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Micaiah — a longer form of the name Micah, borne by several Israelites
Micaiah is an extended form of the name Micah, meaning 'Who is like Yahweh?' It designates several distinct individuals in the Hebrew Bible. Jeremiah 26:18 uses this Kethiv spelling for the canonical prophet Micah of Moresheth (the Qere reads Micah, as in Micah 1:1). It also names a Levitical musician in Nehemiah 12:35, a priest participating in the dedication of Jerusalem's wall (Neh 12:41), and the father of Achbor in 2 Kings 22:12, whose parallel in 2 Chronicles 34:20 shortens the name to Micah.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A proper masculine name meaning 'Who is like Yah(weh)?' — an alternate or fuller spelling of Micah. Spanish renders it Micayas/Micaias, while English and French use Mikhayah. Applied to the prophet Micah in Jer 26:18 (Kethiv), two Levitical figures in Nehemiah 12:35 and 12:41, and a courtier's name in 2 Kings 22:12. The variation between Micaiah and Micah across parallel texts illustrates the fluidity of theophoric name forms in biblical manuscripts. 5×
AR["[مِيخَا]", "ميخايا", "مِيخَا", "مِيخَايَا"]·ben["মীখা", "মীখায়া", "মীখায়ের"]·DE["Mikhayah", "[(מיכה)]", "[[מיכיה]]", "[מיכיה]"]·EN["Mikhah", "Mikhayah", "[Mikhayah]"]·FR["Mikhayah", "[(מיכה)]", "[[מיכיה]]", "[מיכיה]"]·heb["מיכה", "מיכיה"]·HI["मीका", "मीकायाह", "मीकायाह-का", "मीखायाह"]·ID["Mikha", "Mikhaya", "[k]"]·IT["Mikhayah", "[(מיכה)]", "[[מיכיה]]", "[מיכיה]"]·jav["Mikaya", "Mikha", "Mikhaya", "[ketiv]"]·KO["(미가가)", "[미가가]", "미가야", "미가야의"]·PT["(Mikhah)", "Mikhayah", "[Mikhayah]"]·RU["Миха", "Михайи", "Михайя"]·ES["(Mikah)", "Micayas", "Micaías", "[Mikayahu]"]·SW["Mika", "Mikaya", "[Mika]"]·TR["Mika", "Mikaya", "Mikaya'nın", "[Mikayah]"]·urd["میکاہ", "میکایاہ", "میکایہ"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מִיכָיָה n.pr.m. 1. the canon. prophet, Micah, Je 26:18 Kt (Qr מִיכָה, as Mi 1:1). 2. Ne 12:35 (called מִיכָא, 11:17, 22). 3. Ne 12:41. 4. 2 K 22:12 (‖ 2 Ch 34:20 מִיכָה).