Lexicon
מִיכָה
mi.khah
H4318
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Micah

34
Occurrences
6
Books
Hebrew
Language

mi.khah is a proper personal name borne by individuals in household narratives, genealogies, and prophetic headings.

The form is consistently marked as a proper noun and identifies people rather than a common object or action. Its occurrences include the householder whose house, priest, and religious objects are described in Judges, named persons in genealogical lines, and the recipient of the word of the LORD in Micah 1:1.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in narrative and lineage records · dominant

    The supplied morphology marks the form as a Noun · Proper throughout. In Judges 17:5 the APB renders a named man who has a house of God and appoints a priest; in Judges 18:27 it identifies the person whose made objects and priest are taken. In 1 Chronicles 8:34 and 1 Chronicles 8:35, the APB places the name in a father-and-sons genealogy, while Micah 1:1 presents the named individual as receiving the word of the LORD.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB generally presents the proper name as “Micah,” including household and genealogical clauses. In 2 Chronicles 18:8 and 2 Chronicles 18:14 it also includes “Micaiah” in the verse; Those English forms cannot be assigned to a particular supplied token with certainty.

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Across Scripture