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Meaning of Micah | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈmaɪkə/

Definitions

  1. A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
  2. Any of several men in the Old Testament:
  3. The minor prophet and author of the Book of Micah.
  4. An Ephraimite featured in Judges 17–18 and protagonist of the Micah’s idol narrative. Also called Michas.
  5. A unisex given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew].
  6. A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin. Used since the 17th century.
  7. A female given name from Hebrew, of modern American usage.

Equivalents

Čeština Micheáš
Deutsch Micha
Ελληνικά Μιχαίας
Español Miqueas
Suomi Miika
Français Michée
עברית מיכה
Italiano Michea
日本語 みか ミカ書
한국어 미가서
Nederlands Micha
Português Micaías Miqueias
Русский Михе́й
Svenska Mika
Tiếng Việt Mi-chê Micae

Examples

“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.”
“"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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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