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Micah.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

  2. Any of several men in the Old Testament: The minor prophet and author of the Book of Micah.

  3. Any of several men in the Old Testament: An Ephraimite featured in Judges 17–18 and protagonist of the Micah’s idol narrative. Also called Michas.

  4. A unisex given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]. A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin. Used since the 17th century.

  5. A unisex given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]. A female given name from Hebrew, of modern American usage.

Where this word comes from

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

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