מִיכָה

Strong’s Definition

Micah, the name of seven Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

an abbreviated form of H4320 (מִיכָיָה);

KJV Usage

Micah, Micaiah, Michah.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Mîykâh; Pronunciation: mee-kaw'