Original: מִיכָיָה

Transliteration: Mîykâyâh

Phonetic: me-kaw-yaw'

Short Definition: Micah

Original: מיכיה

Transliteration: mı̂ykâyâh

Phonetic: me-kaw-yaw'

BDB 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

Cognate: H4310, H4311, H4316, H4317, H4318, H4319, H4321, H4322, H4323, H4324, H4326, H4332, H4509