מִיכָיָה
Transliteration
mîḵāyâ
Pronunciation
me-kaw-yaw'
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From מִי (H4310) and (the prefix derivative from) כִּי (H3588) and יָהּ (H3050)
Strong’s Definitions

מִיכָיָה Mîykâyâh, me-kaw-yaw'; from H4310 and (the prefix derivative from) H3588 and H3050; who (is) like Jah?; Micajah, the name of two Israelites:—Micah, Michaiah. Compare H4318.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H4320 in the following manner: Michaiah (3x), Micah (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H4320 in the following manner: Michaiah (3x), Micah (1x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מִיכָיָה Mîykâyâh, me-kaw-yaw'; from H4310 and (the prefix derivative from) H3588 and H3050; who (is) like Jah?; Micajah, the name of two Israelites:—Micah, Michaiah. Compare H4318.
STRONGS H4320: Abbreviations
† מִיכָיָה proper name, masculine
1. the canonical prophet, Micah, Jeremiah 26:18 Kt (Qr מִיכָה, as Micah 1:1).
2. Nehemiah 12:35 (called מִיכָא Nehemiah 11:17,22).
3. Nehemiah 12:41
4. 2 Kings 22:12 (|| 2 Chronicles 34:20 מִיכָה).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

22:12

2 Chronicles

34:20

Nehemiah

11:17; 11:22; 12:35; 12:41

Jeremiah

26:18

Micah

1:1