Micah

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Etymology

From Hebrew מִיכָה (mīḵāh), shortened form of מִיכַיְהוּ (mīḵāyᵊhū, “who is like Yahweh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪkə/
• Rhymes: -aɪkə

Proper noun

Micah (plural Micahs)

1. A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

   Synonym: (abbreviation) Mic.

2. (biblical) Any of several men in the Old Testament:
   1. (especially) The minor prophet and author of the Book of Micah.
      • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Micah 1:1:
        :

        The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

   2. An Ephraimite featured in Judges 17–18 and protagonist of the Micah’s idol narrative. Also called Michas.
3. A unisex given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]
   1. A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin. Used since the 17th century.
      • 1959, James Michener, Hawaii, Corgi Books, published 1981, →ISBN, page 308:

        "We will call the boy Micah," he announced at last.
        "I had thought of some sweeter name, perhaps David," she suggested.
        "We will call him Micah," Abner replied.

   2. A female given name from Hebrew, of modern American usage.

Coordinate terms

• Michael (a name with the almost same meaning)

 

Derived terms

• Mica
• Mika

 

Translations

book of the Bible

• Afrikaans: Miga (af)
• Asturian: Miquees (ast)
• Basque: Mikeas (eu)
• Breton: Mic'ha (br) m
• Catalan: Miquees m
• Cebuano: Miqueas
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 彌迦書／弥迦书 (nei⁴ gaa¹ syu¹, mei⁴ gaa¹ syu¹)

  Eastern Min: 米迦書／米迦书 (Mī-giă-cṳ̆)

  Mandarin: 彌迦書／弥迦书 (zh) (Míjiāshū)

• Corsican: Michea (co)
• Czech: Micheáš m
• Danish: Mika
• Dutch: Micha (nl) m
• Estonian: Miika raamat (et)
• Faroese: Mika (fo) m
• Finnish: Miika (fi) m
• French: Michée (fr)
• German: Micha (de)
• Greek: Μιχαίας (el) m (Michaías)

  Ancient: Μῐχαίᾱς m (Mikhaíās)

• Hawaiian: Mika
• Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} מִיכָה (he) (Mikha)
• Hungarian: Mikeás (hu)
• Icelandic: Míka m
• Ido: Mikaeas (io) m
• Irish: Leabhar Mhíocá m, Míocá (ga) m
• Italian: Michea (it)
• Japanese: ミカ書 (Mika sho)
• Kazakh: Миха (Mixa)
• Korean: 미가서 (migaseo)
• Latin: Michaeās (la) m
• Latvian: Miha (lv) m
• Limburgish: Micha
• Lithuanian: Michėjo knyga (lt) f
• Maltese: Ktieb Mikea
• Maori: Mika (mi)
• Ngazidja Comorian: Mika
• Norwegian: Mika (no)
• Polish: Księga Micheasza f
• Portuguese: Miqueias (pt) m, Micaías m
• Romanian: Mica m
• Scots: Micah
• Scottish Gaelic: Micah (gd) m
• Slovak: Micheáš m
• Slovene: Mihej (sl)
• Spanish: Miqueas (es) m
• Swahili: Mika (sw) class 4
• Swedish: Mika
• Tagalog: Mikas (tl) m
• Vietnamese: Micae (Catholic), Mi-chê, Mica
• Waray-Waray: Miquéas m
• Welsh: Micha (cy) m
• West Frisian: Micha
• Zealandic: Micha

Biblical character: minor prophet and author

• Afrikaans: Miga (af)
• Albanian: Mikea
• Asturian: Miquees (ast)
• Basque: Mikeas (eu)
• Breton: Mic'ha (br) m
• Bulgarian: Михей (Mihej)
• Cebuano: Miqueas
• Chinese:

  Eastern Min: 米迦 (Mī-giă)

  Mandarin: 彌迦／弥迦 (Míjiā)

• Corsican: Michea (co)
• Czech: Micheáš
• Danish: Mika
• Dutch: Micha (nl)
• Estonian: Miika
• Faroese: Mika (fo) m
• Finnish: Miika (fi)
• French: Michée (fr)
• German: Micha (de)
• Greek: Μιχαίας (el) m (Michaías)

  Ancient: Μῐχαίᾱς m (Mikhaíās)

• Hawaiian: Mika
• Hungarian: Mikeás (hu)
• Icelandic: Míka
• Ido: Mikaeas (io) m
• Irish: Míocá (ga) m
• Italian: Michea (it)
• Japanese: ミカ (Mika)
• Latin: Michaeās (la) m
• Latvian: Miha (lv) m
• Limburgish: Micha
• Lithuanian: Michėja m
• Norwegian: Mika (no)
• Polish: Micheasz (pl) m
• Portuguese: Miqueias (pt) m, Micaías m
• Romanian: Mica
• Russian: Михе́й (ru) m (Mixéj)
• Scots: Micah
• Scottish Gaelic: Micah (gd) m
• Slovak: Micheáš m
• Slovene: Mihej (sl) m
• Spanish: Miqueas (es)
• Swahili: Mika (sw) class 4
• Swedish: Mika
• Tagalog: Mikas (tl) m
• Vietnamese: Micae (Catholic), Mi-chê, Mica
• Waray-Waray: Miquéas
• Welsh: Micha (cy) m
• West Frisian: Micha
• Zealandic: Micha

Biblical character: Ephraimite featured in Judges 17–18

• Afrikaans: Miga (af)
• Asturian: Micaíes
• Basque: Mikeas (eu)
• Breton: Mic'ha (br) m
• Cebuano: Miqueas
• Chinese:

  Eastern Min: 米迦 (Mī-giă)

• Corsican: Michea (co)
• Czech: Micheáš
• Danish: Mika
• Dutch: Micha (nl) m
• Estonian: Miika
• Faroese: Mika (fo) m
• Finnish: Miika (fi) m
• French: Michée (fr)
• German: Micha (de)
• Greek: Μιχαίας (el) m (Michaías)

  Ancient: Μῐχαίᾱς m (Mikhaíās)

• Hawaiian: Mika
• Hungarian: Mikeás (hu)
• Icelandic: Míka m
• Ido: Mikaeas (io) m
• Irish: Míocá (ga) m
• Italian: Michea (it)
• Japanese: ミカ (Mika)
• Latin: Michās m
• Latvian: Miha (lv) m
• Limburgish: Micha
• Lithuanian: Michėja m
• Norwegian: Mika (no)
• Polish: Micheasz (pl) m
• Portuguese: Miqueias (pt)
• Romanian: Mica m
• Scots: Micah
• Scottish Gaelic: Micah (gd) m
• Slovak: Micheáš m
• Slovene: Mihej (sl) m
• Spanish: Miqueas (es)
• Swahili: Mika (sw) class 4
• Swedish: Mika
• Tagalog: Mikas (tl) m
• Waray-Waray: Miquéas
• Welsh: Micha (cy) m
• West Frisian: Micha
• Zealandic: Micha m

male given name

• Afrikaans: Miga (af)
• Asturian: Miquees (ast)
• Basque: Mikeas (eu)
• Breton: Mic'ha (br) m
• Cebuano: Miqueas
• Chinese:

  Eastern Min: 米迦 (Mī-giă)

• Corsican: Michea (co)
• Czech: Micheáš
• Danish: Mika
• Dutch: Micha (nl) m
• Estonian: Miika
• Faroese: Mika (fo) m
• Finnish: Miika (fi)
• French: Michée (fr)
• German: Micha (de)
• Greek: Μιχαίας (el) m (Michaías)

  Ancient: Μῐχαίᾱς m (Mikhaíās)

• Hawaiian: Mika
• Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} מִיכָה (he) (Mikha)
• Hungarian: Mikeás (hu)
• Icelandic: Míka m
• Ido: Mikaeas (io) m
• Irish: Míocá (ga) m
• Italian: Michea (it)
• Japanese: ミカ (Mika)
• Latin: Michaeas (la)
• Latvian: Miha (lv) m
• Limburgish: Micha
• Lithuanian: Michėja m
• Norwegian: Mika (no)
• Polish: Micheasz (pl) m
• Portuguese: Miqueias (pt)
• Romanian: Mica m
• Russian: Михе́й (ru) m (Mixéj)
• Scots: Micah
• Scottish Gaelic: Micah (gd) m
• Slovak: Micheáš m
• Slovene: Mihej (sl) m
• Spanish: Miqueas (es)
• Swahili: Mika (sw) class 4
• Swedish: Mika
• Tagalog: Mikas (tl) m
• Vietnamese: Micae (Catholic)
• Waray-Waray: Miquéas
• Welsh: Micha (cy) m
• West Frisian: Micha
• Zealandic: Micha

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Arabic: ^{(please verify)} ميخا
• Haitian Creole: ^{(please verify)} Miche
• Korean: ^{(please verify)} 미가 (miga)
• Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 彌迦／弥迦 (Míjiā)

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