Strongs Number: H4320
- Hebrew Word
- מִיכָיָה
- Transliteration
- Mîykâyâh
- Phonetic
- me-kaw-yaw'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
who (is) like Jah ?; {Micajah} the name of two Israelites
- 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 prefixed derivation from) H3588 and H3050
- Bible Usage
- {Micah} Michaiah. Compare H4318 .