מיכיה

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• מִיכָיְהוּ (mīḵāyᵊhū), מִיכָיָהוּ (mīḵāyāhū)

Etymology

Theophoric, from מִי (mí, “who”) +‎ כַּ־ (ka-, “like”) +‎ יהוה (yhwh, “God”) (literally “Who is like God?”). Compare to מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl).

Proper noun

מִיכָיָה • (mīḵāyāh) m

1. (biblical) a male given name

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Μῐχαίᾱς (Mikhaíās)
  • Latin: Michaeās

References

• H4320 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• H4321 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• H4322 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible