- Original: מיכיה
- Transliteration: Miykayah
- Phonetic: me-kaw-yaw'
- Definition: Micah or Michaiah = who is like God
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
- Origin: from
H4310 and (the prefix derivative from)
H3588 and
H3050
- TWOT entry: None
- Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine
- Strong's: From
H4310 and (the prefixed derivation from)
H3588 and
H3050 ; who (is) like Jah?;
Micajah the name of two Israelites: - Micah Michaiah. Compare
H4318 .
Total KJV Occurrences: 4
• Micah, 1
Jeremiah 26:18
• Michaiah, 3
2 Kings 22:12;
Nehemiah 12:35;
Nehemiah 12:41