מִיכָיָה

Strong’s Definition

Micajah, the name of two Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

from H4310 (מִי) and (the prefix derivative from) H3588 (כִּי) and H3050 (יָהּ); who (is) like Jah?;

KJV Usage

Micah, Michaiah. Compare H4318 (מִיכָה).

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.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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Mîykâyâh; Pronunciation: me-kaw-yaw'

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