The meaning of “מִיכָיָה”
Understanding Mîykâyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Micah, Michaiah. Compare מִיכָה. - § Micah or Michaiah = "who is like God" - Micajah, the name of two Israelites 1) the ...
מִיכָיָה
Micah, Michaiah. Compare מִיכָה. - § Micah or Michaiah = "who is like God" - Micajah, the name of two Israelites 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 22:12 | “And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying,” Word: מִיכָיָה (Mîykâyâh) | |
| Nehemiah 12:35 | “And certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:” Word: מִיכָיָה (Mîykâyâh) | |
| Nehemiah 12:41 | “And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;” Word: מִיכָיָה (Mîykâyâh) | |
| Jeremiah 26:18 | “Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.” Word: מִיכָיָה (Mîykâyâh) |