Micah (Hebrew: מִיכָה, Standard Miḫa Tiberian Mîḵāh) is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), and means who is like God, possibly in the sense of unique. “Hebrew” redirects here. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... Tiberian Hebrew is an oral tradition of pronunciation for ancient forms of Hebrew, especially the Hebrew of the Tanakh, that was given written form by masoretic scholars in the Jewish community at Tiberias in the early Middle Ages, beginning in the 8th century. ... 11th century manuscript of the Hebrew Bible with Targum Hebrew Bible is a term that refers to the common portions of the Jewish canon and the Christian canons. ... Note: Judaism commonly uses the term Tanakh to refer to its canon, which corresponds to the Protestant Old Testament. ...

The name is sometimes found with theophoric extensions. Suffix theophory in Yah and in Yahweh results in Micaiah or Michaihu (Hebrew: מִיכַיְהוּ, Standard Miḫayhu Tiberian Mîḵayhû), meaning who is like YHWH?, or possibly "one who is like YHWH". Suffix theophory in El results in Michael (Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל, Standard Miḫaʾel Tiberian Mîḵāʾēl), meaning who is like God?, or possibly one who is like God; Theophory is a reference to the naming practice of adding a gods name (or the local equivalent of the generic term for god) to an individuals proper name. ... In Egyptian mythology, Iah was a lunar deity. ... For other uses, see Yahweh (disambiguation). ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... Tiberian Hebrew is an oral tradition of pronunciation for ancient forms of Hebrew, especially the Hebrew of the Tanakh, that was given written form by masoretic scholars in the Jewish community at Tiberias in the early Middle Ages, beginning in the 8th century. ... It has been suggested that Yahweh be merged into this article or section. ... Ä’l (אל) is a Northwest Semitic word and name translated into English as either god or God or left untranslated as El, depending on the context. ... This article is about the given name. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... Tiberian Hebrew is an oral tradition of pronunciation for ancient forms of Hebrew, especially the Hebrew of the Tanakh, that was given written form by masoretic scholars in the Jewish community at Tiberias in the early Middle Ages, beginning in the 8th century. ...

The men with this name in the Bible are:

• Micah, the titular prophet of the Book of Micah, also called "The Morasthite" to distinguish him from Micaiah, the son of Imlah.
• A prophet named Micaiah, the son of Imlah, who gave a negative prophesy to Ahab on his request (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
• 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)

Micah can also refer to: Micah the titular prophet of the Book of Micah, also called The Morasthite He is not the same as another prophet , Micaiah son of Imlah. ... The Book of Micah (Hebrew: ספר מיכה) is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, traditionally attributed to Micah the Prophet. ... Micah or Micha (מִיכָה, Standard Hebrew Miḫa, Tiberian Hebrew Mîḵāh) is the name of several people in the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. ... Ahab or Achav (אַחְאָב Brother of the father, Standard Hebrew Aḥʼav, Tiberian Hebrew ʼAḥăʼāḇ, ʼAḫʼāḇ) was King of the province of Samaria in the greater Kingdom of Israel, and the son and successor of Omri (1 Kings 16:29-34). ... Mount Ephraim was the historical name for the central mountainous district of Palestine once occupied by the tribe of Ephraim (Josh. ... The narrative of Micahs Idol, recounted in the Book of Judges, concerns the Tribe of Dan, their conquest of Laish, and the sanctuary that was subsequently created there. ... Book of Judges (Hebrew: Sefer Shoftim ספר שופטים) is a book of the Bible originally written in Hebrew. ... This entry incorporates text from the public domain Eastons Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897. ... This article is about the Biblical king of Israel. ... The Book of Chronicles is a book in the Hebrew Bible (also see Old Testament). ... Genealogy (from Greek: γενεα, genea, family; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is the study and tracing of family pedigrees. ... Look up Joel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

• Micah (novel), a novel by Laurell K. Hamilton.
• Micah Sanders, a character in the Heroes Tv Series.

This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897. Micah is the thirteenth in the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series of horror/mystery/erotica novels by Laurell K. Hamilton. ... Laurell Kaye Hamilton (born February 19, 1963) is an American horror, magic, fantasy, erotica and romance writer. ... Micah Sanders is a fictional character on the NBC television series Heroes, portrayed by Noah Gray-Cabey. ... Eastons Bible Dictionary generally refers to the Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, by Matthew George Easton M.A., D.D. (1823-1894), published three years after Eastons death in 1897 by Thomas Nelson. ...

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