 2Chr 18:7-25 (7 t.) + v2Chr 18:8 Qr (Kt ‎מיכהו‎).

3. a contemporary of Jeremiah, Jer 36:11 (‎מִכָֽיְהוּ‎), vJer 36:13.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Son of Gemariah • Son of Gemariah, reported Baruch's reading of Jeremiah's scroll.

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Micaiah, the son of Gemariah, reported to the officials about Baruch's reading of Jeremiah's scroll to the people (Jer.36.11,13).

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.36.11;
• only referred to as Micaiah מִיכָיְהוּ;
• a son of Gemariah גְּמַרְיָה.

Micaiah, the son of Gemariah, appears briefly in the book of Jeremiah during the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah (Jer.36.11,13). When Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe, read the prophet's scroll in the temple, Micaiah was present and heard the words of warning and judgment against Judah (Jer.36.10-11). Micaiah then went to the royal palace and reported to the officials all that he had heard from the scroll (Jer.36.12-13). His report prompted the officials to send for Baruch and have him read the scroll to them (Jer.36.14). Micaiah's actions led to the officials' awareness of Jeremiah's prophetic message, although King Jehoiakim ultimately burned the scroll and sought to arrest Jeremiah and Baruch (Jer.36.20-26). Micaiah's role in this narrative highlights the importance of bearing witness to God's word and the potential impact of an individual's actions in bringing that word to the attention of those in authority.

All entries for Micaiah: מִיכָיְהוּ

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• Gemariah (father)