מִיכָיָה

mi.kha.yahMicaiah

hebrewOld TestamentName of a man4 occurrences3 books4 verses

This name belongs to 4 different people in the Bible:

Mica: A Levite leader in Jerusalem after the exile
Micah: A prophet from Moresheth during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
Micaiah: A Levite sent by King Josiah to inquire of the Lord
Micaiah: A priest who participated in the dedication of Jerusalem's wall

Definition

from H4310 and (the prefix derivative from) H3588 and H3050; who (is) like Jah?; Micajah, the name of two Israelites
Traditional renderings: Micah, Michaiah. Compare H4318.

Glossary entries

Micah (Person) Micaiah Mica Michaiah Micha

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

4 total

2 Kings 22:12מִיכָיָ֜ה · of Micaiah
…and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:
Nehemiah 12:35מִ֣יכָיָ֔ה · of Micaiah
…and some of the priests with trumpets, and also Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,
Nehemiah 12:41מִיכָיָ֧ה · Micaiah
…as well as the priests with their trumpets—Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah—
Jeremiah 26:18מִיכָיָה · Micah
“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’