4320. Mikayah
Lexical Summary
Mikayah: Micaiah

Original Word: מִיכָיָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Miykayah
Pronunciation: mee-kah-YAH
Phonetic Spelling: (me-kaw-yaw')
KJV: Micah, Michaiah
NASB: Micaiah
Word Origin: [from H4310 (מִי - who) and (the prefix derivative from) H3588 (כִּי - because) and H3050 (יָהּ - LORD)]

1. who (is) like Jah?
2. Micajah, the name of two Israelites

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Micah, Michaiah

From miy and (the prefix derivative from) kiy and Yahh; who (is) like Jah?; Micajah, the name of two Israelites -- Micah, Michaiah. Compare Miykah.

see HEBREW miy

see HEBREW kiy

see HEBREW Yahh

see HEBREW Miykah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from mi, ki and Yah
Definition
"Who is like Yah?" the name of several Isr.
NASB Translation
Micaiah (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִיכָיָה proper name, masculine 1. the canonical prophet, Micah, Jeremiah 26:18 Kt (Qr מִיכָה, as Micah 1:1).

2 Nehemiah 12:35 (called מִיכָא Nehemiah 11:17,22).

3 Nehemiah 12:41

4 2 Kings 22:12 ("" 2 Chronicles 34:20 מִיכָה).

Topical Lexicon
Etymology and Theological Sense

מִיכָיָה (Micaiah) means “Who is like Yah?” The name itself testifies to the unrivaled majesty of the LORD and frames every bearer of it within a confession of divine incomparability.

Occurrences in Scripture

1. 2 Kings 22:12 – Father of Achbor in the court of King Josiah.
2. Nehemiah 12:35 – In the priestly genealogy that traces musical leadership for the dedication of Jerusalem’s wall.
3. Nehemiah 12:41 – A contemporary priest who sounds the trumpet during that dedication.
4. Jeremiah 26:18 – Variant spelling of the eighth-century prophet Micah of Moresheth, cited as a precedent for faithful prophetic warning.

Historical Roles

• Micaiah, Father of Achbor (2 Kings 22)

King Josiah’s reform hinges on accurate interpretation of the rediscovered Book of the Law. Achbor, son of Micaiah, is commissioned to seek prophetic counsel alongside Hilkiah and Shaphan. The inclusion of Achbor underscores that Micaiah’s household was trusted in matters of covenant fidelity. The family’s proximity to the throne during one of Judah’s most sweeping revivals hints that Micaiah likely cultivated a heritage of reverence for Scripture.

• Micaiah in Post-Exilic Worship (Nehemiah 12)

– Genealogical Link (verse 35). An earlier Micaiah stands in the ancestral line of a trumpet-playing priest named Zechariah. The line descends from Asaph, tying Micaiah to the rich heritage of temple psalmody.

– Active Priest (verse 41). Another Micaiah personally blows the trumpet atop Jerusalem’s newly rebuilt wall: a public affirmation that the LORD had restored both city and worship. Trumpets signaled joy, assembly, and divine kingship (Numbers 10:10), so Micaiah’s role broadcasts covenant celebration to the surrounding nations.

• Micaiah/Micah of Moresheth (Jeremiah 26:18)

Jeremiah quotes the earlier prophet to legitimize his own ministry:

“Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and said to all the people of Judah: ‘This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Zion will be plowed like a field…’ ”.

By preserving the longer form of Micah’s name, Scripture links the warning voice of the eighth century to Jeremiah’s day, proving continuity in the prophetic message and demonstrating that genuine repentance (as in Hezekiah’s response) averts judgment.

Ministry Significance

1. Continuity of Covenant Testimony

From the monarchy through the exile and into the restoration, men named Micaiah appear at crucial junctures—court reform, prophetic warning, and temple renewal—illustrating an unbroken chain of witness to the incomparable LORD.

2. Balance of Word and Worship

The father of Achbor stands behind the consultation of Huldah the prophetess; the post-exilic Micaiahs handle instruments of praise; and Micah of Moresheth delivers authoritative prophecy. Together they picture the necessary harmony of Scripture, proclamation, and worship in Israel’s life.

3. Model of God-centered Identity

Every mention of the name quietly asks, “Who is like Yah?” In each setting—royal court, city wall, prophetic platform—the answer is lived out: no one. The name becomes a subtle call for every generation to measure its decisions, reforms, and celebrations against the matchless character of the LORD.

Doctrinal and Practical Implications

• Reformation depends on faithful families that prize divine revelation (2 Kings 22).
• Corporate worship after judgment must be rooted in genealogical and theological continuity (Nehemiah 12).
• Prophetic authority is validated by earlier Scripture; later generations are accountable to heed it (Jeremiah 26).

Believers today are summoned, like every Micaiah, to uphold the truth that none compares with the LORD in holiness, justice, and mercy.

Forms and Transliterations
מִ֣יכָיָ֔ה מִיכָה֙ מִיכָיָ֜ה מִיכָיָ֧ה מיכה מיכיה mî·ḵā·yāh mî·ḵāh miChah michaYah mîḵāh mîḵāyāh
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2 Kings 22:12
HEB: עַכְבּ֨וֹר בֶּן־ מִיכָיָ֜ה וְאֵ֣ת ׀ שָׁפָ֣ן
NAS: the son of Micaiah, Shaphan
KJV: the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan
INT: Achbor the son of Micaiah Shaphan the scribe

Nehemiah 12:35
HEB: מַתַּנְיָה֙ בֶּן־ מִ֣יכָיָ֔ה בֶּן־ זַכּ֖וּר
NAS: the son of Micaiah, the son
KJV: the son of Michaiah, the son
INT: of Mattaniah the son of Micaiah the son of Zaccur

Nehemiah 12:41
HEB: מַעֲשֵׂיָ֡ה מִ֠נְיָמִין מִיכָיָ֧ה אֶלְיוֹעֵינַ֛י זְכַרְיָ֥ה
NAS: Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai,
KJV: Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai,
INT: Maaseiah Miniamin Micaiah Elioenai Zechariah

Jeremiah 26:18
HEB: [מִיכָיָהּ כ] (מִיכָה֙ ק) הַמּ֣וֹרַשְׁתִּ֔י
KJV: Micah the Morasthite prophesied
INT: Micah of Moresheth will become

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4320
4 Occurrences


mî·ḵāh — 1 Occ.
mî·ḵā·yāh — 3 Occ.

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