מִיכָיְהוּMîykâyᵉhûw
Mikajah, the name of three Israelites
Pronunciation: me-kaw-yeh-hoo' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4321
Meanings
1. an Ephraimite (Judges 17:1; Judges 17:4; Judges 17:5)
2. a prophet, the son of Imlah (1 Kings 22:8-26; 2 Chronicles 18:7-25; 2 Chronicles 18:8)
3. a contemporary of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 36:11; Jeremiah 36:13)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 21 times in the Bible.
- Judges 17:1 There was a man named Micah, who lived in the hill country of Ephraim.
- Judges 17:4 So when he returned the money to his mother, she took 200 silver coins and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into an image and an idol. And these were placed in Micah’s house.
- 1 Kings 22:8 The king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, “There is one more man who could consult the Lord for us, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything but trouble for me! His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.” Jehoshaphat replied, “That’s not the way a king should talk! Let’s hear what he has to say.”
- 1 Kings 22:9 So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Quick! Bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”
- 1 Kings 22:13 Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him, “Look, all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be sure that you agree with them and promise success.”
- 1 Kings 22:14 But Micaiah replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, I will say only what the Lord tells me to say.”
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).