Mîykâʼ — H4316

Definition

masculine proper noun

Mica, the name of two Israelites

1. Micha = "who is like God"
2. son of Mephibosheth
3. a Levite who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
4. father of Mattaniah, a Gershonite Levite and descendant of Asaph

Usually translated as

Micha

Origin

a variation for H4318

• Mîykâh (H4318)

Occurrences

Mîykâʼ occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (2)

• 2 Samuel 9:12 — And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha (מִיכָ֑א). And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
• 1 Chronicles 9:15 — And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah (מִיכָ֔א), the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
• Nehemiah 10:11 — Micha (מִיכָ֥א), Rehob, Hashabiah,
• Nehemiah 11:22 — The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha (מִיכָ֑א). Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God.