The meaning of “מִיכָיְהוּ”
Understanding Mîykâyᵉhûw reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or מִכָיְהוּ Mikâyᵉhûw (me-kaw-yeh-hoo'); (Jeremiah 36:11), abbreviated form for מִיכָיָהוּ Micah, Micaiah, Michaiah. - ...
מִיכָיְהוּ
or מִכָיְהוּ Mikâyᵉhûw (me-kaw-yeh-hoo'); (Jeremiah 36:11), abbreviated form for מִיכָיָהוּ Micah, Micaiah, Michaiah. - § Micah or Micaiah or Michaiah = "who is like God" - Mikajah, the name of three Israelites 1) an Ephraimite during the period of the judges 2) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel 3) son of Gemariah in the time of Jeremiah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Judges 17:4 | “Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.” Word: מִיכָיְהוּ (Mîykâyᵉhûw) | |
| 2 Chronicles 18:23 | “Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?” Word: מִיכָיְהוּ (Mîykâyᵉhûw) | |
| Jeremiah 36:13 | “Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.” Word: מִיכָיְהוּ (Mîykâyᵉhûw) |