Strong's H4318 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: מִיכָה (Mîykâh)

Pronunciation: mee-kaw'

POS: mee-kaw' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: an abbreviated form of ;

Definition: an abbreviated form of מִיכָיָה; Micah, the name of seven Israelites; Micah, Micaiah, Michah.

KJV Usage: Micah, Micaiah, Michah.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Micah or Micaiah or Michah = "who is like God"
• 2. 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
• 3. 2) an Ephraimite during the period of the judges
• 4. 3) a descendant of Joel the Reubenite
• 5. 4) son of Meribbaal and grandson of Jonathan
• 6. 5) a Kohathite Levite, the eldest son of Uzziel the brother of Amram
• 7. 6) father of Abdon, a man of high station in the reign of Josiah
• 8. 7) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel

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