H4320I

מִיכָיָה

mi.kha.yahN:N-M-P

Micaiah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.11.22; father of: Mattaniah (H4983O); also called Micaiah (KJV: Michaiah; NIV: Micaiah) at Neh.12.35; Another name of mi.kah (מִיכָא "Mica" H4316I) § Micah or Michaiah = "who is like God" 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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

מִיכָיָה

proper name, masculine 1. the canonical prophet, Micah, Jer 26:18 Kt (Qr מִיכָה, as Mic 1:1).
2. Neh 12:35 (called מִיכָא Neh 11:17; Neh 11:22).
4. 2Kgs 22:12 (|| 2Chr 34:20 מִיכָה).


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