מִיכָיְהוּ

Strong’s Definition

Mikajah, the name of three Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

or מִכָיְהוּ; (Jeremiah 36:11), abbreviated form for H4322 (מִיכָיָהוּ);

KJV Usage

Micah, Micaiah, Michaiah.

Detailed Definition

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

• 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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Mîykâyᵉhûw; Pronunciation: me-kaw-yeh-hoo'