מיכה

Hebrew

Etymology

Shortening of מִיכָיָה (mīḵāyāh), מִיכָיָהוּ (mīḵāyāhū), מִיכַיְהוּ (mīḵāyᵊhū, “who is like Yahweh”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /miˈxɔ/
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /miˈχa/
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Proper noun

מִיכָה • (mikha)

  1. (biblical) Micah (a book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh)
  2. Micah (the minor prophet and author of the Book of Micah)
  3. a male given name, equivalent to English Micah

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