Micah

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This article is about the Biblical characters named "Micah". For other uses, see Micah (disambiguation).

Micah (מִיכָה, Standard Hebrew Miḫa, Tiberian Hebrew Mîḵāh) is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), and means like unto who?, possibly in the sense of unique.

The name is sometimes found with theophoric extensions. Suffix theophory in Yah and in Yahweh results in Micaiah or Michaihu (מִיכַיְהוּ, Standard Hebrew Miḫayhu, Tiberian Hebrew Mîḵayhû), meaning who is like YHWH?, or possibly "one who is like YHWH. Suffix theophory in El results in Michael (מִיכָאֵל, Standard Hebrew Miḫaʾel, Tiberian Hebrew Mîḵāʾēl), meaning who is like God?, or possibly one who is like God;

The men with this name in the Bible are:

A man of Mount Ephraim, appearing in the story of Micah's Idol within the Book of Judges
The son of Meribaal, still a child when his father was invited to David's house. His children are named in the Book of Chronicles as Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. (1Chronicles 8:33-35;9:39-41)
Men in the genealogical lists of the Book of Chronicles:
- The first in rank of the priests of the family of Kohathites (1Chronicles 23:20).
- A descendant of Joel the Reubenite (1Chronicles 5:5)
Micaiah, the son of Imlah, who gave a negative prophesy to Ahab on his request (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
The titular prophet of the Book of Micah, also called "The Morasthite" to distinguish him from Micaiah, the son of Imlah.