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mi.khah H4318

מִיכָה (mi.khah) means “Micah” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

מִיכָה Hebrew · H4318 33 tagged occurrences in 30 verses

Pronunciation guide: mee-kaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H4318G

מִיכָה · mi.khah · Micah

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.17.1 Also named: mi.kha.ye.hu (מִיכָֽיְהוּ "Micah" H4321I) § 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

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TBESH · H4318H

מִיכָה · mi.khah · Micah

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.9.12; son of: Mephibosheth (H4648); father of: Pithon (H6377), Melech (H4429), Tarea (H8390) and Ahaz (H0271H); also called Mica at 2Sa.9.12; Also named: mi.kah (מִיכָא "Mica" H4316J) § 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

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TBESH · H4318I

מִיכָה · mi.khah · Micah

A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.5; son of: Shimei (H8096L); father of: Reaiah (H7211) § 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

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TBESH · H4318J

מִיכָה · mi.khah · Micah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.23.20; son of: Uzziel (H5816); brother of: Mishael (H4332), Elizaphan (H0469), Sithri (H5644) and Isshiah (H3449I); father of: Shamir (H8053) § 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

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TBESH · H4318K

מִיכָה · mi.khah · Micah

A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.26.18 Also named: mi.kha.yah (מִיכָה "Micah" H4320J) § 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

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TBESH · H4318L

מִיכָה · mi.khah · Mica

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.15; son of: Zichri (H2147K); father of: Mattaniah (H4983) Another name of mi.kah (מִיכָא "Mica" H4316G) § 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

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TBESH · H4318M

מִיכָה · mi.khah · Micah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.22.12; father of: Achbor (H5907H); also called Micah at 2Ch.34.20; Another name of mi.kha.yah (מִיכָיָה "Micaiah" H4320G) § 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

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TBESH · H4318N

מִיכָה · mi.khah · Micaiah

A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.8; son of: Imlah (H3229) Another name of mi.kha.ye.hu (מִיכָֽיְהוּ "Micaiah" H4321G) § 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

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

an abbreviated form of H4320 (מִיכָיָה); Micah, the name of seven Israelites

KJV glosses: Micah, Micaiah, Michah.

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How translators render H4318

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
micah	12
micahs	7
of micah	6
because he	1
from micahs	1
in his	1
micaiah	1
of mica	1
then micah	1
to micah	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
of micah	10
micah	6
and micah	3
michah	2
of michah	2
and when micah	1
into micahs	1
micahs	1
near to micahs	1
that came to micah	1
unto him micaiah	1
unto micah	1
which micah	1

Verses containing H4318

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Judges 17:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and some household idols, and ordained one of his sons as his priest.
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Judges 17:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This man left the city of Bethlehem in Judah to settle where he could find a place. And as he traveled, he came to Micah’s house in the hill country of Ephraim.
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Judges 17:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Where are you from?” Micah asked him. “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah,” he replied, “and I am on my way to settle wherever I can find a place.”
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Judges 17:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Stay with me,” Micah said to him, “and be my father and priest, and I will give you ten shekels of silver per year, a suit of clothes, and your provisions.” So the Levite went in
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Judges 17:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Micah ordained the Levite, and the young man became his priest and lived in his house.
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Judges 17:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Micah said, “Now I know that the LORD will be good to me, because a Levite has become my priest.”
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Judges 18:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. “Go and explore the land,” they told them. The men entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.
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Judges 18:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And while they were near Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”
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Judges 18:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Micah has done this and that for me,” he replied, “and he has hired me to be his priest.”
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Judges 18:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And from there they traveled to the hill country of Ephraim and came to Micah’s house.
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Judges 18:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they turned aside there and went to the home of the young Levite, the house of Micah, and greeted him.
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Judges 18:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When they entered Micah’s house and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
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Judges 18:22 · BSB · 2 occurrences
After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.
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Judges 18:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When they called out after them, the Danites turned to face them and said to Micah, “What is the matter with you that you have called out such a company?”
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Judges 18:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the Danites went on their way, and Micah turned to go back home, because he saw that they were too strong for him.
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Judges 18:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After they had taken Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a quiet and unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city.
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Judges 18:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they set up for themselves Micah’s graven image, and it was there the whole time the house of God was in Shiloh.
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1 Chronicles 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,
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1 Chronicles 8:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
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1 Chronicles 8:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
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1 Chronicles 9:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, who was the father of Micah.
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1 Chronicles 9:41 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.
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1 Chronicles 23:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second.
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1 Chronicles 24:24 · BSB · 2 occurrences
From the sons of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
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1 Chronicles 24:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The brother of Micah: Isshiah; from the sons of Isshiah: Zechariah.
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2 Chronicles 18:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for they will be delivered into your hand.”
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2 Chronicles 34:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:
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Nehemiah 11:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
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Jeremiah 26:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’
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Micah 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:
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