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Lexicon :: Strong's H4318 - mîḵâ

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מִיכָה
Transliteration
mîḵâ
Pronunciation
mee-kaw'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
An abbrev. of מִיכָיָה (H4320)
Strong’s Definitions

מִיכָה Mîykâh, mee-kaw'; an abbreviated form of H4320; Micah, the name of seven Israelites:—Micah, Micaiah, Michah.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's H4318 in the following manner: Micah (26x), Michah (4x), Micaiah (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x
The KJV translates Strong's H4318 in the following manner: Micah (26x), Michah (4x), Micaiah (1x).
  1. Micah or Micaiah or Michah = "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. an Ephraimite during the period of the judges

    3. a descendant of Joel the Reubenite

    4. son of Meribbaal and grandson of Jonathan

    5. a Kohathite Levite, the eldest son of Uzziel the brother of Amram

    6. father of Abdon, a man of high station in the reign of Josiah

    7. son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מִיכָה Mîykâh, mee-kaw'; an abbreviated form of H4320; Micah, the name of seven Israelites:—Micah, Micaiah, Michah.
STRONGS H4318: Abbreviations
מִיכָה proper name, masculine
1. Micha, the Ephraimite (Greek Version of the LXX Μειχαίας), Judges 17:5, 8, 9, 10, 12 (twice in verse); Judges 17:13; Judges 18:2 ff. (12 times), called מִיכָֽיְהוּ Judges 17:1, 4.
2. the prophet Micah (Greek Version of the LXX Μειχαίας), Micah 1:1 (Jeremiah 26:18 Kt מִיכָיָה).
4. son of Meribbaal (Mephibosheth) 1 Chronicles 8:34f. (Greek Version of the LXX Μιχια), 1 Chronicles 9:40f. (Greek Version of the LXX Μειχα), called מִיכָא 2 Samuel 9:12.
5. 2 Samuel 23:20 (Greek Version of the LXX Μειχας), 2 Samuel 24:24, 25 (Greek Version of the LXX Μειχα).
6. 2 Chronicles 18:14 (= מִיכָֽיְהוּ 2).
7. 2 Chronicles 34:20 (|| 2 Kings 22:12 מִיכָיָה).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

17:1; 17:4; 17:5; 17:8; 17:9; 17:10; 17:12; 17:13; 18:2

2 Samuel

9:12; 23:20; 24:24; 24:25

2 Kings

22:12

1 Chronicles

5:5; 8:34; 9:40

2 Chronicles

18:14; 34:20

Jeremiah

26:18

Micah

1:1

H4318

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4318 matches the Hebrew מִיכָה (mîḵâ),
which occurs 34 times in 31 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:5 - Micah set up a shrine for the idol, and he made a sacred ephod and some household idols. Then he installed one of his sons as his personal priest.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:8 - He had left Bethlehem in search of another place to live, and as he traveled, he came to the hill country of Ephraim. He happened to stop at Micah’s house as he was traveling through.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:9 - “Where are you from?” Micah asked him.
He replied, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I am looking for a place to live.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:10 - “Stay here with me,” Micah said, “and you can be a father and priest to me. I will give you ten pieces[fn] of silver a year, plus a change of clothes and your food.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:12 - So Micah installed the Levite as his personal priest, and he lived in Micah’s house.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:13 - “I know the LORD will bless me now,” Micah said, “because I have a Levite serving as my priest.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:2 - So the men of Dan chose from their clans five capable warriors from the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol to scout out a land for them to settle in.
When these warriors arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, they came to Micah’s house and spent the night there.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:3 - While at Micah’s house, they recognized the young Levite’s accent, so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here, and what are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:4 - He told them about his agreement with Micah and that he had been hired as Micah’s personal priest.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:13 - Then they went on from there into the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:15 - Then the five men turned off the road and went over to Micah’s house, where the young Levite lived, and greeted him kindly.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:18 - When the priest saw the men carrying all the sacred objects out of Micah’s shrine, he said, “What are you doing?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:22 - When the people from the tribe of Dan were quite a distance from Micah’s house, the people who lived near Micah came chasing after them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:23 - They were shouting as they caught up with them. The men of Dan turned around and said to Micah, “What’s the matter? Why have you called these men together and chased after us like this?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:26 - So the men of Dan continued on their way. When Micah saw that there were too many of them for him to attack, he turned around and went home.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:27 - Then, with Micah’s idols and his priest, the men of Dan came to the town of Laish, whose people were peaceful and secure. They attacked with swords and burned the town to the ground.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:31 - So Micah’s carved image was worshiped by the tribe of Dan as long as the Tabernacle of God remained at Shiloh.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:5 - Micah, Reaiah, Baal,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:34 - Jonathan was the father of Merib-baal.
Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:35 - Micah was the father of Pithon, Melech, Tahrea,[fn] and Ahaz.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:40 - Jonathan was the father of Merib-baal.
Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:41 - The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:20 - The descendants of Uzziel included Micah (the family leader) and Isshiah (the second).
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:24 - From the descendants of Uzziel, the leader was Micah.
From the descendants of Micah, the leader was Shamir,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:25 - along with Isshiah, the brother of Micah.
From the descendants of Isshiah, the leader was Zechariah.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:8 - So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Quick! Bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:14 - When Micaiah arrived before the king, Ahab asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?”
Micaiah replied sarcastically, “Yes, go up and be victorious, for you will have victory over them!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:20 - Then he gave these orders to Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Acbor son of Micaiah,[fn] Shaphan the court secretary, and Asaiah the king’s personal adviser:
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:17 - Also Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, a descendant of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer. Also Bakbukiah, who was Mattaniah’s assistant, and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:18 - They said, “Remember when Micah of Moresheth prophesied during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah. He told the people of Judah,
‘This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says:
Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field;
Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins!
A thicket will grow on the heights
where the Temple now stands.’[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 1:1 - The LORD gave this message to Micah of Moresheth during the years when Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. The visions he saw concerned both Samaria and Jerusalem.
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