Imlah
yim.lah identifies the person named as Micaiah’s father in four narrative references.
The attested forms function as a proper personal name in a paternal identification: Micaiah is identified as this person’s son in the narrative and in the command to bring him.
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Personal name in Micaiah’s paternal identification · dominant
All four forms are tagged Noun · Proper and occur in the designation of Micaiah as this person’s son. In 1 Kings 22:8 and 2 Chronicles 18:7, the APB renders the identification within the king’s statement about seeking the LORD through Micaiah; in 1 Kings 22:9 and 2 Chronicles 18:8, it occurs in the order to bring Micaiah.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all four verses, the APB presents the name in the phrase “Micaiah son of Imlah.” It confirms the paternal identification rather than isolating a separate English rendering for the Hebrew form.