Micah
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Etymology
From Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh), shortened form of מִיכַיְהוּ (mīḵāyᵊhū, “who is like Yahweh”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Micah (plural Micahs)
- (biblical) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
- Synonym: (abbreviation) Mic.
- (biblical) Any of several men in the Old Testament:
- The minor prophet and author of the Book of Micah.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Micah 1:1::
- The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
- An Ephraimite featured in Judges 17–18 and protagonist of the Micah’s idol narrative. Also called Michas.
- The minor prophet and author of the Book of Micah.
- A unisex given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]
- A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin. Used since the 17th century.
- 1959, James Michener, Hawaii, Corgi Books, published 1981, →ISBN, page 308:
- "We will call the boy Micah," he announced at last.
"I had thought of some sweeter name, perhaps David," she suggested.
"We will call him Micah," Abner replied.
- A female given name from Hebrew, of modern American usage.
- A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin. Used since the 17th century.
Coordinate terms
- Michael (a name with the almost same meaning)
Derived terms
Translations
book of the Bible
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Biblical character: minor prophet and author
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Biblical character: Ephraimite featured in Judges 17–18
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male given name
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Anagrams
Proper noun
Micah m (genitive Mhicah)
- (biblical) Micah
- (biblical) Micah, the thirty-third book of the Old Testament
Coordinate terms
- (Scottish Gaelic books of the Old Testament) Genesis, Ecsodus, Lebhiticus, Àireamh, Deuteronomi, Iosua, Britheamhan, Rut, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Rìghrean, 2 Rìghrean, 1 Eachdraidh, 2 Eachdraidh, Esra, Nehemiah, Ester, Iob, Sailm, Gnàth-fhacail, Eclesiastes, Dàn Sholaimh, Isaiah, Ieremiah, Tuireadh, Eseciel, Daniel, Hosèa, Ioel, Amos, Obadiah, Ionah, Micah, Nahum, Habacuc, Sephaniah, Hagai, Sechariah, Malachi (Category: gd:Books of the Bible)
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